Adam Steiner – Editor

I am an experienced writer and publishing professional I co-founded an indie poetry press, worked as Book Production Manager (overseeing editorial, design and printing), I support authors in fiction, non-fiction and poetry writing, editing, and submission process.

My role as an editor is to assess and analyse an author's creative intentions and help them to realise this through critical insight and practical advice.

I enjoy the collaborative editorial process and supporting authors to make their book the best it can be towards publication.

What I can do for you:

FICTION [Creative non-fiction/auto-fiction]
-Developing concept, structure, characters – the novel as a whole.
-Copy-editing or deeper line-editing: more intensive work around the body of the text.
-Establishing and maintaining authorial voice or the voice of your protaganist/characters.
-Checking consistency of narrative, tense, and timeline.
-Trouble-shooting: specific issues or concerns the author that need "fixing" or "repairing" to make the book work or improve flow.
-Proofreading

NON-FICTION
-Drafting non-fiction book proposals/submissions to agents or publishers (covering letter, synopsis, annotated contents, chapter sample, author bio and market/competition considerations)
-Ensuring rigour of argument/the ideas behind the book – that this clearly mapped-out and explained throughout the text.
-As above: developmental editing, copy-editing and proofreading.

POETRY
-Line-editing, critical analysis and honest and objective feedback
-Selecting and sequencing poems into a collection or pamphlet manuscript.
-Advice on submissions to suitable presses that are a good fit for your work.

SAMPLE EDIT
Before establishing an in-depth working relationship for the whole of your book, I am happy to offer an edit look-over of a couple of chapters for a nominal fee. The depth and length of this sample edit can be discussed relative to budget/timescale.