Natasha Bell

Editor

Experienced author and tutor

Psychological

Women’s

Literary (Including ‘bookclub’)

Natasha is a novelist, researcher, and creative writing tutor. Her psychological thrillers ‘His Perfect Wife’ and ‘This Nowhere Place’ are available from Penguin. She’s also published a memoir with HarperCollins and short stories in a variety of journals and anthologies.

She holds a PhD and an MA in Creative Writing, both from Goldsmiths, and has previously worked as a sub-editor for The Press Association. She tutors on the Jericho Writers Ultimate Novel Writing Programme and Novel Writing Course and teaches fiction and autofiction courses for City Lit, Faber Academy and Arvon.

She loves narrative in all forms, but has a particular passion for psychological suspense, women’s fiction and stories that blur the line between truth and fiction.

If you’d like to work with Natasha, 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.

Incredibly detailed and clear

Everything you’ve said makes a lot of sense. Thanks so much... the feedback was incredibly detailed and clear. I feel encouraged because I now know exactly what I need to focus on.

Lisa M

Ridiculously helpful

Receiving objective feedback that didn't come from family, a friend, or someone who owed me money was ridiculously helpful. Natasha's thoughtful and reasoned critique identified both strengths and weaknesses, providing encouragement on the former and potential solutions for the latter. I found her insights regarding point of view, pace, tension, and narrative flow particularly useful, and when my novel is published I will definitely be adding Natasha and Jericho Writers to the looong list of thank yous on the back pages.

Ben R

Kind and thoughtful

Thank you for your review of my novel, and especially for the kind and thoughtful way in which you have presented your criticism. For the first time in eleven years, I believe I am capable of producing a publishable work.

Lewis B

Brilliant observations and advice

I am so loving re-editing my work in line with Natasha Bell's brilliant observations and advice, I became lost in watching my story tighten and improve.

Patricia G

Natasha's specialties

Fiction

Contemporary

Literary (Including ‘bookclub’)

Crime / Thriller / Action

Women’s

Non-Fiction

Memoir/autobiography

Other Narrative Non-fiction

Why we love Natasha

Because she reads so widely, Natasha is the perfect editor for anyone writing suspense in any contemporary genre. She has years of experience as an author and tutor at a prestigious university and specialises in helping writers write the book they really want to write.

What Natasha says about editing

Writing is hard, but it doesn’t have to be lonely. I’ve been lucky enough to find communities and mentors to help me through. As a teacher, I’ve also been lucky enough to help others discover their voices and develop their practice. It’s essential, I think, that writers at all levels support each other.

The biggest things I bring to an editorial project are passion and curiosity. I used to love Maths and have an extremely logical brain, so I’ll always have an eye out for inconsistencies, plot holes and contradictory characterisation. My first and most important task, though, is to explore the world you’ve built. My aim is to get right inside your narrative, to understand its ambitions, and to help find the very best ways to bring those out on the page.

I read a range of genres, but particularly love dark psychological thrillers, literary, queer and women’s fiction.

I offer manuscript assessments, line-editing, copy-editing and follow-up mentoring.

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