Write Raw Services

Write Raw Services

Whether you’d like an Express Memoir or a more in-depth life story, or perhaps you write fiction or in a different nonfiction genre, I can ensure that your manuscript is edited to a professional and artful standard, ready for publishing.

As a published co-author, and qualified editing and public relations professional, while I specialise in memoir writing, I have appraised, edited, and co-written over 40 books — from business books, to adult fiction, to self-help, to spiritual, to historical nonfiction, to children's books — and I provide the following services in a timely fashion, and at prices that suit individual needs.

You may require a combination of these services, such as a manuscript appraisal followed by a copy edit, or a dual structural and copy edit, together with some co-writing. All combinations are possible.

Co-writing Memoirs

As your co-author or editor, I will collaborate with you to shape a memoir that moves and inspires. Through video call interviews and emails, I will help you develop your narrative, producing a professional book ready to publish.

I aim to:

listen to your story and collaborate with you, remaining respectful of your unique, raw voice
research through FOI, books, policies, news articles, government records, interviews
improve dramatic structure
polish grammar
explore cultures and countries
create engaging characters and dynamic dialogue
develop your themes
unravel the truth, and
find the transformative lesson

If you have a bold life worth sharing, please contact me.

Manuscript Appraisals (fiction and nonfiction)

A manuscript appraisal provides a report of the strengths and weaknesses of your manuscript, with advice on improving concept, plot, flow, character development, structure, point of view, pace, chaptering, and language. My appraisals also identify your common copy edit errors, and your book’s marketing threats and potential.

Structural Editing (fiction and nonfiction)

Structural editing, like a manuscript appraisal, happens early on in the editing process. A structural edit provides a “big picture” critique of your book, and involves re-ordering your storyline to best hold the reader’s interest. A structural edit ensures sufficient conflict or tension, a logical plot, and interesting character development. A structural edit examines each story component — carefully interweaving subplots, correcting inconsistencies in point of view, improving chaptering so that the reader is propelled forward in the story, and deleting or adapting sections where the narrative drags.

Copy Editing (fiction and nonfiction)

Copy editing happens after a manuscript appraisal and structural edit. A copy edit corrects spelling, punctuation, grammar, and writing style errors, line by line. A copy edit will tighten your sentence structures and help you to convey your messages clearly and succinctly, without repetition, and in an engaging style that remains true to your unique voice. During a copy edit, I will check facts, insert references as needed, advise on possible copyright and defamation issues, and review your story for consistency of pace, dynamic dialogue, effective characterisation, and a strong narrative voice.