Professional book editing services in Perth, Western Australia
Editing Services
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The million-dollar question! But don’t worry, I’m not that expensive!
My rate is $80 per hour, but it very much depends on the text as to how much I can achieve in that hour. I can usually edit around 1500-2000 words in an hour. To get around this question, I will edit a sample (1000 words) of your manuscript for free. This gives me a way to give an accurate estimate and also shows you my editing style and if we are a good match.
This is another difficult question to answer. It depends on my availability and how long your manuscript is. Please give me a call and we can discuss where we are. Having said that, it’s wise to make contact a few weeks before you’ll be ready for an editor to guarantee my availability.
In short, there is structural or developmental editing, copy editing and proofreading. Let me point you to this blog post for more information on types of editing.
Yes, absolutely. We sign a contract which covers non-disclosure and confidentiality.
I edit in Microsoft Word using track changes and comments. I have an instruction page to help you navigate track changes if you are new to using it.
Absolutely! I have clients who I have been working with for several years on their projects.
Yes, phone, Zoom or even in person if you’re a Perthite!
I have edited both fiction and non-fiction. These include memoirs, spiritual stories literary fiction and even some children’s books. I have also edited many theses, essays, copy for websites, and educational resources.
Yes, I’m a professional member of IPEd, the Institute of Professional Editors.
Short answer is, I am very reluctant and averse to working with manuscripts that have been put through AI.
This is a rapidly changing landscape, and I am receiving an increasing number of manuscripts where the author has used AI in some way. As an editor, I can immediately identify AI wording. And it’s not good.
I would highly recommend not using AI when creating your work. Even though it might turn badly punctuated and awkwardly phrased writing into a technically perfect piece of writing, in doing so it strips the writer’s voice and spits out boring and predictable writing.
AI will never be human, and so AI will never be able to capture the nuances of us complex, feeling and experienced beings.
Please read this blog post: Should I Use AI for Writing? Please Don’t on AI writing.
I will always prioritize writing wholly crafted by a human and will frequently decline manuscripts that has had AI input.
As the first painful waves of grief take root in green-fingered Frances’ life without her famed husband Jack, seasons continue. Birth, growth, death and never-ending flux sometimes drag her, sometimes flow her through seasons of surprise as she navigates widowhood, romance and new grandmothering.
In a life layered with her relationships, her inner world and the calm pond, Frances charts the cycles of change. As sure as her flowering and dying garden, she unfolds in new ways, deepening her commitment to her essential self and unearthing her personal values in a world inviting her beyond her comfort zone.
This story, set in the new post-pandemic, tech-revolutionary era, traverses the way in which the Baby Boomer generation find themselves passing through another threshold of rapidly altering societal roles and stereotypes, in the third phase of life. A beautiful tale of family, woven with different cultures, the natural world and life cycles.
If you’ve made it to this page, you’ve written at least a first draft.
Congratulations!
When it comes to writing, there’s no such thing as done and dusted. Every manuscript benefits from a fresh pair of eyes, and you’ve come to the right place for a polish.
From a manuscript assessment to ensure your story works, to an eagle-eyed proofread that safeguards quality and professionalism, I offer editing tailored to your manuscript’s needs:
- Manuscript assessments
- Copy and line editing
- Proofreading
I hold a Diploma of Publishing (Professional Book Editing, Proofreading and Publishing) and am a Professional Member of the Institute of Professional Editors.
I don’t just offer editing services. My aim is to help you become a better writer. I can’t wait to work with you. Together we’ll shape the best version of your book.
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Books edited by Red Feather Publishing
A biography of the much-loved wife, mum and grandmother, Loes Janssen, through the eyes of friends and family.
Ever wonder why some people are easy to work with while others leave you exhausted?
Why People Make No Sense (Until They Do) reveals the simple patterns that shape the way we think, behave, and communicate.
Through relatable stories and the Click! Colours method, you’ll uncover what drives behaviour, why we clash, and how to communicate in a way that Clicks! You’ll stop taking things personally, start seeing patterns, and realise that most people aren’t difficult, they are just wired differently.
Funny, practical, and refreshingly real, this is the ultimate people-decoding handbook for the modern workplace.
Surf and sun-drenched beaches. Cruising empty highways. Awkward first loves and embarrassing failures.
Set against the backdrop of Perth, Western Australia, in the 1960s and ’70s, this collection of funny and nostalgic coming-of-age stories follows two fictional characters, inseparable mates Ben and Gary, as they navigate the slippery road through their teenage years.
52 beautiful verses and images to strengthen and nourish a woman’s soul.
Words are one of the most powerful tools we have as humans, even more so when spoken out loud. Colour is inspirational as an essential quality, and valued as a powerful bridge towards connection, balance and wholeness. This beautiful treasure, a book of poems, is here to inspire through the 52 weeks of the year.
These verses may be learned off by heart and the images meditated upon, offering a deep well of spiritual practice.
A woman and her husband go on a journey to another realm where they meet a teacher; Hatma. Hatma guides them through his miraculous light-filled land where they receive wisdom and teachings. They visit puffing mountains, a circular city and learn to speak the language of music. By learning how to communicate through thought, light, sound and love, they create amazing new animals and, ultimately, worlds.
This story was channeled by Atem and her husband in 1955. Its stories and lessons are as relevant today, showing our human existence and soul life to be much deeper, more complex and richer than our earthly experience seems.
Growing up in Glasgow in the 1970s and 80s, Sharon had an incredibly tough childhood of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. When Sharon was eight years old, she came across the gravestone of a young girl named Rose, who was seven years old when she died. As a way to cope, Sharon visited Rose regularly and told her about the traumatic events unfolding in her life. Rose became Sharon’s best friend and confidante.
Through alcohol, drugs and an eating disorder, Sharon tried to numb her pain. It was only at the age of 18 when Sharon escaped her terrible life, finding friendship and love.
Since then, Sharon has stepped through an oscillating journey of healing with the love and support of friends, family and various therapies.
Sharon has found the courage to share her story and hopes that something in these pages may help someone suffering abuse.
She now lives happily in Australia with her wonderful husband and two children.
It was the text message that changed everything:
‘Your wife looks like a ping pong ball’
Interrupting a barrage of text messages from an ex-partner discussing the shared parenting of a child, this insult shines a light on the insidious yet violent weaponisation of a mobile phone.
All access, all hours, all-consuming.
The abstract accusations, cryptic complaints and unrelenting, unreasonable requests bled into a family household, leaving lasting effects-the victim traumatised by every notification or vibration of the phone.
This short story of creative non-fiction exposes a less obvious, yet just as brutal form of domestic violence in modern-day life, and how one person navigated through it.
Dr Johan Janssen has been listening to, measuring and mending his patients’ hearts for over 40 years. A large part of his role as a Cardiologist is to educate his patients in heart functions and health.
He has written this book to help further serve not only his patients but every person who has a beating heart inside their body. The straight-talking, conversational tone of this book explains the intricacies of the heart, its functions, its incredible design and its diseases in easy-to-understand terms.
Dr Janssen likens this pump in our bodies to an engine with all its working parts. All cars need to be checked and fine-tuned and likewise our own internal pump. This piece of machinery works with electrical, plumbing, and mechanical functions which all work together. It works long and hard for us to live a healthy life, but unfortunately humans don’t always afford the respect it needs. Poor lifestyle choices and hereditary conditions can affect the functioning of the heart, and Dr Janssen goes into friendly detail about what is best for this incredible organ.
This is a personal memoir by Alan Mulgrew, charting how he started his career as a farmworker to being CEO of huge, complex businesses.
