Tim Dedopulos

Tim Dedopulos – Editor

I’m a friendly, professional editor and author with 25+ years of industry experience and a special fondness for fantasy and science fiction.

Overview

I’ve been a full-time writer, editor, and all-round wordsmith for more than twenty-five years. In that time, I’ve had more than a hundred of my books traditionally published, including genre fiction, illustrated non-fiction, games, popular culture, puzzles and much more. Their total sales are well in excess of 3 million copies globally. On top of that, I have helped other authors by editing, proofreading, and/or publishing in excess of 350 more books.

From the last few years, I've particularly enjoyed working on _Red Phone Box: a Darkly Magical Story Cycle_, the _Sherlock Holmes Lost Cases_ mystery whodunit books, and _Unspeakable: Sigil and Sign_, an upcoming Cthulhu Mythos role-playing game. I've always loved genre fiction in its many guises -- I spent my childhood reading my way through my father's huge tea-chest of SFF paperbacks -- but I've worked on just about everything at this point.

There are a number of things I can do to help you, ranging from support services and light polishing right through to open-heart book surgery and even outline troubleshooting. Everything depends on what you need and what your goals are. I’m just as happy working on non-fiction as on fiction. One thing I won't do is quote on projects that I'm not a good fit for. Your time, money, and experience are important, and if I think you'd be better off going with someone else, I'll say so.

This is a fascinating time for the publishing industry. The e-book revolution is changing everything, and no one quite knows how things are going to turn out. The only certainty is that people are still reading a lot. It means that there are a load of new opportunities for writers at the moment, and that’s really exciting.
Services
Non-Fiction
Computers & Internet Entertainment New Age
Fiction
Fantasy Horror Mystery & Crime Science Fiction Technothriller
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Feb, 2010 — Present

Self-employed

Sep, 2006 — Jan, 2010 (over 3 years)

DDM Direct

Apr, 2003 — Aug, 2006 (over 3 years)

Nightfall Games

Nov, 1999 — Apr, 2003 (over 3 years)

Carlton Books

Apr, 1996 — Oct, 1999 (over 3 years)

Wizards of the Coast, UK

Mar, 1995 — Feb, 1996 (11 months)

European Passenger Services

Jul, 1993 — Mar, 1995 (over 1 year)

Portfolio

VtM: Puppet Master (Brujah novel 3)White Wolf PublishingISBN: 1-58846-816-XUPC 9781588468161Retail Price: $6.99 U.S.Page Count: 288Author: Tim DedopulosCover Artist: John Van FleetHidden Masters, Deadly SecretsTheo Bell's future hangs in the balance. Cut off f... read more
This resource explains the ins and outs of using PowerPoint 2000, from start to finish. Chapters cover slide data and formatting, using graphics and objects, manipulating slides and presenting, and tricks for the more advanced user.
Conspiracy Theories

David Southwell

Describes a variety of ghosts, apparitions, and unexplained phenomena from throughout the world
Orpheus: Crusade of Ashes

Kraig Blackwelder

The Eve of Twilight An invisible crusade is underway, and Orpheus Group is haunted by its past. Organization members are on the run from a mysterious adversary that commands Spectres, and from mercenaries with the powers of the dead. With their old lives shatt... read more
SwitchFlipped

Greg Stolze

SwitchFlipped is a fast-paced, gritty urban fantasy novel set in the cracks behind what we think of as reality.The love of Jasper’s life has been a missing person for the last five years, so he’s completely dumb-founded when she wakes him up in the middle of t... read more
A unique, beautifully illustrated introduction to Freemasonry, including features on famous Masons of the past and present. Written by the grandson of a high-ranking Mason, The Secret World of the Freemasons is a fascinating look inside the enigmatic instituti... read more
When archaeologists discover an ancient device at the edge of space, Sarge and his Hellhounds set out to retrieve the artifact at the center of the mystery. What started as a simple smash-and-grab gets complicated quickly when the crew of Green Dawn discover t... read more
Secrets. Forgiveness. Death. Nothing has been right in Kasper’s life for quite some time. Then the eclipse comes, and his father is stolen away. When the police arrive, instead of trying to help, they drag off his mother too. Down at the station later, the des... read more
A young Frenchman is sold to a slave ship to be thrown to the sharks. René Gilbert must remember who he was in a previous lifetime to save those he loves in this one. This award winning first novel is filled with life, destiny and risk; with heroes of both sex... read more
With a foreword by Terry Pratchett, this essential reference has been revised and updated for 2008. Lavishly illustrated and expertly informed it details everything the novice needs to know about the genre and everything the well-read fan is calling out for. T... read more
Why are traffic lights red, amber and green?Why is the Virgin Mary so often depicted in blue robes?Where did the equals sign originate?Who decided the Pentagon should be a five-sided building and why?We are surrounded, at all times, by layer upon layer of hidd... read more
An occult game about broken people conspiring to fix the world. It's about getting what you want. Unknown Armies presents magick as it might exist in a world informed by crime fiction and secret histories, as twisting wrinkles in reality created by greater and... read more
It's a treacherous region, the future. You can t see far, and the footing is uncertain at best. Ghosts and phantoms stalk the haze around you, and their chittering will lead you astray. There are no maps to this territory, but sometimes a brave soul strides ou... read more
"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." At the time of his death in 1937, American horror writer H.P. Lovecraft was virtually unknown. The power of his stories was too vast to contain, however. As the decades slippe... read more
Shatter a mirror, and rearrange the pieces. What shapes will you find in the splintered glass? Sinister forces roam London's streets, skulking through the neon-lit rain. They are not alone. Haunted by memories of the man who abandoned her, Amber goes walking i... read more
The Brotherhood

Tim Dedopulos

Excel 2000 Made Painless

Christophe Dillinger

Book by Dillinger, Christophe
Book by Philippe Boulle, Carl Bowen, Ann Braidwood, Deird're M Brooks, Sean Riley, Adam Tinworth
What do you get for the man who wants everything? How about his own clandestine network of tricked-out magick-workers, cold-blooded psycho-killers, and that guy you knew in third grade who did trigonometry with frog's legs and always smelled like broccoli? Ecc... read more
New Fu for You! Looking for an unexpected move to trip up this week's sneering Manchu general or arrogant gwailo gun thug? With new fu paths and new high level abilities for your old favorites, this book gives you more chops than Paul Bunyan's axe. But it's no... read more
Orpheus Shadow Games

Kraig Blackwelder

When God Tore the Sky It came from nowhere, a spectral shard from beyond the Stormwall, where the lands of the dead are scoured by winds. They say the other side is a blistering hell of storms. Well, you're about to find out because there's a hole in the sky a... read more
Everquest Game Masters Guide (EverQuest Role Playing Game) (View amazon detail page)
NEVER PLAY AGAINST THE HOUSE From the flip of a coin to a glance in a bar to the trajectory of a bullet -- every step we take is a function of all the steps we took before and the infinity of choice that lies between. But free will caries a price. The invisibl... read more
Post-Modern Magick, The Unnatural Sourcebook STOP MAKING SENSE Let it go make it stop sixteen free-falling red-headed stepchildren gyrating through the stages of grief. If this makes any sense to you, you'll never know the secret of magick. Magick is what happ... read more
Always put one shot in da brain! This anthology of scenarios for Unknown Armies is the pedal - all you gotta do is put it to the metal, pop the clutch, and roll! Each scenario is a stand-alone adventure complete with pre-generated characters. Any one of them c... read more
What will you risk to change the world? The acclaimed RPG of modern occult intrigue returns in a stunning new hardcover edition. Completely reorganized, largely rewritten, and jam-packed with new art, the second edition of Unknown Armies isn't just better. It ... read more
An occult game about broken people conspiring to fix the world. It's about what's behind every corner and buried in every closet. Unknown Armies presents magick as it might exist in a world informed by crime fiction and secret histories, as twisting wrinkles i... read more
AN OCCULT GAME ABOUT BROKEN PEOPLE CONSPIRING TO FIX THE WORLDIt's about keeping what you have from those who want it.Unknown Armies presents magick as it might exist in a world built out of crime friction and secret histories, as twisting wrinkles in reality ... read more
It's about pulling back the curtain.This book is what happens when we release the chains holding Greg back and tell him to "go nuts." Book Four: Expose includes several new rules, new ideas, and new insights into the world of Unknown Armies that you can accept... read more
Mort, a city that hides a million sins, holding secrets and places that should never be known. Mr Slayer sits in his office in Central, looking out over his city. From clean, residential Uptown to filthy, stinking Downtown and the nightmare Cannibal Sectors, S... read more
Hunter Sheets Issue Two (Sla Industries)

Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd

SLA Industries

Dave Allsop

SLA Industries is designed to support many different styles of play. As an Operative, a lot of options are open to you:Horror. Although you're skilled and well-equipped, you'll be isolated and often outclassed on - and below - the streets. Monsters, maniacs an... read more
Pit your wits and sleuthing skills against our expert detectives to find the culprits in this delightful collection of thirty mysteries. You will need all of your powers of deduction and an interest in using forensic science to help you, though we have provide... read more
Hunter Sheets. A quick opportunity for wealth and fame. Or an even quicker death. This first collection of Sheets gives info on 20 subversives that SLA Industries wants terminated with extreme prejudice. From DarkNight Contract Killer Brad 'Bar' Sinister to ro... read more
LEVEL FOUR: HARDWARE, PET SUPPLIES, SPORTING GOODS Time moves in a line, but not a straight line. In the Inner Kingdom, time is as hopelessly snarled as a child's scribble. Nomads and refugees from two millenia cross paths, purposes and swords over access to t... read more
Magic: The Gathering is to the 1990s what Dungeons and Dragons was to the 1980s--an extremely popular fantasy fighting game that has taken the world by storm. This guide to the construction of the "perfect deck" gives precise directions on creating and playing... read more
Description: Hunter Book: Visionary - HTR WW8111 Prophets or Madmen "Monsters might win battles, but we are going to win the war." Visionaries: The thinkers, prophets and leaders of the imbued. Hunters struggle against the supernatural night after night, but t... read more
Feeling brainy? Prove it, with 100 of the toughest conundrums ever gathered, curated by an acclaimed puzzle-setter. Try this: place eight queens on a regular chess board so that none can attack any others—in other words, so that no vertical, horizontal, or dia... read more
Witches have been a story-telling staple in world culture for thousands of years, and are more popular than ever thanks to their high profile in hugely successful TV, film and book series such as Harry Potter, and C.S. Lewis' classic The Lion, The Witch and th... read more
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The Hand of Salvation: "I am here to confess your sins. It's never too late to forego your monstrous ways... even after an eternity." Redeemers: the self-appointed saviors among hunters. Redeemers believe that any soul, even a monster's, can atone for its sins... read more
New Fu for You! Looking for an unexpected move to trip up this week's sneering Manchu general or arrogant gwailo gun thug? With new fu paths and new high level abilities for your old favorites, this book gives you more chops than Paul Bunyan's axe. But it's no... read more
Book by Dedopulos, Tim, Stolze, Greg
The Sensational Houdini's Puzzle Safe contains 50 exciting puzzles inspired by the greatest escapologist to have ever lived. With puzzle chains where one wrong answer can leave you locked in a never-ending circle of puzzles, and logic problems designed to conf... read more
Book by Carlton Books
Conundrums inspired by ancient Egypt that will challenge today’s solvers!The Riddle of the Sphinx is one of the most famous riddles ever told and it took a Greek hero, Oedipus, to solve it. In the last 2,000 years the puzzle has been repeated countless times, ... read more
Whodunit? Match wits with Agatha Christie’s brilliant detective, Hercule Poirot, and see if you can figure it out! Famed for his powers of deduction, Hercule Poirot is one of the greatest literary characters ever created. Now, with more than 100 brain-boggling... read more
Over one million page views per month make this wild and weird animated cartoon series one of the hottest on the web.
Selected from hundreds of years of puzzle history and dozens of ancient societies, these 100 classic puzzles will test your solving skills as never before. From “The Triangles of Babylon,” dated around 1900 BC, to “Achilles and the Tortoise,” a famous mathemat... read more
Tap into your inner detective with this collection of many deliciously intriguing mini mysteries, all depicting a crime. Your task in each case is to spot who did it from the cast of characters you meet, one of whom is attempting to deceive. Find the flaw in o... read more
Can you solve as well as Sherlock Holmes? Join the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve these ingenious enigmas. This fiendishly difficult collection features superb period artwork and 75 varied puzzles, all inspir... read more
Orpheus: Crusade of Ashes

Kraig Blackwelder

The Eve of Twilight An invisible crusade is underway, and Orpheus Group is haunted by its past. Organization members are on the run from a mysterious adversary that commands Spectres, and from mercenaries with the powers of the dead. With their old lives shatt... read more
Think you’re as logical as Mr. Spock? Solve these challenging conundrums and prove it! Mr. Spock is famed throughout the galaxy for his mental prowess and ability to think clearly and unemotionally. Now you can pit yourself against his “highly logical” way of ... read more
Brain Boot Camp

Tim Dedopulos

Send your brain to boot camp!Modeled after questions on real IQ tests, the Mensa puzzles in Brain Book Camp will test your mental mettle and push your brain to think faster and smarter. Quizzes include topics such as logical deduction, spatial reasoning, conce... read more
Start solving Egyptian style! Stunningly designed, Tutankhamun's Book of Puzzles recreates the world of the famous boy Pharaoh through 125 riddles, puzzles, and enigmas fit for a king, but suitable for the family. The beautifully illustrated conundrums feature... read more
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From the makers of Rubik's Cube!The Rubik's Cube is the best-selling toy in history, and it's still extremely popular more than 40 years since its first release. Over 350,000,000 Cubes have been sold since 1980, which is a testament to its enduring popularity.... read more
A fabulous range of puzzles, riddles, enigmas and conundrums that will transport you back to the time of knights, castles and sprawling empires.Challenge your perception and logic to a mental joust in a narrative that spans continents and centuries from the gl... read more
Imagine if Victor Frankenstein had got it right...Shunned by his peers, hunted by the Creature, Frankenstein slips away from Ingolstadt and vanishes into the chaos of the Balkans. When he re-surfaces fifty years later, his technology has the power to grant bea... read more
Use logic and reasoning to solve these puzzles!Modeled after questions on real IQ tests, the Mensa puzzles in How Logical Are You? will test your mental mettle and push your brain to think faster and smarter. Quizzes include topics such as logical deduction, s... read more
Orpheus Shadow Games

Kraig Blackwelder

When God Tore the Sky It came from nowhere, a spectral shard from beyond the Stormwall, where the lands of the dead are scoured by winds. They say the other side is a blistering hell of storms. Well, you're about to find out because there's a hole in the sky a... read more
Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here… Dante's Infernal Puzzle Collection is a superb, original book filled with riddles, conundrums and brainteasers inspired by the epic poem the 'Divine Comedy'. The reader must pit their wits against Satan himself on their... read more
The world’s greatest detective returns once more . . . to test your powers of deduction! Can you solve all the cases in this remarkable collection? Written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great stories, and told in the voice of Dr. Watson, this book o... read more
Step into the mind of the greatest physicist of all time! Try to think like Einstein as you come to grips with 120 enigmas, quizzes, and tests of logic based on his greatest work: the theory of relativity, E=mc2, Brownian Motion, zero-point gravity, and many o... read more
It's about seizing what you want.Book Five: Mine is a compilation of additional material for Unknown Armies, designed by a cabal of writers and prompted by backers of the wildly successful Unknown Armies Kickstarter in 2016. Herein you'll discover new and, in ... read more
Join the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve these ingenious enigmas. This remarkable collection features all kinds of puzzles to suit all tastes.
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents."The classic American horror author H. P. Lovecraft coined the term weird fiction in the 1920s. Even today, in our rational world of wonder, his le... read more
For weeks, the Garou, bestial werewolves who fight to save the natural world, have been fighting a losing battle against the minions of the vile Wyrm-spawn Jo'cllath'mattric. Now, at last, it is time to take the fight to the beast. In Tribe Novel: Silver Fangs... read more
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Dennis W.

Dennis W.

Sep, 2019

Tim is the perfect editor for an author's first manuscript. He is supportive without being patronizing. He took careful care of my self-esteem while providing an exceptional ROI. We discussed the depth of edit in which I was interested and Tim returned exactly what was requested plus guidance on additional learning resources. As stated, Tim is the perfect editor.

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