I worked with Simon from early draft through to publication. Simon is comedian and this debut novel is an adaptation of one of his stand-up…
‘ISH’ by Lynne Cazaly
Structural editor & writing coach
This was a very hands-on project, with me deconstructing and reconstructing the draft Lynne presented. The process started with me reading the full draft, then…
‘Rewiring Pain’ by Dr Lisa Chaffey
Structural Editor, Copy Editor & Typesetter
Lisa came to me for a copy edit of her self-help book, which was based on her own experience and new research findings. The book…
‘The Best of Intentions’ by Gilbert Van Hoeydonck
Copy Editor
I copy edited this debut novel and helped write the blurb (back cover copy).
‘The Entrepreneurial Clinician’ by Jo Muirhead
Copy Editor, Typesetter & Proofreader
This was a typeset and proofread package. It also included copy editing of additional material that Jo wrote after she’d finished up with her editor,…
‘No Ordinary Day’ by George Green
Copy Editor
‘With the Music’ by Nichola Scurry
Structural Editor, Writing Coach & Copy Editor
I worked with Nichola over a couple of years on her charming debut novel. We started with a manuscript assessment, followed on with a series…
These Pictures of Us by Tommy Cotton
Structural Editor & Copy editor
Tommy came back to me for a copy edit after a structural edit. It’s great to be able to see a book reach its potential.…
‘Glue’ by Tracey Ezard
Proofreader, Typesetter
My second book with Tracey. Nice to have writers come back and see how their work has developed.
Mindnavig8or Information and Marketing Package
Editor, Co-Writer
This was a co-writing job. The concepts of Ami’s work are quite complex, so she and I spent a lot of time on the phone…
‘State of the Nanny’ by Louise Dunham
Typesetter
‘Design Your Future’ by Dominique Quartuccio
Copy Editor
‘Bubbles and Puddles’ by Michelle Wanasundera
Copy Editor, writing coach
Michelle was new to nursery rhymes and needed help with scanning (rhythm). I reworked one of her poems to scan properly, and sent her some…
‘Smart Parenting’ by Dina Cooper
Structural Editor, writing coach, Copy Editor & Typesetter
Dina and I were a team on this one, working together right through from first draft to publication. I started by assessing her first draft,…
‘A New Beginning’ Anthology
Copy Editor
by Women Who Write (Melbourne). This involved copy editing stories by 20 writers, some of whom had no experience of being edited before.
City of Yarra Annual Report 2017 & 2018
Writer, Editor
This is combination writing and editing job that involves communication with numerous contributors, and ensuring all legislative requirements are met.
‘Hello Goodbye’ by Emily Brewin
Copy Editor
‘Funny Kid for President’ by Matt Stanton
Proofreader