Getting a professional review can be an important stage of your manuscript development. An assessment by Bothersome Words will give you honest feedback that will help you take your manuscript to the next stage.
Our Services
Editing and Proofreading
Bothersome Words provides professional editing services to both trade publishers and private clients, including writers who are just starting out, those who are developing their work for submission, and independent authors planning to self-publish.
Writing Services
If you need someone to cover your story, Bothersome Words can draw on over 12 years of experience writing magazine features, business articles, marketing campaigns and blogs to fit the right words to your message.
Mentoring
Do you need a bit more help to push your manuscript to the next stage? Maybe a mentorship could help. Limited spots are available.
Workshops
Online workshops are coming soon; in the meantime, here’s where you can find Bothersome Words in the wild…
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From general editing and writing queries to specific manuscript quandaries, scrawl your questions on the back of a postcard and pop them in the ask box!
Case Studies
Title: Into the Labyrinth Author: Sigge Eklund (Translator: Katarina Tucker) Client: Echo Publishing Brief: Copy edit English translation of Swedish novel. Job: This was an already successful published book that had been translated for […]
Title: The Shadow’s Heart Author: KJ Taylor Client: HarperCollins Publisher Australia Brief: Structural edit followed by copy edit Job: The structural edit was done first to take care of some of the “big picture” aspects […]
Title: The Falcon Throne Author: Karen Miller Client: Hachette/Orbit UK Brief: Copy edit Job: This was the first book in what is intended to be a sprawling saga. With series it’s important to remember that […]
Recent Articles
Workshops and presentations
Long time no blog! But it’s time for a brief spot of shameless spruiking as we’re heading into duck workshop season… If you’re thinking about self-publishing, or just want to know a little more about […]
New site launched!
How do you like my new digs? I’m still getting settled in — most of the furniture is in place but there are still some boxes to unpack and bits of decorating to do, so […]
The Writers’ Editor Project – a survey…
As some of you may know, last year I began a research project called The Writers’ Editor, intended to explore how authors in different genres and fields create and develop their work; their writing and […]
