FIRST, read what my clients say.

Whichever of these 3 options you require, I work freelance to provide a professional, positive, supportive, and friendly service to:

• Iine edit and copyedit your finished manuscript;
• format / typeset your fully edited manuscript and complete the production to turn it into a print-ready paperback and/or upload-ready ebook.
• design your cover for ebook and paperback sleeve.

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EDITING

So, you've finished your story! Is the content and structure finalised? Have you shared your manuscript with others? (e.g., family, friends, beta readers, or critic partners?) Have you acted on feedback to address plot, character or pacing issues? Have you self-edited and made revisions to the best of your ability?

Then congratulations! Your manuscript sounds like it's ready for me.

Handing over your 'literary baby' to a stranger can feel daunting. I totally get that! You are in safe hands.

My role is to improve, polish and shape the quality, clarity and impact of your writing. I deal with the fine detail of line and copyediting to pick through the line-by-line structure of your writing. This process:

• picks up errors and inconsistencies in spelling, grammar, tenses, punctuation and syntax;
• improves sentences so that they flow better;
• substitutes weak or redundant words, phrases and sentences with powerful or more appropriate alternatives;

• restructures sentences for improved clarity and pace (unnecessary repetition, telling vs. showing, passive voice, dialogue punctuation/tags);
• improves the structure and flow by indicating where deletions, revisions and/or rewording is necessary (including information dumping);
• makes your writing more efficient and accurate, while respecting your style and voice.

I am guided by the extent to which the flow, efficiency, accuracy and clarity of your writing require attention. This ranges from minor sentence alterations to suggesting new ideas and modelling alterations, including paragraph rewrites.

My editing includes inline comments, explaining the reasoning behind any suggested changes. I will maintain contact with you through this process to ask questions, where necessary, share ideas, tease out and clarify aspects of your writing that may be ambiguous and/or need explanation.

I use Track Changes to show all my edits. You can review, accept, amend or reject any of it. The final say is ultimately yours. Our goal is to make your writing the best it can be before it undergoes a final proofread.

I provide an insightful final report with key pointers and feedback to help you improve and craft your writing skills. 

I love what I do and truly believe that a great editor is also a great teacher. I have developed and adapted over time as a direct response to feedback from clients, who have expressed that they find my style educational, supportive and constructive. My aim is to also encourage you to develop and flourish as a writer. This is my point of difference.

Interested?

TRY ME FIRST: Find out if I am the right editor for you. Every editor is different. So, getting this bit right is crucial! I will edit and return your first 1500 words with detailed feedback and editorial comments. You can get a feel for whether my editing style matches your vision. Plus, you pay nothing until you are sure you want to use my services! Shall we do this? Just complete the 'EDITING ENQUIRY' and tick the 'EDITING - I'D LIKE TO TRY YOU FIRST' box.

NOTE: If your manuscript is too raw, incomplete, or needs substantial developmental work, I may suggest that you address this before I take on your story for this phase of the editing process.

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FORMATTING AND TYPESETTING

Have you proofread the final, 'clean' version of your fiction manuscript? Are you ready for the whole thing to be pulled together and arranged for the final layout stage?

Then fantastic! It sounds like you are ready for formatting and typsetting - the visual preparation before publication.

I provide a this service for self-publishing authors. I will organise the interior layout of your book to make it print-ready as a finished paperback (PDF) and/or as an upload-ready ebook for digital distribution.

I will typset and format your finished manuscript, even if another editor has already edited and proofread it. 

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COVER DESIGNING

The cover of your book is an important marketing tool. It is the first thing that your potential readers see. I craft all covers without using AI tools. My covers are individually created to match the style, genre and target audience for your story.

My single price includes the artwork for both an ebook cover AND print book sleeve.

I don't have to be your editor to design your cover, but it certainly provides me with unique, creative insight into the possibilities. 

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IS THIS YOUR FIRST BOOK? Are you planning to self-publish? If so, I offer a discount package rate for all the above three services: EDITING, FORMATTING/TYPESETTING, COVER DESIGN. (Check out the EDITING ENQUIRY).

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