Mrs Nicola Simcock
Shropshire
- Website
- http://www.nicolasimcock.com
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Nicola
Featured
- ‘A first class editor with an intelligent approach’
- Over 20 years’ experience in-house and freelance
- MA English Literature (Warwick)
I specialise in editing fiction and memoirs. If you need help with your manuscript, just email me with a brief description of your book and we will take it from there.
When contacting me, it helps if you can provide the following information about your project:
- Brief description
- Word count
- An extract (2-3 chapters)
- Your name and contact details
Unsure which kind of edting you need? Not quite sure what to expect? I offer a sample edit of up to 2,000 words for a flat fee of £120 (subject to my availability).
Please don’t leave it to the last minute. My services are in demand and I am often booked up several weeks in advance.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Nicola
Subjects and Genres
- crime
- mystery
- thriller
- children's
- young adult
- historical
- contemporary
- romance
- erotica
- memoirs
- biographies
testimonials
'Nicola is a first class editor with an intelligent approach.'
Peter Dupont, Head of Foreign Office Publishing
'It was a pleasure to work with Nicola. She combines a very professional attitude with a personal touch. Her copy editing showed understanding and perception and her proof reading was amazingly accurate. Now I have a novel of which I can be proud.'
Ron Turner, Writer
‘Nicola Simcock was recommended to me by my publishers and provided an excellent service in editing and assessing my manuscript. She is thorough and is always available to answer questions.’
Anjali Mittal, Writer
‘Nicola edited my memoir with a fine tooth comb, highlighting typos and grammatical errors but also pointing out inconsistencies and anomalies that others had missed.’
Jay Margrave, Writer
'After re-drafting my novel several times, I gave it out to a handful of readers. I would recommend doing this first as it helped get rid of any glaringly obvious mistakes. Nicola then took the manuscript and worked her magic on it. She saw things that neither I nor my readers saw. She has picked up so many little things that I had missed and also pointed out some larger issues. She gave me suggestions for research and ways to make my novel clearer. She is so friendly and very easy to work with. She never harshly criticised my work but simply pointed out how it could be improved. I am really happy with Nicola’s work and would definitely recommend her.'
Delphine Woods, Writer
'For a first time author, the advice is very clear. Choose your editor wisely - it’s one of the most important professional relationships you’ll have. In Nicola I made a very wise choice. She is approachable, responds to queries promptly, is clear about when she has scheduled your project into her workload and gives regular updates along the way. Her editing and proofreading skills are exceptional, and I have no hesitation in recommending her.'
Les Finlayson, Writer
'I approached my first book with nothing more than some base material and ambition. Thanks to Nicola's professional approach and developmental editing expertise, I now have an end product that exceeds my original expectations.'
Colin Robbie, Writer
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The CIEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the quality of work provided by any member listed in the directory. The members themselves are responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their entries in the Directory and the CIEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The institute cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the Directory. Inclusion in the Directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.