Meet our writer’s flock!
JESSICA BROWN | FOUNDER & MANAGING EDITOR
Jessica is a professional book editor specialising in working with purpose-led authors of non-fiction books. As an RAF veteran and professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, she offers military precision and extensive industry experience to support self-publishing authors on their journey to publication. Jessica has worked on over 90 books for both independent writers and traditional publishing houses and believes helping authors to confidently share their message and achieve their book dreams is the best job in the world! When she's not working with authors, she can mostly be found adding to her extensive stationery collection or tucked in a cute cafe, drinking oat flat whites and reading personal development books. See Jessica’s portfolio here.
TERESA LINDEYER | COPYEDITOR & PROOFREADER
Teresa has over 20 years’ experience in being a professional ‘detail-spotter’, beginning as a television broadcast compliance executive, editing programmes to ensure everything was within the guidelines and that continuity was spot on. She moved onto editing words soon afterwards, which aligned her passions for language and helping people to communicate effectively. She thoroughly enjoys the whole process of working to help clients present the best of themselves to their audience. Teresa is a military wife, mum to three boys, Foodbank volunteer, trumpet player and loves spending time in her happiest place – either in or on the sea. And if she’s not doing any of that, you will find her hidden away, avidly reading.
YASMIN YARWOOD | PROOFREADER
Yasmin has been a professional proofreader and proof-editor since 2012, running her business, Meticulous Proofreading, from her home in Broadstairs, Kent. For Yasmin, there’s no beating the personal element of supporting self-publishing authors, helping them get their books ready to publish, through a meticulous, kind and non-judgemental approach. Yasmin's trained and experienced eye will give you peace of mind things haven’t slipped through, so your story reads even better than it did before.
ZARA THATCHER | PROOFREADER & TYPESETTER
Zara is a knowledgeable, experienced publishing professional with over a decade in the industry. She worked for 11 years as a production manager at a successful indie publishing house, working on fiction and non-fiction books, including many diverse genres including self-help and business titles. As well as being a qualified proofreader and professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, Zara is also highly skilled in typesetting, page layout and production, helping authors throughout their book's development.
ALI CHAMBERS | GHOSTWRITER & DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR
Ali has been in the industry for the last eleven years. Her proudest achievements are a ghostwritten 290-page coffee table book that convinced investors to buy a company for £140M, another six books in varying genres for six-figure business owners, two book pitches that have been signed by agents (one went on to Disney), and developmentally editing a dozen other stories. In her spare time, she can be found writing under the pseudonym, Gwyneth Lesley. Her debut novel, Prometheus' Priestess, shot to number five in the Amazon Greek Mythology charts and sold over 2,000 copies in its first ten weeks.
STEPH CASWELL | GHOSTWRITER & DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR
Steph Caswell is the author of six non-fiction books and a writing coach and developmental editor at Creating Happy Writers. She works with service-led business owners who want to write and publish books in their niche, aiming to take the overwhelm away and make the writing journey a happy one. In 2021, Steph published her most recent book, Dare to Write, to help new non-fiction authors confidently write and publish their first books. Steph is also a ghostwriter in the self-help niche and an aspiring middle-grade children’s author.