Mr Ian Skewis | Editor & Proofreader of Fiction & Non-Fiction
- Website
- https://www.ianskewis.com
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Ian
Hello. I'm a freelance editor and proofreader of fiction and non-fiction. I have edited and proofread over 300 books for traditional and self-published authors as well as publishing houses in both UK and US English styles. I also have free writing courses available on TikTok and YouTube. Many of the books I have worked on have gone on to become bestsellers, won awards and been translated into different languages. If you would like me to take a look at your manuscript then please get in touch.
Testimonials
I've engaged Ian Skewis as editor for both my novels. He’s a highly diligent and consummate professional, who understands detail and provides the highest quality across the full range of editorial services. Whether you’re looking for a structural edit, copy-edit or proofread, I’m happy to recommend Ian Skewis to any author or aspiring writer seeking publication.
John Harkin, author of The Fear of Falling and A Fear of Dark Places, published by Bloodhound Books.
Ian is a diligent, hard-working editor and proofreader, with a keen eye to detail. I would highly recommend his excellent services.
Betsy Reavley, co-founder and director of Bloodhound Books.
I asked a trusted friend if she could recommend an editor to go through my manuscript for me. She quickly came back to me and suggested I contact Ian Skewis and I am so grateful to her for the recommendation and of course to Ian for doing such a thorough job.
Ian went through the manuscript and found and corrected my typos, grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. Ian was great at helping me to get a sense of what my story needed to really make it pop, he helped me to understand myself as an author and to gain confidence in my ability to bring a story from concept to completion.
Ian Skewis helped greatly in these areas. I would highly recommend his services as an editor to anyone.
Christie J Newport, author of Whittingham and The Raven’s Mark, the latter published by Joffe Books.
I engaged Ian to proofread the Sturmtaucher Trilogy with no small amount of apprehension – the word count for the three books is 1.1 million – but Ian took it all in his stride. His proofreading was quick, efficient and very thorough – he checked an incredible amount of historical information as well as the usual grammar, spelling and punctuation that I was expecting, and even pointed out errors in dates, characters’ stated ages and characters with similar names that could have caused confusion (there are a lot of characters). Not only that, but he also suggested edits for readability including flagging up and clarifying the character points of view issues in the trilogy too.
Ian was always available for advice and clarification. In fact, he gave nothing but encouragement and support, and was a calming influence despite the whirlwind of tasks he needed to wade through in order to get the books out there in time.
I would thoroughly recommend Ian’s proofreading and editing services – I’ve had no comments or complaints about the books with regards to proofreading errors, which for a trilogy of that size is remarkable.
Alan Jones, author of the Sturmtaucher Trilogy, published by Ailsa Publishing.
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