Louise Harnby | Crime Fiction & Thriller Editor
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- Website
- harnby.co/fiction-editing
- Organisation
- Louise Harnby | Crime fiction and thriller editor
- Job title
- Crime fiction and thriller editor
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Louise
Crime fiction, mystery and thriller editing
You write crime fiction, mysteries, thrillers or suspense. I specialize in line editing those genres. That means your novel’s with an editor who gets you and knows the landscape.
I’ll work through your narrative and dialogue, attending to engagement, flow, clarity, and consistency at sentence level. That way, you can concentrate on what you do best – telling stories.
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Crime, mystery and thriller subgenres I work in
Action thriller | Cosy crime | Courtroom drama | Crime thriller | Detective fiction | Espionage | Hard-boiled crime fiction | Legal thriller | Locked-room mystery | Murder mystery | Mystery thriller | Near-future crime fiction | Noir | Police procedural | Political thriller | Psychological thriller | Science fiction thriller | Spy fiction | Suspense | Techno-thriller
Editing services
- Full line- and copy-edit: You’ve nailed your story and are happy with the structure. Now it’s time to focus on readability so that your readers stay on the page and immerse themselves in your prose. A line- and copy-edit corrects and smooths – artfully but invisibly.
- 10k-word agent teaser: I'll work on the first 10,000 words of your novel. This is a scaled-down version of the full line- and copyedit, and ideal for authors who want something polished to wow an agent with.
- Full proofread: Your book has been copy-edited. A proofread is the final tidy-up that looks out for any problems that have slipped through previous rounds of editing and formatting. It's the last line of defence before you publish.
- Sample edit: A sample edit shows you how I work. I'll correct and smooth 1,000 words of your prose, ensuring your narrative and dialogue drive your novel forward and flow well on the page.
Lovely words from satisfied clients
Cooking for Cannibals is a better book because of your careful, professional edit. And I'm a better writer. I can’t think of a higher compliment. But that’s the truth of it ... I'm a better writer because you edited my book. Rich Leder, novelist and screenwriter
I love the clean impact you've brought to my writing – am very happy! Thomas R Weaver, thriller writer
You are by far the best literary editor I've had. Your interventions are right on target, not to mention that I've learned a lot from your comments. Thank you. Nina Fitzpatrick, novelist, dramatist and screenwriter
If you want your writing to be better, then you need to get Louise to edit it. I can't recommend working with her highly enough. Kess Goldland, thriller writer
I wholeheartedly recommend her services ... Just don’t hire her when I need her. Jeff Carson, crime and thriller writer
This is the third time I’ve worked with her and she’s terrific. Highly recommended. J B Turner, crime and thriller writer
The Editing Podcast
Join Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle on The Editing Podcast, a fortnightly exploration of practical tips and guidance for editors and proofreaders who want to improve their practice and grow their businesses.
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