I completed my book with Julie, and am very happy. Julie gets an unreserved recommendation from me. She was willing to accommodate my hectic timeframe over.a number of weeks to edit my book chapter by chapter. She also factored in a flexible payment schedule to suit my monthly budget. She has incredible patience and seems to enjoy building genuine rapport

She still checks in on my progress with publication sales.

J.Kirby

(Editing, Formatting/Typesetting)

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Discovering that Julie had a waiting list was a drag, but it was worth the wait. She was professional and thorough. I wanted my story to be print-ready for uploading to Amazon, so receiving my finished paperback book from Julie was beyond exciting.

Other testimonials talk of how much they learned. I can add my agreement to this. This experience taught me so much. I would recommend Julie.

DeIphinium Blue

(Editing, Formatting/Typesetting, CoverArt)

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I was disappointed that Julie turned down my story when I first submitted it. Reading through the testimonials, I'm not the only one this has happened to, which helped me feel a bit less of a failure. Julie's rejection came with a detailed sample edit, as well as advice as to what my story needed to make it ready for editing.

In the weeks following, Julie kept in touch to find out how things were shaping up and to follow my progress with sorting out my developmental issues. I really appreciated it. She was always open to queries and questions, too. She's busy. She didn't need to do this!!!

It would be easy for her to take my cash and skip/ignore the issues (which I now know my story clearly had!!) In my book, this shows Julie's old school integrity and honesty - worth its weight in gold.

Juliet

(Editing, Formatting/Typesetting)

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When I was first put on to J.F Books through a writing forum, I was struck by the words "kind" and "generous" that popped up several times on Julie's testimonials. (An unusual thing to see written, I thought)

However, having recently had my manuscript edited with her, it makes sense. (This is my 3rd publication).

Julie is lovely to work with! And I will put this out there - she doesn't charge enough.

A very happy (returning) customer.

G. Lattimer.

(Editing, Back Cover Blurb)

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A big thank you to Julia at the London Authors Forum for pointing me in Julie's direction.

Honestly, anything I might say about my experience has already been echoed by others, but it's worth repeating: Julie offers exceptional value for money I opted for a full manuscript overhaul rather than the lighter-touch option and it was absolutely the right decision. Her in-depth, hands-on editorial approach (what I'd call true "editorial modelling") made a significant difference to my work.

It's an intensive process and not (as someone else said) for the faint-hearted, but the results are worth it.

There was a four-month wait to secure my slot for both editing and cover design, which indicates Julie's well-deserved popularity.

Pauline West

(Editing / CoverArt)

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I was REALLY nervous about giving (book title withheld) to a stranger. I spent nearly a year writing and already gotten a mix of comments from BETA readers and volunteers whose range of feedback varied so widely that my confidence was left bruised.

Julie was recommended by another writer, but the thought of my story being placed under another microscope did not comfortably with me. I'm not gonna lie. This process was no walk in the park. I pushed back against Julie's suggestions and advice about how to improve the flow and clarity and getting to grips with "information dumping" on my character backstory (a term I'd not heard of before).

Julie's approach and explanations were always clear, sometimes firm, but always kind. The "firm" bit was really hard, but I 110% needed to hear it. Julie was also willing to "give and take" with the process (within reason 😉), which I appreciate.

I struggled with accepting some parts of mywriting were just a bunch of too many words. Sure, I loved stringing them together but could not always see how my choices prevented the flow and clarity. Letting go of sections that I'd spent hours pouring my blood, sweat, and tears over was freakin' hard! 🫣 I doggedly hung on by my fingernails to some descriptions that I had painstakingly created, so HOW DARE Julie sift out my adverbs, and explain why they weakened my prose?! 🤣

And if Julie starts talking about creating "layers of onion skins," or needing to filter for "nuance" and "subtlety," take heed! And if she asks, "Is this part really necessary?" take it out like a toothache!

Her knowledge and expertise were spot on. I see now that I needed help with when and how to trim down and refine back to the bones. But ya know what? Once I'd nursed my bruised ego and started to strip things back, I saw a really smart transformation happening.

I've eaten a big slice of humble pie, and I'm so glad I did. My book has just been accepted by a publisher!🙏🏼

MSalinger

(Editing)

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