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Lucy

Lucy

London, United Kingdom

9+ years developing manuscripts and proposals for leading publishers in self-help, cookery, memoir and narrative non-fiction.

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • The Siren Press
  • Watkins Publishing

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review Book Coaching book-coaching

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

Anna

Anna

London, United Kingdom

I have 10+ years' experience working on children's and YA writing at UK publishers including Hachette and HarperCollins.

Work experience:

  • Octopus (Hachette)
  • Carlton Books
  • Orchard (Hachette)
  • Egmont
  • N/A

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Picture Books, Social & Family Issues

Katy

Katy

London, United Kingdom

A senior commissioning editor and content developer with ten years of experience in professional, educational and trade publishing.

Work experience:

  • Kogan Page
  • Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Hodder Education
  • Routledge/ Taylor and Francis
  • Open University Press/ McGraw Hill

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Philosophy, Psychology, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference

Parul

Parul

London, United Kingdom

Professional editor w/ 10 years of experience at Random House, Quercus. Cofounder: London Writers' Salon. Genre: Thrillers, Non-fiction, YA.

Work experience:

  • Random House
  • Quercus/ now Hachette
  • Cornerstones
  • Self-employed
  • Eccles Fisher

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Middle Grade, Children's

Anna

Anna

London, United Kingdom

Award-winning editor and publisher with a near-obsessive eye and over fifteen years experience in the industry.

Work experience:

  • The Pigeonhole
  • Random House
  • Peters, Fraser & Dunlop
  • Curtis Brown
  • The Bookseller

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction

Francesca

Francesca

London, UK

Publisher and freelance copyeditor with an eagle eye and a flair for health and social care publishing, legal content and the humanities.

Work experience:

  • Mark Allen Group
  • ARK Group
  • Self-employed
  • Out-Spoken Press
  • Intersentia UK

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences

Richard

Richard

London, UK

A 10-year track record at Hachette UK, editing Booker-nominated authors and Sunday Times bestsellers. Memoir, Lit Fiction, Crime/Thriller.

Work experience:

  • Quercus Books
  • Janklow & Nesbit UK
  • Profile Books
  • Penguin Random House UK

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Thriller & Suspense, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences

Kieron

Kieron

London, UK

I edit and write non-fiction about history and culture for adults and children. I have also worked publicising books in national newspapers.

Work experience:

  • Weldon Owen International
  • Amber Books Ltd
  • Kieron Connolly

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Biographies & Memoirs

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You’ve finally finished your manuscript, and it’s been a long road getting this far. Congratulations – next up is the revision process, which might sound daunting, but is actually a gratifying experience, as you get to polish your draft into a literary gem.


However, whether you’ve written fiction or non-fiction, it can often be tough to spot your book’s potential “big picture” issues because you’re too close to the content. This is where a developmental editor comes in: someone who will look at your book from a bird’s eye view to ensure everything from the structure to character development and prose is all fine-tuned.


Working with a developmental editor is beneficial for all authors — but especially first-time authors who might not yet know what to keep an eye out for when going through the revision process.


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