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Erica Challis Dip. Journ., MA Editor | Writer | Content Writer

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Erica Challis Dip. Journ., MA Editor | Writer | Content Writer

Queen Geek

Editorial Services

Erica Challis Dip. Journ., MA Editor | Writer | Content Writer

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Do you need an editor?

An editor works with you to give your ideas clarity, precision, and style. That means going over the details of grammar, spelling, and formatting, so your manuscript follows professional rules and norms.

Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, I’m here to wrangle grammar, tidy up tenses, and banish typos.

It’s a task I approach with care and empathy, because I know how personal your writing is to you.
Your words matter, and my job is to make them shine.

Editorial Perspective

As writers, we all know that feeling when a sentence doesn’t seem right, but we’re not sure why.

An editor brings a fresh pair of eyes. They’ll tell you what isn’t working, and they can suggest alternatives.

Editors are word geeks that are on your side.

Is the name of a ship written in italics? When do scientific names for species use capitals? How do dialogue tags work? Is more than one court martial correctly written “courts martial”? Should those quote marks have come after that question mark?

As a word geek, I absolutely live for questions like that. And getting those details right are what gives a manuscript its professional polish.

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About Me

Erica Challis Dip. Journ., MA
Editor | Writer | Content Writer.

I’m a professional writer and editor with 20 years’ experience writing for corporate and arts organisations. My editorial path began as a reporter, essayist, and editor for the popular Tolkien fan website, TheOneRing.net, which led to a two-volume book contract from Cold Spring Press. A postgraduate diploma in journalism from Massey University was my stepping stone to freelance writing in Wellington.

Those gigs all pay the bills, but what I love — what I’m geeky about — is words. That means I enjoy all types of writing from Anglo-Saxon verse to the latest novels on the Booker Prize and Hugo Awards lists. I read literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction, with a bias towards science and history.

I have a Masters in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka, and I’m currently working on a contemporary New Zealand novel set in West Auckland.

Erica Challis Dip. Journ., MA
Editor | Writer | Content Writer

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