Editing Services Available to Indie Authors

Dear All

As well as being a writer, I have studied editing and am now launching a freelance career in editing and proofreading. I am doing some work for an online publisher, but am also happy to hear from independent authors looking for editing assistance. I have had some experience working with three different publishers and one indie author over the last two years, but since I am still fairly new on the scene, I can offer very reasonable rates.

Please feel free to contact me and I am happy to provide a no obligation quote for any work.

Book Review: The Book of English Magic by Philip Carr-Gomm & Richard Heygate

Title: The Book of English Magic
Author: Philip Carr-Gomm & Richard Heygate
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback
Genre: Non-Fiction
Source: Xmas Gift

Book Review: Citadel (Languedoc # 3) by Kate Mosse

Title: Citadel (Languedoc # 3)
Author: Kate Mosse
Publisher: Orion
Publication Date: 2012 (2011)
Pages: 692
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical Fiction
Source: Xmas Gift

Sketching - Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens

A sketch of Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Teitjens in Parade's End.

Drawn over 4 hours with pencils: 9H, B, 2B, 3B, 8B

Excerpt & Kindle Offer - Dawn of Steam: First Light by Jeffrey Cook and Sarah Symonds

Today I am happy to share a short excerpt from Dawn of Steam: First Light, a steampunk novel by Jeffrey Cook and Sarah Symonds. As an added treat, the Kindle ebook is currently discounted until 23 April, so get in quick by clicking HERE.

Gregory Conan Watts has been hired to prove the impossible. To do so, he’s expected to assemble a crew that includes war heroes, carnies, respectable women, and one wilderness scout who may or may not be entirely insane. They’ll have the best of 1815 technology: a state-of-the-art airship and the steam-powered battle suit that almost single-handedly brought down Napoleon’s alliance. Finding vast uncharted wonders Gregory’s not even sure are there sounded complicated enough; he wasn’t expecting natural disasters, outright sabotage… or another war.

More information can be found at www.dawnofsteam.net

(Read on for the excerpt)

Book Review: Shaman, Priestess, Pawn (Olivia Lawson # 4) by M. Terry Green

Title: Shaman, Priestess, Pawn (Olivia Lawson # 4)
Author: M. Terry Green
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: April 2014
Pages: 314
Format: E-Book - EPUB
Genre: Fantasy
Source: Review Copy from Author

Book Review: Beckoning Blood by Daniel de Lorne

Title: Beckoning Blood
Author: Daniel de Lorne
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Publication Date: 1 May 2014
Pages: 242
Format: E-Book - PDF
Genre: Paranormal-M/M
Source: ARC via NetGalley

Sketching: Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock

A sketch of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock in the BBC TV series.
Drawn over 4.5 hours with pencils: 3B, 2B, HB, H, 9H

Book Review: The Forever Song (Blood of Eden # 3) by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Forever Song (Blood of Eden # 3)
Author: Julie Kagawa
Publisher: Harlequin Teen Australia
Publication Date: 1 May 2014
Pages: 394
Format: E-Book - PDF
Genre: YA
Source: ARC via NetGalley

Book Review: Enmity (Enmity # 1) by E. J. Andrews

Title: Enmity (Enmity # 1)
Author: E. J. Andrews
Publisher: Harlequin Australia
Publication Date: April 2014
Pages: 295
Format: Paperback
Genre: YA Dystopia
Source: ARC via Publisher

Day-Walker & Time Keepers - End of an Era

So, my publisher is being taken over and, in the next few days, my two books - Day-Walker and Time Keepers, will no longer be available. So if you still want a copy, get it quick! The new owner may offer to republish, but I am waiting to hear from them.

In the meantime, I was pretty upset to hear I have to remove all images of my book covers from banners, blog etc. I had hoped to keep them up and show them as 'backlist' titles, but apparently, for some unknown reason, that is not allowed.

I stuck with this publisher even though they've been going through a bad patch the last 12 months or so, but this issue with the covers has left a sour taste in my mouth at the end of it all.

Book Review: The Girl with the Windup Heart by Kady Cross

Title: The Girl with the Windup Heart (Steampunk Chronicles # 4)
Author: Kady Cross
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Publication Date: 27 May 2014
Pages: 396
Format: E-Book - PDF
Genre: YA Steampunk
Source: ARC via NetGalley