My Vision

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To use my unique editorial approach to ensure that any manuscript I work on is logical, consistent, entertaining, and its best possible self.

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My Mission

The Ivatt Editorial Consultancy isn’t just a freelance editing business. For now, I am the only member of the team, but I have big ambitions for my business that can be broken down into three mission statements:

  1. To offer and deliver high-quality editorial and consultancy services to authors and publishing professionals, specialising in fantasy fiction.

  2. To design, promote and use my unique editorial and consltancy approach, which combines editing with Change Management and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

  3. To raise awareness of chronic illnesses, long-term health conditions and disabilities, and to create future ways of working for such individuals in the editing industry.

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How will I achieve this?

The plan so far is to measure success by:

  1. Creating a list of returning fantasy-fiction clients, including individual authors, agents, editors and other publishing professionals

  2. Write and publish a book on my editing approach, as well as templates and tools for elevating a manuscript, protecting consistency, and encouraging realistic characters.

  3. Forge strong partnerships with big publishers, who use the Ivatt Editorial Consultancy as a go-to source of editors and consultants.

  4. To host a list of freelancers, which will aim to have a certain percentage of editors who identify as having a chronic illness, long-term health condition, or disability.

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