EDITORIAL SERVICES

I am a freelance editor and writer with over 20 years’ experience in book publishing, offering a full range of editorial services for publishers and authors. Areas I can help you with include editing, project managing, consultancy, writing and ghosting for books, online and marketing.

Publishing experience

As senior editor for Square Peg, Yellow Jersey and Jonathan Cape, all imprints of Vintage Publishing at Penguin Random House, I commissioned and project-managed titles across lifestyle, sport and narrative non-fiction. As managing editor at BBC Books I managing major bestsellers and brand publications. I previously worked for Duckworth Publishing. I have worked for several years as a project manager for Whitefox.

Expertise

I specialise in complex illustrated non-fiction, particularly cookery, lifestyle and children's publishing, with broad experience in narrative non-fiction. 

I also proofread and coldread popular fiction for imprints including Thomas & Mercer, Lake Union and Montlake. 

Authors and brands include: 

The Great British Bake Off, Top Gear, Alan Titchmarsh, Gardeners’ World, Stevie Parle, Anna Del Conte, Phil Vickery, The Primrose Bakery, Superscrimpers, Alison Weir, Monty Don, Coast, Ainsley Harriott, Max Brooks (World War Z), Joe Swift, Alys Fowler, Nigel Lawson, Lizzie Webb, Rachel Fuller, Caroline Mitchell, D.S. Butler, J.B Turner, Kit Duffield, Paul Finch, Matt Brolly, Dreda Say Mitchell.

Writing

I have helped several authors write their books and I write and edit travel copy for travel companies and publications. I am available for ghosting and general writing for print and digital media.