Mrs Tabitha Davies
Worcestershire
- [email protected]
- Website
- www.tabitha-davies.com
- Job title
- Book editor of fiction and non-fiction
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Tabitha
If you have finished writing either your fiction or non-fiction book, I would love to help you take it to the next stage in your journey to publication.
My services
Manuscript appraisal (fiction books)
I would look at areas such as point of view, dialogue, plot, structure and theme, in order to produce a written summary on various aspects of your novel.
Developmental edit (fiction books)
This service would include a read through your novel and notes made in the manuscript itself on aspects such as point of view, dialogue, plot, structure and theme.
Copy-edit (fiction and non-fiction books)
Once you are happy with the content of your book, I would check for factual accuracy, consistency, grammar, spelling and punctuation. I would also suggest small changes to improve the flow of your manuscript and mark it up, so that it's ready to be laid out.
Proofread (fiction and non-fiction books)
This is a final check that I can carry out just prior to publishing. I would check spelling, grammar, punctuation, consistency and layout.
My specialisms
Non-fiction: travel and autism - for which I offer copy-editing and proofreading
Fiction: crime, romance and books set in the Nordic countries - for which I offer developmental editing, copy-editing and proofreading.
I'm an avid reader of crime, thrillers, romance and history.
I formerly worked as a travel consultant, planning clients' tailor-made holidays to the Americas and have also travelled independently in Western Europe. I studied in Sweden for a year, as part of my degree in Scandinavian Studies. I'm a fluent speaker of several languages, including Swedish, German and French, with intermediate level Spanish and Dutch.
Membership and qualifications
Professional member of The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
Essential Copy-editing - The Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
Essential Proofreading - The Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
Developmental Editing in Theory - Liminal Pages
Developmental Editing in Practice - Liminal Pages
Scandinavian Studies with Swedish language - University of East Anglia
Some clients I've worked with
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Hachette)
Summersdale Publishers (Hachette)
Birmingham Dogs Home
Contact
If you would like to find out more about working with me, please contact me or visit my website.
www.tabitha-davies.com
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