Overview
My specialties are editing business, health, sociology, psychology, education, history and politics books, and I have worked with some of the leading publishing houses as a freelancer in these areas over the last eight years, including Taylor & Francis, Bloomsbury, Routledge, Kogan Page and Jessica Kingsley (see portfolio below). I have also liaised directly with authors editing blog posts, PhDs and self-published works, and have significant in-house experience as a Senior Books Production Editor at Sage Publications (2014-2017), working on bestselling titles such as Research in the Real World, 4th edn by David Gray.
All this experience means that I know what good publishing looks like, and my goal is to make your finished project as high-quality as possible. We can discuss what level of editing you would like - developmental (structuring / organising ideas), copyediting (a thorough edit without fundamentally changing the content) or a lighter proofread. Whatever level you choose you can be sure of a professional service, returned in the agreed timeframe with sensible changes and suggestions.
Having worked with lots of different house styles and authors I am a very flexible editor, so if there are any special requests you might have on a project, or any queries about the process, do feel free to ask.
I look forward to working together!
Testimonials
Rachael: Tom spotted errors I would have never expected someone without a PhD in psychology to spot. He was friendly, knowledgeable and clearly wanted to make sure the book was as high quality as possible. I still email him every now and again with grammar questions which he's always happy to answer!
Konstantin: I'm a non-native English speaker so I asked Tom to look at my thesis on computer security for language problems. He helped work out what I wanted to say and phrase it correctly. It's a complex subject with lots of technical words, but he did a great job in a very short space of time.
All this experience means that I know what good publishing looks like, and my goal is to make your finished project as high-quality as possible. We can discuss what level of editing you would like - developmental (structuring / organising ideas), copyediting (a thorough edit without fundamentally changing the content) or a lighter proofread. Whatever level you choose you can be sure of a professional service, returned in the agreed timeframe with sensible changes and suggestions.
Having worked with lots of different house styles and authors I am a very flexible editor, so if there are any special requests you might have on a project, or any queries about the process, do feel free to ask.
I look forward to working together!
Testimonials
Rachael: Tom spotted errors I would have never expected someone without a PhD in psychology to spot. He was friendly, knowledgeable and clearly wanted to make sure the book was as high quality as possible. I still email him every now and again with grammar questions which he's always happy to answer!
Konstantin: I'm a non-native English speaker so I asked Tom to look at my thesis on computer security for language problems. He helped work out what I wanted to say and phrase it correctly. It's a complex subject with lots of technical words, but he did a great job in a very short space of time.
Services
Non-Fiction
Business & Management
Education & Reference
History
Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry
Political Science & Current Affairs
Psychology
Sociology
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Certifications
- Advanced Copy-Editing - Publishing Training Centre
- Advanced Proofreading - Publishing Training Centre
- Grammar at Work - Publishing Training Centre
- Indexing for Editors - Society of Indexers
Work experience
SAGE
Mar, 2014 —
Sep, 2017
(over 3 years)
• Managed all aspects of pre-press production on the Education and Research Methods lists and various titles across other subjects, including high-profile full-colour textbooks.
• Juggled a long list of titles at any one time, with several key publishing windows throughout the year requiring excellent time management.
• Ensured books published on time and to budget, creating schedules and closely monitoring costs – never had a single late title, and published several books ahead of schedule when it was of benefit to the market.
• Hired freelancers and supervised their work; trialled new freelancers; worked with suppliers to improve quality control.
• Managed author relationships on a daily basis, handling queries, keeping them up to date on the progress of their book, and mediating between authors and freelancers.
• Liaised with editorial, design and post-press production to ensure deadlines were met, and communicated any potential issues that might need to be worked around.
Self-employed
Mar, 2012 —
Present
I'm a fully qualified copyeditor and proofreader, certified by the Publishing Training Centre, and have worked with various major academic publishers including SAGE Publications, Taylor and Francis, Routledge, Bloomsbury, Kogan Page and Jessica Kingsley. For some examples of the books I've worked on please see my portfolio below.
Portfolio
This book looks at how we can promote better governance practices in business organizations of developing economies. It presents a mix of conceptual perspectives and observations on corporate governance practices in a concise manner and illustrates through emp... read more
Research Impact and the Early Career Researcher documents experiences and perspectives on the emerging concept of research impact from a range of disciplines and places them within an analytical and critical discursive framework. Combining personal reflections... read more
This book brings together insights from leading urban scholars and explicitly develops the connections between infrastructure and citizenship.It demonstrates the ways in which adopting an ‘infrastructural citizenship’ lens illuminates a broader understanding o... read more
James Mill’s (1773–1836) role in the development of utilitarian thought in the nineteenth century has been overshadowed both by John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) and by Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832). Of the three, the elder Mill is considered to be the least original ... read more
The Routledge Anthology of Early Modern Drama is the first new collection of the drama of Shakespeare’s contemporaries in over a century. This volume comprises seventeen accessible, thoroughly glossed, modernized play-texts, intermingling a wide range of unfam... read more
This book is among the first of its kind to comprehensively examine the implementation of soft skills in universities in the developing country, Vietnam. The context is unique as the implementation is taking place within the distinctive socio-economic, cultura... read more
Adopting an international approach and offering a broader context, this second edition of Strategic Social Marketing presents social marketing principles in a strategic, critical and reflexive way, illustrating the value of applying marketing to solve social p... read more
This textbook explains the basic principles of sociology and how a sociological understanding is vital for understanding how ideas about education and schooling have developed over time and how these issues directly affect our own lives today. This fully updat... read more
A successful life with autism is being wholly autistic, while also living a full rewarding life in a world not set up for autism. This book answers the "why" behind autism: helping autism make sense. This book also provides autism-based solutions for autism-ba... read more
An unprecedented insight in to the approach used by the innovative Suicide Crisis charity, a crisis centre that has so far achieved a zero suicide rate amongst their clients. This book explains their ethos, how they work and the ways in which their services op... read more
Restorative circles are an effective way of implementing restorative justice, through starting a conversation wider than just the victim and the offender. Proven to be an effective way of healing and building relationships, tackling bullying within schools and... read more
In a time of schism, violence and forced migration, how can God be understood? With his latest book, Catholic Benedictine hermit Mario Aguilar explores the religious identities of Hindus and Muslims in the aftermath of the 1947 partition of India. Looking at t... read more
Forgiveness has often viewed as a religious obligation but is increasingly being advocated as a means of healing, release and promoting wellbeing. Forgiveness is variously viewed as a duty, virtue or cure, but when it comes to practising forgiveness in real li... read more
Chinese Medicine constantly refers back to its sources in order to initiate the new. Its source code is in the Han Dynasty medical classics, and in this handbook esteemed practitioner and educator Professor Z'ev Rosenberg shares the knowledge from his study of... read more
The rules have changed. Business clients are now expecting more growth focussed support than ever before and business support professionals must adapt to embrace this changing client paradigm or they will be left behind. This book is written to help business c... read more
Migration and immigration are high on any nation’s agenda but have particular resonance in Europe in light of recent events. The new edition of this book has been fully updated in this respect and explores: Immigration policy in individual EU nations The treat... read more
Offering a unique philosophical, theoretical and process-focused introduction to one of the cornerstones of CBT: assessment and case formulation. Updated and expanded to take account of the vast developments in the field of CBT since its first publication, thi... read more
This book helps nursing and healthcare students to prepare for the challenges of working with the increasing number of patients requiring palliative care, so that they can work in partnership with patients and their carers, providing care that is compassionate... read more
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