Andrew Melvin

About me

I’ve been correcting and producing text of all kinds for more than 20 years. Since going freelance in 2015 I have:

• Edited and/or proofread more than 80 books by authors from around the world for leading publishers and specialists
• Completed editorial reviews of research papers and in-depth technical guides
• Edited newsletters, reports, and varied material for organisations in the UK and elsewhere

My clients’ projects have covered a wide variety of subject areas, but my specialist knowledge includes:

• Film, TV, theatre – I’ve been a juror for BAFTA Cymru and I can also edit scripts and use Final Draft
• Games – role-playing games (RPGs), wargames, board/tabletop games, and video games
• History – particularly military history and medieval history
• Music – including playing, composing, and producing it

Besides non-fiction, if you’re writing a novel in the fantasy, science fiction, or historical genres, I would be very interested in editing your work.

Please don’t hesitate to let me know what you need, or visit www.icaneditthat.com to see how I can help you.

Services

• Editing
• Proofreading
• Script editing and reading
• Writing

Experience

• Five years as the in-house editor at a professional association
• Sixteen years editing and writing for newspapers
• Trainer and/or mentor for editors and journalists
• Author of two books (SF and fantasy)

Qualifications and awards

• Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
• BA (Hons) English Literature
• Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism
• National Council for the Training of Journalists’ National Certificate Examination
• Course in script reading (Industrial Scripts)