Editorial Advice

WHEN I was first learning my craft I was helped along the way by several experienced editors who gave me some of the best advice of my career. Probably the most valuable was to seek the opinion of someone independent – not a friend or a relative who’ll tell you what you want to hear – but a professional with years of experience who will be able to appraise your work honestly and then help you get it right.

Although I am constantly busy writing my own books, I find it inspirational to help others get their writing from where it is to where it needs to be. As I have worked in all genres – fiction, non-fiction, biography, history, humour, animal stories, newspaper articles, celebrity memoirs, TV series, and film scripts – I am uniquely placed to help and can bring the lessons learned from my experiences to each project. I guarantee 100% honesty – not always what a writer wants to hear - but all of those I’ve helped thank me afterwards for making them step away from their work and view it in a different way.

So if you are interested in seeking my one-to-one editorial advice for completed works, I may be in a position to advise you, depending on my own workload. Please contact me via the form on this website for information on fees. And remember, if you have finished a piece of writing even in first draft form then you are already an author, so congratulations and happy writing!