Kirsty Parkinson | Fiction Editor
Lincolnshire (UK) and remotely with clients around the world
- [email protected]
- Website
- www.crowberryeditorial.com
- Organisation
- Crowberry Editorial
- Job title
- Line editing, copyediting and proofreading
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Kirsty
Hello, I’m Kirsty and I offer friendly and supportive sentence-level editing services to help you get your novel, novella or short story one step closer to publishing.
Whether you need a thorough sentence-by-sentence edit or a final check, I can work with you to shape and polish your writing so you feel confident readers will enjoy your story the way you intended to tell it – in your best voice.
Services
- Line and copyediting – A careful review of your manuscript, addressing spelling, grammar and syntax errors as well as issues like clarity, consistency and flow.
- Proofreading – A quality-control check of your finalised and formatted work before you publish to catch any last-minute errors, typos or formatting issues.
If you'd like to see if I'm the right editor for you, why not try me out for free? I offer short, no obligation, free edits so that you can see what the services involve and get a sense of how I work. See my website for further details or contact me to request one.
In-house and freelance experience
Freelance since 2020
Sub-Editor/Senior Sub-editor, Archant Specialist, 2004–2007
Editorial Assistant, Romsey Publishing, 2002–2004
Training
Introduction to Fiction Editing (CIEP)
Switching to Fiction (Louise Harnby)
Introduction to Editing Skills (PTC)
Grammar at Work
Editing by Distance Learning (PTC)
Some of my clients
Flame Tree Press, Bloodhound Books, Routledge, Ockham Publishing, Cranthorpe Millner Publishers, independent self-publishing authors
Subjects
Fiction (science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime, adult and YA), board games, card games
Qualifications
BA English/Film and Media Studies
What some of my clients say
"Kirsty is an absolute pleasure and joy to work with. She’s worked on a few books for us, and not only do I highly recommend her, but the authors were also very happy with her work." Tara Lyons, Bloodhound Books
"Thank you so much for your work. The attention to detail you brought to the projects was meticulous and your queries were very valuable. I really appreciate it!" Josie Karani, Flame Tree Publishing
"Kirsty's work was fast, thorough, professional and encouraging. Her suggestions enhanced and clarified the text. Her friendly encouragement along with the very constructive criticism was very empowering. I look forward to working with her in the future." Charlotte Milne, romance author
"Kirsty was absolutely amazing. Her work extremely impressed me. It’s good to know that I won’t have to go looking for an editor for any of my writing in the future; I will be coming back to Kirsty for all editing work." Unnur Balla, fantasy author
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Disclaimer note
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.