Editorial Team

David Pickering
Qualifications: MA Hons in English Language and Literature, Oxford University, 1980.
David lives in Buckingham in the UK and is an experienced freelance editor and compiler of books on a wide variety of arts and general interest subjects. These have included English language dictionaries and reference books on literature, the theatre, witchcraft, superstitions, folklore, biography, pirates, classical history, quotations, sports, military history, first names, and the highways and byways of the English language, among many, many other topics. He also has extensive experience as an editor of novels, short stories, and autobiographies. His own fiction ranges from novels and short stories to pantomimes and award-winning plays.
He has never knowingly allowed a split infinitive to live, but is otherwise a happy, easy-going chap who is always on the author's side!
Offers editing and proofreading of novels (or extracts of novels), short stories, and plays
Contact David directly davidp@mybooklive.co.uk

Connie Wenzel-Jordan
book services Connie is a professional writer and graphic designer who has worked for nearly seventy organizations, businesses and publications, mostly in New England. While her usual focus has been persuasive writing for marketing and public relations, she is an accomplished editor for all types of written material including feature articles, technical material, medical writing, presentations, and speeches. And yes, even creative material.
She began writing and editing at an early age, as an eleven-year-old publishing her school's newspaper. Forty-four years later, she's still publishing a newspaper, this time a daily digital news publication for her hometown of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. She spends the rest of her time designing websites for a variety of clients, caring for her family, and pretending she lives in simpler times.
Connie believes that a good editor needs to be gentle, yet firm and understanding. "Every writer's work is precious to them," she notes, "and they are understandably cautious and protective."
"I learned long ago to explain my role as someone who will tidy up, sweep the dust from the corners, and polish the work until it sparkles and shines."
Just don't ask her to wash windows or walk the dog.

Contact Connie directly connie@mybooklive.co.uk