If writing a novel can often feel like a long and winding road, editing a completed draft manuscript can sometimes feel more like climbing a never-ending flight of stairs. Fortunately my friend and fellow Highland author Margaret Kirk and I are here to help. We share a guilty pleasure – editing the work of others.
For the last year or so we have been considering starting our own joint venture to support Highland writers with locally-based editorial services and now we have taken the plunge.
Margaret is an award-winning short story and crime writer who specialises in Highland Noir. Both of us already have professional (and voluntary) experience of editing work within our own community and beyond. Our skills complement each other well: Margaret enjoys the nitty-gritty of line by line proofing, for example, while I prefer the face-to-face contact of writer mentoring.
We launched CannyEdit at the HighlandLIT gathering on Tuesday 17th October and we have already had a few enquiries as a result.
All our contract agreements begin with a free discussion of the client’s needs, which is entirely without obligation. If you would like more information, why not email us at info(at)cannyedit(dot)scot?
Vee Walker writes... 