A powerhouse professional editor and writer & an award-winning poet ⁠— both originally from Hobart, Tasmania⁠ and now based in Scotland — have teamed up as Praxis Editing: your bespoke home for editing, manuscript appraisal and proofreading (Lesley) and all things poetry (Joe).

You can get in touch to discuss how we can best help you achieve your writing goals or request a quote; meet the duo behind Praxis; or simply find out more about what book editing actually is. (Do you know, for instance, the difference between copy editing and proofreading? Or a manuscript appraisal v. a structural edit?)

Either way, we wish you a world of happy and rewarding writing and editing and, if the stars align, we very much hope we can be a resourceful, knowledgeable and essential part of helping you achieve your writing goals. Grab your hat ⁠— let's get to it!

'I'm so happy with the editing; I was really blown away by how much the manuscript was elevated by your edit.'

⁠—Patricia M., August 2022

‘…thank you for doing such a sensational job with [the manuscript]. Honestly, the care and consideration you took was brilliant, and [the author] has been very appreciative of the expertise you brought to the process and her debut novel … Thanks again for an incredible job; it really is most appreciated.’

⁠—Publisher feedback, June 2022

'... You did such [an] amazing job!! I took all your corrections and advice and ran with them, the flow of the book is, "now", lovely; I even took [an] axe to that song as you suggested. And I [learned] so much from you, THANK YOU!!'

⁠—Jonathon McD., September 2021