If you’re an author who’s based in Nottingham, or perhaps nearby in Derby or Leicester or Lincoln, you may like to work with a book editor who’s close to home.
A writer and editor with more than 20 years’ experience, I work with authors all over the world and across the UK, but I especially enjoy supporting authors in and around Nottingham, where I live.
A writer and editor with more than 20 years’ experience, I work with authors all over the world and across the UK, but I especially enjoy supporting authors in and around Nottingham, where I live.
Why work with a local book editor?
I’ve taken a somewhat meandering path to settling in Beeston, Nottingham. Over the course of my 17 years as a freelance editor, I’ve lived in London, Kent, Greater Manchester and Scotland. In that time, I’ve built a client base in those areas as well as further afield.
I’ve found that local authors like to work with me because it feels like we’re making a closer connection. When you’re an author, your book is your baby, and it’s difficult to hand it over to anyone, let alone an editor (even the most seasoned writer can feel wobbly about feedback). When your editor is just down the road, figuratively speaking, there’s a greater feeling of trust and connection.
A good author–editor relationship is important, and that’s something I pride myself on with my clients. I’m not a machine revising manuscripts; I’m a person who’s passionate about writing and books, and the best part of my job is supporting authors to achieve their goals. Many of my clients work with me on their next book and their next, because they see me as their editor who genuinely cares about their publishing journey.
I’ve found that local authors like to work with me because it feels like we’re making a closer connection. When you’re an author, your book is your baby, and it’s difficult to hand it over to anyone, let alone an editor (even the most seasoned writer can feel wobbly about feedback). When your editor is just down the road, figuratively speaking, there’s a greater feeling of trust and connection.
A good author–editor relationship is important, and that’s something I pride myself on with my clients. I’m not a machine revising manuscripts; I’m a person who’s passionate about writing and books, and the best part of my job is supporting authors to achieve their goals. Many of my clients work with me on their next book and their next, because they see me as their editor who genuinely cares about their publishing journey.
Trent Building, University of Nottingham
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Your Nottingham book editor
If you’re local to Nottingham and are looking for editorial support, then please do have a look around my website and see whether you feel I’d be a good fit for your needs. These are the services I offer:
If you’d like a quote for your project or just some information about the editorial process or my services, feel free to get in touch.
- Proofreading: A quality check of the final manuscript
- Copy-editing: Polishing the language of your manuscript
- Copy-editing plus: A unique mix of copy-editing and developmental editing
- Developmental editing: A detailed review of the ‘big picture’ aspects of your book, from structure to plot to characterisation
- Manuscript assessment: Helping you to identify the strengths of your book and where you can develop it further
- Author coaching: Guiding you through all aspects of writing
If you’d like a quote for your project or just some information about the editorial process or my services, feel free to get in touch.
Wollaton Hall, Nottingham (credit)
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Meeting for a coffee
You may be thinking, Fabulous. I’ll work with a Nottingham book editor and we’ll meet every Thursday in the Watersones cafe and talk about my writing over cake and coffee.
That does sound rather wonderful, but please keep in mind that would constitute coaching. I am happy to coach authors in person at a location I can easily reach, but I’m unable to offer this as a free service.
I do, however, meet up with long-terms clients on occasion, often when they’re in town and sometimes when I travel. It’s always a pleasure to sit down together after so many months or years of working remotely, and talk books and writing and publishing.
That does sound rather wonderful, but please keep in mind that would constitute coaching. I am happy to coach authors in person at a location I can easily reach, but I’m unable to offer this as a free service.
I do, however, meet up with long-terms clients on occasion, often when they’re in town and sometimes when I travel. It’s always a pleasure to sit down together after so many months or years of working remotely, and talk books and writing and publishing.
Robin Hood statue, Nottingham Castle (credit)
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And finally… editing for books set in Nottingham
Perhaps you’ve landed on this page but you’re not local to Nottingham – however, your characters are. You may be writing a crime thriller set in Carlton, a romance set in Ruddington, or a new take on the legend of Robin Hood.
In that case, you may choose to work with a Nottingham editor. I don’t pretend to be the world’s foremost expert on Nottingham and its environs, but I have lived here for ten years, and I have a good feel for the area and its culture. Feel free to drop me a line if you think a Nottingham-based editor would be a good fit for your novel.
In that case, you may choose to work with a Nottingham editor. I don’t pretend to be the world’s foremost expert on Nottingham and its environs, but I have lived here for ten years, and I have a good feel for the area and its culture. Feel free to drop me a line if you think a Nottingham-based editor would be a good fit for your novel.