Sara Donaldson | Copyeditor | Copywriter
Editing involves working closely with the text, to help you, the author, say what you want to say while never losing your ‘voice’. An editor won’t change your style, but can suggest ways to enhance your final product and make it clear, concise and readable.
I’ve edited books, papers, dissertations, biographies and autobiographies, as well as poetry, business information and websites.
CIEP (Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading)
PTC (The Publishing Training Centre)
ProCopywriters (the alliance of commercial writers)
Contributed to: Why Editing Matters Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, 2020
Being Freelance: NEOTW Award number 9, 2019
ProCopywriters: member spotlight, 2018
The Perfectpreneur, 2018
Top five fiction editors in Scotland, 2016
Chartered Institute for Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) 2020
ProCopywriters 2020
Bookmachine 2017
Bookmachine 2016
Bookmachine 2015
Bookmachine 2014
Lily Publications (including: Isle of Man Government, Rushen Heritage Trust, many of the Island’s chefs to create three popular cookery books showcasing the Islands culinary expertise)
Ferry Publications (including: working closely with Cunard, Brittany Ferries, P&O, Irish Ferries, Northlink)
Sandstone Press
The Literary Consultancy
Whitefox
Bookmachine
Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
Dunnet Bay Distillers
Private businesses and authors
Below is a very small, representative selection of books I’ve edited. Some old, some not so old.