Why choose me to edit your book?

Choosing an editor can be tricky. Here are some reasons to contact me!

Unless I’ve edited for you before, I will ALWAYS do a free one-hour sample edit. This enables both of us to see whether I’m a good fit for your work. It also means that I can give you an estimate of how long your edit is likely to take and how much it will cost.
I’m very clear about what I do and don’t edit. I won’t take on an editing assignment outside my skillset, so if I do a sample edit for you and I don’t think I’m the right fit, I’ll be honest about it. I may recommend that you consider a manuscript development report instead.
While I’m a nice person (of course!), I’m also picky. I’m the sort of person who notices errors in traditionally published books. I WILL pick up typos, wrong words, anachronisms, clunky sentences, and inconsistencies.
I have gained experience not just through editing my own fiction, but also during my former career in the corporate side of the NHS. I was *that* person who proofed documents, double-checked newsletters, rewrote reports to get the main points into half the space…and now you can benefit from that!
As of December 2022, I’ve written and published twenty novels and co-written six more, as well as novellas, novelettes, and short stories. I also read widely and have a degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Victorian Literature. I know about books!