Sue Copsey, Development and Copy Editing
Sue is a professional book editor with 30+ years’ experience in the UK and NZ publishing industries. She was a senior editor at Dorling Kindersley in London before moving to Aotearoa/New Zealand, where she freelances for a number of publishers, both local and international, as well as working directly with independently published authors. Sue also […]
Anne Ingram, The Full Story
Location: I live on the beautiful Kapiti Coast but work with authors across the country I specialise in fiction for 8-15 year olds and offer full assessment of manuscripts for this age group. I also offer developmental editing, line editing and proofreading. It gives me enormous satisfaction to help other writers tell their story. The genres […]
Emma Weakley, Illustrator
I am a freelance illustrator and sometimes writer based in Kapiti, New Zealand. That Kind of Planet, a collection of short comics, was published in 2016 and won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for best production/publication in 2017. I also won the Sir Julius Vogel award in 2008, 2014, and 2017 for best professional artwork. […]
Leanne Wickham, Editorial Services
Red Pencil provides high-quality editing solutions for authors. This is achieved by building a relationship with you to understand your target audience. I have been certified through Author Accelerator’s Book Coach Certification program. This involves me working with you on your book manuscript from the beginning of your writing process and can continue right through […]
Kate Gordon-Smith, Indie Publishing Coach
Are you thinking about self publishing, but don’t know where to start? Are you partway through the self publishing process, but having trouble figuring some things out? Do you need someone with indie publishing experience in New Zealand to talk to about where to get the right technical assistance? I can help! My areas of […]
Helen Vivienne Fletcher, Editor
Sometimes it takes a fresh set of eyes to bring a manuscript from final draft to polished book. I’m Helen Vivienne Fletcher and I offer line and developmental editing services, specialising in the following genres: Children’s Books Young Adult Urban Fantasy Mystery I offer a sample edit of the first 1000 words of your project. […]