Brockway Gatehouse Book Editor
Faithfully crafting your unputdownable book
Editing service for authors who want to want their debut to be the best it can be.
Unlock your book’s potential!
Transform your manuscript into a polished page-turner with my professional editing services.
I work with you to perfect every aspect of your story.
Making sure it stands out from the crowd!
From grammar and punctuation to character and plot development, together, we’ll take your writing to the next level.
Don’t let small mistakes hold you back from reaching your audience.
Contact me today to start your journey to publishing success!
Don’t take my word for it…
“Kim is an integral part of the creation of my novels.
She brings rare gifts to the task. Not only does she possess professional skills and diligently checks anything that is borderline but applies insight and experience to the manuscript. It is a delight to go through Kim’s comments.
Kim is solution oriented. If there is an issue with a sentence or a paragraph, she suggests alternatives, and all I have to do is pick one. Kim makes the whole process easy.
I very much enjoy and appreciate her remarks along the way on her experience of following the story.
Holly Bell (Author Amanda Cadabra Cosy Paranormal Mystery Series)
Who Can I Help?
I specialise in editing manuscripts for authors who want to self publish
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Ebooks
- Lead magnet
- Journals and planners
- Website
We share the same qualities and traits; pride in our work and a desire to be successful.
In addition to editing, I also offer beta reading and manuscript critiques to help you take your writing to the next level.
Are you spending time fixing awkward punctuation and painstakingly replacing overused words and phrases?
Let me deal with that. You’ve got better things to do with your time–like writing an unputdownable book.
About me
As a qualified copyeditor, I’ll look out for those pesky errors that distract your readers from what’s most important: your story.
If this is your first foray into the publishing world and want to make sure your words flow beautifully (and your grammar and punctuation is up to scratch) before you self-publish, I can help.
I understand how daunting it can be to hand your carefully crafted words over to someone else.
Rest assured, you will have complete control over the final draft – so you can release your novel into the world, just the way it should be.
Let’s have a chat and discuss how we can work together.
Brockway Gatehouse Professional editing and proofreading for independent authors.
Things You Might Be Wondering …
Do you work with self-publishing authors?
✅Yes, the majority of my clients self-publish.
If we haven’t worked together before, I recommend a manuscript assessment first rather than jumping straight into a copy edit. During a manuscript assessment, I look at the “big picture”, uncovering any areas that need improvement and offering suggestions. This reduces the work needed when it comes to a copy or line edit, thus also reducing the costs.
The relationship between author and editor is a special one. There needs to be a high level of trust, mutual understanding, and a good working relationship. After all, we’re working together to ensure your novel is the best it can be.
What’s the process for a Beta read or manuscript a critique?
1. Request a beta read or critique
Contact me and tell me a little bit about your novel.
The number of words
Deadline
Format, i.e. Word or PDF
2. I get in touch.
I’ll email you with any further questions I have about your book, your writing background and your publishing intentions. This will help me decide whether I think we’d be a good creative fit and whether this service is right for you.
3. Agree the details.
If I think we’d be a good fit, I’ll let you know the soonest date I can start work on your manuscript and how long it will take me (usually about 2 weeks). Your place in my schedule is locked in as soon as you confirm the date.
4. Wait for me to do my thing.
Send me your manuscript in full before the project start date. I’ll read and carefully analyse your novel. There will be lots of thinking and note-taking! Once I’ve finished, I’ll email your manuscript back to you with all my thoughts and comments along with the invoice for the fee.
5. Ask any last questions.
My inbox is always open. You can send me follow-up emails to ask for any clarifications or advice. After that, you should feel ready to start the next stage of the writing process.
What’s the process for a copy edit or proofread?
1. Request a copy edit or proofread quotation
Contact me and tell me a little bit about your novel.
The number of words
Deadline
Format, i.e. Word or PDF
2. I get in touch and request a sample.
I’ll email you with any further questions I have about your book, your writing background and your publishing intentions. I’ll ask for a sample chapter from somewhere in the middle, so I can get a sense of the novel and the depth of editing it might need. This will help me decide whether I think we’d be a good creative fit and whether this service is right for you. If I think we would be a good creative fit, you’ll get a reply from me a few days later with a quote that includes the total fee, how long the edit or proofread will take and when I’m available to start working on it.
3. Book me in.
When you agree to my quote, your place in my calendar is booked and a Zoom meeting is scheduled two weeks before the project start date to go through your style and spelling preferences. You send me your manuscript on the agreed date.
4. Wait for me to do my thing.
I’ll diligently edit or proofread the novel using Track Changes and the Comments features of Word. When I’m finished, you’ll get two copies of your manuscript back. An easy to read “clean copy” and a “track changes” copy that shows all the mark-ups and edits made. You will also receive my invoice.
5. That’s it!
However, my inbox is always open. You can contact me to ask for any clarifications or advice.
Will the manuscript be error-free after a copy-edit or proofread?
Honestly? Probably not 100%, although that’s always what I aim for. However, it’s impossible for every error to be caught, we’re only human, after all. The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading says: ‘A good copy-editor picks up 80% of errors; a good proofreader picks up 80% of what’s left.’ Meaning that there will always been the odd pesky error that slips through.
Remember, a copy-edit helps improve the writing – as well as catch as many of those pesky errors as possible.
Do you offer any discounts or packages?
✅ Yes!
SERIES DISCOUNT: If you hire me to work on further novels in the same series, I’ll apply a discount to each of those subsequent manuscripts.
FURTHER SERVICES DISCOUNT: After you hire me for one service, if you consequently hire me to carry-out a follow-on service for your manuscript, I’ll apply a discount to my fee. For example if I critique your manuscript then you request a copy edit for it, or if I’ve beta read your book before it was formatted and you want me to proofread it after it’s been formatted.
Do you work with international authors?
✅Yes! I do work with authors across the world. However, at this time I only invoice in pounds (GBP).