Editing
With experience stretching back nearly two decades – across journals, guidebooks, magazines, websites and other publications – I have accrued a wealth of editing knowledge (and an eye for a typo). Through working as senior editor at Lonely Planet, then managing editor of Wanderlust Publications and deputy editor of BBC Wildlife as well as numerous freelance projects, I've mastered the art of creating compelling books, magazines and other publications.
I can turn mediocre copy into sparkling text, and corral turgid prose into sharp, attention-grabbing sentences. I'm obsessive about accuracy, bursting with ideas for features, headlines and captions, and can quickly adapt to new house styles and section formats. I can also turn around demanding projects to short schedules and – of course – within budget, while injecting flair and verve.
I offer a comprehensive range of editing services, from copy-editing and proofreading – in-house shifts or remotely – to full project management of books, magazines, supplements or special publications, from initial briefing, pitching, planning, commissioning and budgeting, through creative development, picture research and design management to delivery of print-ready PDFs.
Editing experience includes:
• Copy-editing travel guidebooks and managing custom publishing projects for Lonely Planet
• Editing customer magazines for adventure and luxury tailor-made tour operators including Explore and Bales Worldwide
• Editing and project-managing supplements for tourist boards including Jordan, Tasmania, Malta, South Australia and Peru
• Editing mini-magazines covering career breaks and other travel topics
• Planning and editing sections of BBC Wildlife Magazine and Wanderlust
• Co-editing the in-flight magazine ZiNG for LIAT Caribbean Airline
• Co-editing the lifestyle magazine Kenya Yetu
• Planning, editing and writing books and bookazines including Weird World, The BBC Wildlife Bumper Book of Answers, BBC Focus Big Book of Top 10s and Sky at Night Ultimate Guide to the Solar System.
• Sub-editing and proofreading for Wanderlust, BBC Wildlife Magazine, BBC World Histories, BBC History Magazine, History Revealed and 220 Triathlon.
Looking for a safe pair of hands to tackle an important project, or just help with editing and proofreading? Get in touch.
I can turn mediocre copy into sparkling text, and corral turgid prose into sharp, attention-grabbing sentences. I'm obsessive about accuracy, bursting with ideas for features, headlines and captions, and can quickly adapt to new house styles and section formats. I can also turn around demanding projects to short schedules and – of course – within budget, while injecting flair and verve.
I offer a comprehensive range of editing services, from copy-editing and proofreading – in-house shifts or remotely – to full project management of books, magazines, supplements or special publications, from initial briefing, pitching, planning, commissioning and budgeting, through creative development, picture research and design management to delivery of print-ready PDFs.
Editing experience includes:
• Copy-editing travel guidebooks and managing custom publishing projects for Lonely Planet
• Editing customer magazines for adventure and luxury tailor-made tour operators including Explore and Bales Worldwide
• Editing and project-managing supplements for tourist boards including Jordan, Tasmania, Malta, South Australia and Peru
• Editing mini-magazines covering career breaks and other travel topics
• Planning and editing sections of BBC Wildlife Magazine and Wanderlust
• Co-editing the in-flight magazine ZiNG for LIAT Caribbean Airline
• Co-editing the lifestyle magazine Kenya Yetu
• Planning, editing and writing books and bookazines including Weird World, The BBC Wildlife Bumper Book of Answers, BBC Focus Big Book of Top 10s and Sky at Night Ultimate Guide to the Solar System.
• Sub-editing and proofreading for Wanderlust, BBC Wildlife Magazine, BBC World Histories, BBC History Magazine, History Revealed and 220 Triathlon.
Looking for a safe pair of hands to tackle an important project, or just help with editing and proofreading? Get in touch.
