ALISON GRAY EDITORIAL SERVICES
Alison is exactly the kind of editor any would-be author could wish for.
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Lucy Ryan, author of Business Book Award Winner, Revolting Women
...developmental editor extraordinaire...
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Alison Jones, CEO of Practical Inspiration Publishing and author of Exploratory Writing
Her one-to-one tuition is excellent and inspiring.​​​
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Julie Robertson, short story writer and artist​
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I specialise in developmental editing of fiction and nonfiction. That means that I am interested in the 'big picture' elements of your work. In fiction, that is plot, character, and pace; in nonfiction, argument flow and structure.
I have worked on award-winning and bestselling books and my services are used by publishers, editing consultancies, indie authors and journal editors.
A Qualified Editor
I take training seriously because I love it! Specific developmental editing training has included:
Developmental Editing: Fiction Theory (Liminal Pages)
Developmental Editing: In Practice (Liminal Pages)
Introduction to Fiction Editing (Chartered Institute for Editing and Proofreading (CIEP))
Introduction to Nonfiction Developmental Editing (CIEP)
Editing Romance Fiction (CIEP)
Notes on Editing Memoir (Club Ed)
Editing the Romance (Club Ed)
There are many editors out there who can help you with grammar, punctuation and sense, but there are very few who can offer what Alison does - the ability to step back and take a broad overview of your work, advising on where it is not quite working, which areas need to be developed and improved upon, and where you should take it next in order for it to be the very best it can be. That is worth its weight in gold for any writer wanting to take their work to the next level.
Elissa Soave, author of Saltire shortlisted Ginger and Me, Graffiti Girls, and Common Ground.
