Debi Alper

Editor

Renowned editor

Contemporary

Literary (Including ‘bookclub’)

Fantasy

Debi Alper is the author of five published novels and has worked as a freelance editor and creative writing tutor for over twenty years.

She is the lead tutor for Jericho Writers’ longest running course, the phenomenally successful Self-Edit Your Novel, which launched in 2010. Debi won the inaugural RNA Indie Editor of the Year Award in 2021 and also acts as a competition judge.

* Please note that, due to extreme demand, Debi only works with self-edit alumni and previous clients *

You can find more information about Debi at her website: http://www.debialper.co.uk/

You can find out more about the Self-Edit Your Novel course here.

If you’d like to work with Debi, get in touch with our Writer Support team; tell us about your book and what you’d like support with, and we’ll help you identify your next steps.

Laser-sharp insight

Debi's feedback is great. It‘s wonderful to get a professional, laser-sharp insight into the story structure. I’m now fired up to take the story to the next (publishable) level.

Steve C

Very encouraging

I was delighted with Debi’s feedback. She’s been brilliant, as ever, and very encouraging. As well as writing her initial report, Debi has also been very generous with her time on follow-up communication.

Caroline S

The best thing in helping develop my writing skills

Thank you for the course pack and thank you so much for all your help and feedback. The course has been the best thing ever in helping me develop my writing skills and make new writerly friends.

Genna R

Debi's specialties

Fiction

Contemporary

Literary (Including ‘bookclub’)

Crime / Thriller / Action

Women’s fiction

Romance

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Comic/satire

Paranormal

Young Adult

Why we love Debi

Debi has been one of our top editors since 2005. Her phenomenally successful Self-Editing course has been running since 2010 and has helped 1 in 5 writers to success. Debi IS Jericho Writers.

Take a look at Debi’s sought-after Self-Editing Course. Places are high in demand with alumni from the first five years having an average (and very impressive) one-in-four publication rate!

You can also take a look at our Events with Debi, including our 2022 Book Doctor Surgery where Debi answers members’ questions on all things writing with Emma Darwin.

What Debi says about editing

I believe that the role of an editor is to help authors to write the book they want to write – and, in many cases, believe they already have. It is a collaborative process and authors should divide feedback into categories of accept, adapt or reject.

There will hopefully be suggestions in my reports that make sense and that you accept that by implementing them, you will end up with a better book. Then there may be some advice that you absolutely reject. You are the author and creator of this world, so that is your privilege and the last word has to be yours. You may feel that making an adjustment in a different place or using a different technique will be a better solution than my suggestions. This is exactly as it should be and what makes the book your own. I am happy to use email to discuss or clarify anything after sending the report if you would find that helpful.

By purchasing any of these products, you'll have the opportunity to express your interest in working with Debi.