Richard Bradburn – Editor

I'm a professionally accredited freelance editor working primarily with indie-publishing authors. Before I was an editor, I was a writer, writing YA, paranormal and fantasy, so I know what it's like on both sides of the desk. This insight has given me a great understanding of what it's like to be edited. One client was kind enough to say that, having been afraid of editors before, working with me had "turned that dread into an immensely positive and cherished experience".

However, I'm tough, and will say exactly what I think a book needs if it's to succeed in fulfilling the author's ambition (which might be writing a New York Times bestseller, or might just be to create a book to give to the grandchildren). Several clients have gone on to sign with agents and get book deals with big-5 publishers, so the process works, no matter how high your level of ambition!

Specialist genres: memoir/fantasy/romance/historical fiction/literary fiction/crime/horror/sci-fi/YA/childrens.