writer · editor · tutor
Clients including
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Random House
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Penguin
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Pan Macmillan
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Head of Zeus
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Titan Books
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Simon & Schuster
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LearningMate
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University College London
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London School of Economics
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Electric Book Works
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Subjects
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Fiction: genre, literary, crime, thrillers, mystery, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror, short stories, young adult, children's, middle grade; world literature, fiction in translation
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Higher education course material and texts, including business, maths, accounting, economics, medicine, and social sciences
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Academic material in education, film and literary studies, business and economics, social sciences, and the humanities
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Primary and secondary school texts
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Marketing and promotional material
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Web content
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Corporate documents, including annual reports and ESG reports
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Testimonials
“I really like your editing. You’re sensible and sensitive. Best editor ever.” fantasy author
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“Thanks so much, you were brilliant, perceptive and sensitive. I really loved working with you and hope we can do this again in the future.” crime author
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“Let me say: thank you. There is a lot of gratitude packed into those two words as you have vastly helped turn this into a much better novel.” thriller author
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“I am so thankful for your expert guidance and the insight you have been able to share.” YA publisher
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“I've just finished reading your edit and think it's great – very thorough, yet tactful, with the right level of intervention this MS required.” fiction publisher
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What's the difference between manuscript assessment, copyediting and proofreading? This guide by Reedsy helpfully lays out the editorial phases.
Editorial services
Expert editing and proofreading
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Are you a publisher in need of a highly experienced proofreader and copyeditor who knows the workflow back to front?
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Are you an academic in humanities, social sciences, economics or related fields who needs work edited?
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Have you written a novel and want it polished to a professional shine?
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Do you need a human to check your AI-generated text?
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Do you want to squash any errors before your course, report, brochure or newsletter goes to print or web?
You've come to the right place!
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With over twenty-five years of professional wordworking experience in commercial and educational publishing and retail marketing, I'm a copyeditor and proofreader with a laser eye for detail.
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Email me at LGedits@pm.me for quotes and enquiries.
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My experience
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Running my editorial business since 2009, I've edited and proofread scores of books for commercial publishers and independent authors, specialising in
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crime, mysteries, thrillers and genre fiction for adults and young readers.
I also work widely on educational and corporate materials.
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I am a creative writing tutor at Oxford University.
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I was a commissioning editor at Random House South Africa.
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I have led novel-writing and copyediting courses at the SA Writers College and for the Professional Editors' Guild.
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I am an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading and a member of their course tutor panel.
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These are just some of the brilliant books I've worked on:
And check out The Economy 2.0 and Principles of Accounting, two influential online textbooks I have copyedited.
Visit my full directory listing at the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading.​