SERVICES

What I do

Commissioning and list development

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Having worked in-house for years, I know that it can be hard to find the time and headspace to come up with new ideas and build a list beyond the next 12 months. Happily, this is one of my favourite things to do and I’ve been commissioned by publishers to spend time with a list, work out what’s missing, and come back with concepts, formats and named authors worth approaching, with the reasoning attached, in a form they can take straight into an acquisitions meeting.

Book doctoring and structural editing

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When a manuscript arrives over-length, off-brief, or not quite in the shape you had in mind, I can read for structure, argument, voice and audience, then write an editorial report with a clear plan detailing what is already working, what needs to change and what is missing. Depending on the brief, I can then work directly with the author to make those changes and deliver a script ready for copyediting.

Concept development and writing

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For gift and IP lists which specialise in concept-led books, I can develop the concept, structure and spec, and if agreed, I can also deliver the text.

Branded books and project management

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I work with publishers, brands and talent to develop books, coordinate contributors and manage projects, helping bring the concept, content and publishing process together from the initial idea to delivery.