Anne Gillion | Crime Fiction|Thrillers|Self-Help

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I am an experienced editor/proofreader and owner of ASG Editorial, which I established in 2017 after nearly three decades in newspaper publishing.

Before setting up my editorial business, I worked for 27 years as a newspaper and magazine sub-editor/production editor – both freelance and in-house. As a result, I am skilled at working to deadlines, fact-checking and rewriting (only where necessary).

Now, most of my work is book editing –  fiction and non-fiction – although I'm happy to take on smaller projects such as blog posts, short stories, novellas and factual guides.

I am an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading and abide by the Code of Practice. I can assure you of a respectful editor/client relationship and high-quality work delivered to agreed deadlines.

I am happy to look at a sample of your work and chat about the level of service you need. Please email me or fill in the contact form on my website: asgeditorial.co.uk.

Media

Books, guides, factsheets, brochures, newsletters, blog posts, magazines, journals, press releases.

Experience

Latest first:

Fiction/non-fiction editor: Editing and proofreading business, ASG Editorial, started in May 2017.

Assistant editor: Bride magazine; Editor: A Kentish Ceremony, Marry in Norfolk (Archant publications).

Newspaper/magazine sub-editor (copyeditor): 27 years, including 12 years as a freelance journalist/sub-editor. 

Newspaper journalist: Six years working as a reporter on various newspaper titles before moving on to sub-editing.

Training

CIEP (formerly SfEP) conferences: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and (upcoming) 2023
Some of the sessions and workshops I attended include the following:

• Word macros for faster editing
• Editorial project management
• Editing for indie fiction authors at sentence level
• Using social media to market your business
• Perfecting PDF mark-up
• Digital marketing
• Conscious and Inclusive language
• Managing an editorial project
• Six habits of highly effective editors
• Editor website foundations
• Efficient editing
• Fiction line-editing essentials
• Developmental editing

COURSES AND CERTIFICATES

References (CIEP) 2022

Editing Fiction (Publishing Training Centre) 2018

Proofreading 3 (CIEP) 2018.

Content Marketing Certification (Hubspot) 2017

Adobe InDesign (In-house) Archant, 2011

Editing, page design, and QuarkXPress (In-house) Archant, 1994

Sub-editing (Residential course, Pendley Manor) Westminster Press,1982

National Certificate in Practical Journalism (NCTJ) 1980

CLIENTS

INDEPENDENT AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS

Fiction
P.J. Griffiths The Adventures of Lucy Parker-Patel, Books 1&2 (Spirituality, Religion, Self-Discovery). 
Holly McGlade Mabel and the Social Scare! (Humour, Older Children) .
James A. North Billy Bogey's Big Adventure (Humour Children).
Bennett Tucker The Music of Sleepless Nights (American Historical Fiction).
Tim Holden Rivers Run Deep (American Historical Fiction) Monkey Time Books.
Lara Moreno Wolfskin (Literary Fiction) Translated from the original Spanish by Katie Whittemore, Structo Press,
M. R. Kajue A Girl, The Professor & A Bright Star (Contemporary Fiction). Independently published.

Non-fiction
Robert Lomax: Consciousness and the Alien Mind (Self-Help, Personal Development) Balboa Press. 
Chris Amies New Translation of Islands on Fire, by Jules Verne, Amazon. 
Bernard Hagon The Wine Lodge (Memoir); An Englishman's Dream – The Landlord (Memoir) Amazon. 
Simon Beckett-Allen Cooking for One (Recipes, Bereavement) Rosedale Funeral Home. 
Peter Kronig & Chris Corbett The White Game (Popular Psychology) Grove Publishing. 
Miles C. Collier The Archaeological Automobile (Classic Cars, History, Motorsport) Collier Automedia.
Kevin Shilling Reckless: The Fall and Rise of AC Bluebird (Classic Cars, Memoir, Motorsport) Shilling 2018 Ltd. 
John Martin Literary Invention – Daniel Defoe: His Life and Writing (Novelist Biographies, Literary Theory) New Generation Publishing. 
Nicola Smalley The Path to Forgotten Freedom: Healing Unresolved Ancestral Trauma (Self-Discovery, Family History) Buzzard Press. 
Adrian Conroy Chicken or Egg? (Trivia, Quiz Questions); First Born (Quiz Questions) Amuse Bouche Publishing.
Simon Harper Breaking Bad Patterns (Psychology and Psychiatry, Evolutionary Psychology) Mind Patterns Press.
James Stratton Letters from a Horse Transport Officer WWI: Plas Machen at War (Biography, Historical) Independently published.
Joe Curtis Through Water & Ruin: Surviving the Commute and Aftermath of Storm Babet (Photojournalism, Popular Science Weather) Mushy Peas Publishing.
Suzy Bennett Artisans of Dartmoor: A Portrait of a Creative Community (Photojournalism, Traditional Crafts) Independently published.

NORDIC PUBLISHING HOUSE
SAGA EGMONT

SAGA Egmont is an international publishing house based in Copenhagen, Denmark. I worked directly with the publishing team as the final proofreader on English translation of the following titles:

Niels Krause-Klær: Solitaire; Devil's Democracy; Darklands (Political thrillers).
Inger Gammelgaard Madsen: Username: Doll Child; Death on Demand; Seal of Confession (Crime, Murder Mystery).
Jale Poljarevius & Karl Eidem: Stockholm South (Thriller).
Cecilia Sahlström: White Lilac; Vigilante (Crime, Police Procedural).
Anna Grue: The Mystery at the Second-Hand Shop (Cosy Murder Mystery).
Martina André: Robolove: Operation Iron Heart (Humour, Fantasy).
Elisabeth Hammer: Dream Signs; Engaged (Young Adult, Romantic Fiction).

GENERAL

Standards and Testing Agency: Proofreading English Key Stage 1 & 2 test papers.
CIEP: Proofreading and copyediting CIEP blog posts, fact sheets, guides (print and PDF).

PRINT MEDIA
Just Regional, local news magazine publisher: Editing, designing, proofreading, and writing.
Archant Bride/Weddings: Assistant editor – Bride Magazine; Editor – A Kentish Ceremony and Marry in Norfolk (six months in-house).

OTHER
ITN: Reporting results from South Norfolk Constituency count: General Election nights 2015, 2017, 2019.

SUBJECTS OF INTEREST

Business: Quality of Working Life

Fitness/health: Exercise, diet/nutrition, well-being

Fiction: Crime/mystery, thrillers, literary, popular fiction.

Food/Cookery: Mediterranean diet, veganism, vegetarianism

Politics: British, US, current affairs

Philosophy: Ethics, political philosophy, political science

Personal development: Self-help, popular psychology, CBT, mindfulness

QUALIFICATIONS

References course (CIEP) 2022

Editing Fiction (Publishing Training Centre) 2018.

Proofreading 3 (CIEP) 2018.

Content Marketing Certification (Hubspot) 2017

NCFE Level 3 diploma: Personal Effictiveness at Work - Otley College

National Certificate in Practical Journalism: NCTJ

University of Bristol: BSc Politics/Philosophy

A-levels: English, French, German

Cordon Vert Diploma (Distinction) – The Vegetarian Society

TESTIMONIALS

“Anne, thank you so much – you have been such a great help with writing my book. Your clear understanding of the English language gained over many years as a professional editor, freelance writer and proofreader has proved invaluable – I am not sure how I could have done it without you.”
P.J. Griffiths, author

"I love it! You have all the best words. Thank you so much. I would never have been able to put it so well myself."
Victoria Walters, Healthy You, Healthy Planet website

"Your press release resulted in two lead articles in my local paper, and now I’m writing a regular column for them. You are really talented. I will be calling on your proofreading services when I finish my next book."
Karen Bromley, Maya Wellbeing

"Anne has really assisted me with my draft manuscript. She  provided both the amended clean copy of my work and the original work with corrections, which made it easy to review.
“She kept me updated throughout her copy-edit so I was aware when I could anticipate the work would be returned. I found her alterations really enhanced my manuscript and were in keeping with the style of the prose so the original author keeps their own voice.
Siobhan Davies, creative writer

• Editor
• Proofreader

• Non-fiction
• Fiction
• Crime, mystery & thriller
• Self-help

• Book publishers
• Indie authors