Rachel K – Editor

I'm an award-winning commercial non-fiction Editorial Director turned freelance editor, writer and Freelancer of the Year 2024 FutureBook Award semi-finalist.

Originally from London, now based by the sea in Margate, I have multiple bestsellers and prize-winners under my belt and over 10 years' experience working in three of the biggest publishing houses in the world - HarperCollins, Hachette and Simon and Schuster.

I love working closely with authors to deliver exciting books they can be proud of for the rest of their lives.

As a former Editorial Director, I know what commissioning editors are looking for, so if you're an aspiring author but don't know where to start, I'm here to help.

A former Bookseller Rising Star and Star Buyer, I also headed up the non-fiction list at HarperCollins imprint HQ, from its launch in 2016 through to 2020, when I went freelance.

In that time, HQ was shortlisted for Imprint of the Year and BOSH!, one of my first acquisitions, became a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller, the biggest-selling vegan cookbook of all time and won Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year at the Nibbies.

Since going freelance, I have worked for all of the 'Big Five' publishers.

I've also been lucky enough to work with a whole array of wonderful authors including Jane Fonda, ELLE UK Editor-in-Chief Kenya Hunt, Hollywood actor Anna Faris, BBC TV presenter Kate Humble, actor and TIME's Person of the Year Rose McGowan, Olympian Tom Daley, wine expert Tom Gilbey, chef and food writer Gizzi Erskine, Sunday Times bestselling author Daisy Buchanan and psychotherapist-to-the-stars Owen O'Kane to name just a few.

I'm one of 18 "titans of the writing, publishing and book-marketing world" (a.k.a. The Masters) in No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and Book Writing Super Coach Michael Heppell's Write That Book Masterclass and I'm a safe and collaborative pair of editorial hands with a keen eye for detail and something of a perfectionist. I will not rest until a book is as good as it can possibly be.

I'm available for:

- comprehensive, useful feedback on your non-fiction book concept or proposal

- editing proposals and query letters

- structural, developmental and line editing of full manuscripts or book doctor work

I offer practical, honest advice on:

- how to make yourself as attractive as possible to potential agents and publishers​

- how to arrive at a compelling book idea and title that's authentic to you and plays to your strengths​

- how to create an unmissable query letter and proposal that does your idea justice​

- how the publishing process really works

I particularly enjoy working with passionate experts, creative thinkers and inspirational voices across a range of fields including food, psychology, neuroscience, personal development, performance and success, leadership, fitness, the environment and parenting.

Anyone, in fact, with a fresh perspective and original voice who enjoys creating positive change.

Above all, I love working with smart, dedicated, curious people and I am totally committed to making their work sing.