As an editor, I have helped authors with character-development, plot-development, structuring, pacing, etc. Whatever is needed for the advancement, refinement, polishing, or completion of a piece of work.
Recent Work
In 2016 I edited Rowan Somerville’s Beat: The True Story of a Suicide Bomb and a Heart, published by The Lilliput Press in 2017. In 2017 I edited the debut novel of the author Darragh McCausland, yet to be published. In 2019 I edited Alice Lyons’s novel Oona (Lilliput), published in April 2020. Previously I edited a selection of the travel writing of Benedict Kiely which remains unpublished. I collaborated with Estelle Birdy from 2020 to 2023, editing her debut novel, Ravelling (Lilliput), published in May 2024.
Ravelling by Estelle Birdy
“Written in fluent, truthful prose, with humour and empathy abounding.” - Sebastien Barry
“A glorious novel, tough and hilarious and full of heart. What a writer! Every line sings from the page.” - Donal Ryan
Oona by Alice Lyons
“extraordinary, experimental debut novel” - The Stinging Fly
“Oona, a book without an ‘o’, is an ingeniously crafted marvel” - Irish Independent
Critically acclaimed debut novel from American writer Alice Lyons, nominated for the Kate O'Brien Award.
Beat by Rowan Somerville
“Beat is a riveting, intelligent and scrupulously honest journey through the torment of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It runs the gamut of human behaviour, from blood-curdling barbarity to extraordinary generosity; a tour-de-force” - The Irish Times
A non-fiction book by English author Rowan Somerville.
Station to Station by Johnny Gogan
“what follows is a delightfully dry take on the spy novel” - The Irish Times
“a gripping storyline” - Author Martina Devlin
A romantic thriller by Irish author and filmmaker Johnny Gogan.