Night Owl

Editing and Proofreading Services

Manuscript critique

The big-picture evaluation of your manuscript

Developmental editing

The structural edit of your work

Line and copyediting

The forensic fine-tuning of every paragraph and line

Proofreading

The final polish before publication

Welcome to Night Owl

Welcome! I’m Gabriella, lifelong bookworm, hopeless coffee addict, certified word nerd, grammar geek extraordinaire.

Quite predictably, I’m also a full-time editor. And I love my job like an owl loves the night: I live to read, and the thrill of helping authors hone their craft until their writing dances off the page is my bread, butter, and fuel for life. I specialise in fiction (crime thriller and speculative fiction in particular) and narrative non-fiction (primarily memoir, travel writing, and compelling first-person pieces). But I also work with authors across the publishing spectrum, and students, indie authors, and business writers number among my clients.

In short, working with words is my thing, and I love nothing more than helping writers publish prose to be proud of. With each project – be it your blog post, your article, your thesis, your novel – I’ll be your second set of eyes, your witchy familiar if you will (or your partner in creative endeavour if you won’t). My goal? Bring out the very best in your writing. This means ensuring that no typo or grammatical misstep goes undetected; that fire burns through the smoke on every page; that your voice is honoured and your style upheld line by line; that in your wordcraft there is witchcraft and music.

Check out my full list of services or contact me to discuss the details of your project and receive a free sample edit. I’d love to be your collaborator and guide as you embark on your unique literary adventure, ensuring that your ideas take flight and your writing soars.

Professional Affiliations

CIEP: Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading

ACES: The Society for Editing

ALLi: The Alliance of Independent Authors

Client Testimonials

‘I would recommend Gabriella as your editor without reservation. She worked real magic on my manuscript, her insightful commentary pinpointing issues that I knew needed to be fixed but struggled to settle on the right way to go about it. Her feedback and clever suggestions helped me take my story to the next level.’ – Tasha Hermone, indie author

‘It’s an absolute pleasure working with Gabriella. Her sharp insights and attention to detail are second to none she spots every little typo and inconsistency and has a real flair for editorial judgment, offering intelligent and sensitive suggestions for improving diction and sentence flow without ever compromising an author’s voice. She also has an excellent work ethic, meets tasks ahead of deadlines, and always goes above and beyond to perfect a manuscript’. – Alex Lang, Write the World UK

‘Outstanding! Gabriella did a wonderful job editing my SF novel Timeless, much improving my story with kindly worded notes and helpful direction. What’s more, she recognized and respected the integrity of my voice and writing style, somehow making me sound more like me than ever before! I will absolutely be working with her again and really can’t thank her enough.’ – Jennifer Croft, SF author