Beth Dymond Editorial Services

Testimonials

It is always such a pleasure to be working with Beth, I really admire her accuracy and attention to detail. She always delivers on time or ahead of the deadline, which makes the rest of the editorial process so much smoother. I always appreciate Beth’s comprehensive handover notes which detail her major corrections and any queries to be sent to the author for clarification. I strongly recommend her brilliant services, as she is above all a very friendly and approachable person.

Caroline Guillet, Assistant Editor, Arts & Crafts, Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.

This is just a quick note to say that I've checked through your edit and you did a great job, thank you.

Your edits have tightened up and improved the flow of the text, and you dealt with the references brilliantly. It's always so helpful when an editor suggests suitable sources where they're needed. Thank you!

Kathy Steeden, Rethink Press

Beth is great to work with, she always does a thorough job, keeps to the brief and works to the deadlines provided. We have worked on several books together, often quite complex titles with challenging deadlines. I would highly recommend her for project editing and proofreading work.

Emma Gardner, Editor, David & Charles

Looking over the edit, thank you so much! You’ve done a really wonderful job (again!) – my team are so happy we’ve found you and that you’re now working on our books. It is such a joy to have a copy editor with so much crafty knowledge plus with your clear AQs and markup it makes everything smooth sailing with the author!

Natasha Collin, Bloomsbury Publishing

Many thanks to Beth for her superb copyediting of my book.

Beth’s expertise and knowledge proved invaluable for my manuscript and I appreciate her tailored approach to it. On one level providing a thorough proofreading of the book as well as giving it a comprehensive, professional and invaluable copyediting. The latter suggestions were not prescriptive, rather advice and Beth was only too happy to discuss various points.

It has been an absolute joy conversing with Beth and she has at all times been available, friendly and informative; I especially appreciate that the initial returned manuscript with all the edits for me to go through was explained in detail at each juncture. Finally, the completed copyedited manuscript was ready on the agreed time schedule.

I very much look forward to working with Beth on my next book and can’t recommend her highly enough.

Annika Perry, author of Travel With Me

Beth became the editor for my debut novel Ladies that Did by way of a search on Google… best day of my life!

Her professional but kind manner was the bonus to her unbelievable editorial expertise. Without Beth I would not have taken the novel any further forward. She not only helped with editing and proofreading, but her kindness that enhanced the work with her gently suggested ideas was a bonus and showed her dedication. I felt that she ‘held my hand’ through the journey towards the finished work with the encouragement to continue to a successful end.

I thoroughly enjoyed the shared experience of working with Beth and would highly recommend her professional services.

Lyn Robinson, author of Ladies That Did

I’m self-publishing my first book and Beth has been a great help, with her experience in the publishing industry. She has edited it well and made great suggestions for improvements and how the graphic designer might best lay it out. She’s understood well both what I am aiming to create and the feel of the book. She’s asked constructive questions and communicates well so I always know what is going on. Importantly, she has also kept to the timescales. It’s been a real pleasure working with Beth and I am happy to recommend her to you.

Sue Blanch, author of Yoga and the Menstrual Cycle - Live in Harmony with your Natural Rhythm

In the summer of 2014, I started researching and writing up a history of Monkton Wyld School − a small progressive school in Dorset. I got in touch with Beth and we agreed to meet and discuss how best she could help.

I sent her the manuscript and in about a week she had edited the main text of some hundred pages. Encouraged, I sent her the appendices and the images to go in the text and appendices. Again in a very short space of time she had tidied up the appendices and made noted where all the nearly 100 images had to be placed. During the course of the work we had several conversations, all of which led to further improvements to the manuscript.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Beth as an editor to anyone who has written a book, and who wants to have it professionally edited. Until you see the before and after difference you may not be aware how much a professional editor can improve a text. Beth is delightful to work with and very good value.

Charles Bevan, Author of Monkton Wyld School: The History of a Progressive School in Dorset - 1940–1982

Thank you so much for all your work on the book. You have turned everything around so quickly and have been so thorough. It has been lovely to work with you.

Janet Goddard, author of Weekend Makes: Simple Applique

I was awarded First Class with honours. I would like to thank you so much for your help. You went outside your remit; you always had kind and encouraging words. Your proofreading service was professional, impeccable and reliable. I would definitely recommended your company.

Jade Thomas, BA Photography Student

Many thanks for sorting all the material so well... Your list of queries/what's missing was also helpful... We'd love to work with you again soon!

Caroline Elliker, Project Editor, Quintet Publishing