Roisin Dunnett – Editor

I'm a publishing professional and writer with years of experience. I have overseen the development of writing projects from first drafts through rounds of edits to print-ready. I'm an enthusiastic reader with a nuanced and sensitive approach to editorial work. I read widely but especially love literary fiction, science fiction and LGBTQI+ writing.

As a published author and an experienced editor, I have insight into the editorial process from both 'sides' of a project, and will bring this experience to my work with your manuscript.

After years as a bookseller in Daunt and Waterstones, I began writing reports for literary scouting company Dialogue Scouting. I worked at independent press Penned in the Margins as a publishing coordinator before taking on the role of assistant editor and sales manager. I managed publishing projects, commissioned fiction and edited manuscripts. I was granted a place on the competitive Editing Training Scheme run by the Publishing Training Centre and The Literary Consultancy, where I subsequently completed courses in Editing Fiction, Copy-editing and Substantive Editing. I am now a freelance writer and editor.

I have worked on a vast range of manuscripts, from commercial thrillers to experimental prose. I will approach your unique writing project with sensitivity and insight, helping you to bring out the best in your work.

My Services:

Copy-editing: I provide thorough in-line edits within your manuscript considering spelling and grammar, as well as the general style and flow of the writing. I will include notes for consistency and comments regarding themes, character and formatting. I include some summary notes on the work as a whole, and can provide some insight into routes for publication.

Developmental editing: A detailed copy-edit of your manuscript, as above, with the addition of a longer and more thorough report, with more detail about the manuscript as a whole, including in-depth observations on theme, voice, narrative and character arcs.

Editorial assessment: A thorough manuscript report considering the style and flow of the writing, with substantial comments about style, narrative, characters, structure, consistency and themes, paying particular attention to any elements that may need substantial revision (a particular character arc, say, or a gap in the plotline). If you have any consistent spelling or grammar tics, I'll point those out too! I can also consider your aims for the work in terms of publication, what readers you envisage, or what you are hoping to achieve with the story more generally, and provide advice about routes for publication.