Rebecca Roy - Editor
Rebecca has over ten years’ experience in the publishing industry, commissioning commercial fiction for the UK’s leading publishing houses, including Little Brown, Simon & Schuster and Bonnier Books. Throughout her career, she edited and published everyone from up-and-coming debuts to international bestsellers, including Jenny Colgan, Chris Whitaker, Heidi Swain, Santa Montefiore, Roberta Kray and Paige Toon.
While working as an editor, Rebecca was responsible for acquiring commercial fiction for her publishing lists, so she knows exactly what makes a manuscript stand out to an editor or an agent. She also has invaluable inside knowledge about what publishers are looking for. Most importantly, Rebecca prides herself on her editorial prowess and loves nothing more than working collaboratively with an author to make their book the best it can be.
Rebecca’s editorial experience is vast, and she has edited fiction across all commercial genres, but her particular editorial specialties are romance, historical, crime and thriller.
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Testimonials
Sunday Times bestselling author, Heidi Swain
Bestselling crime author, Roberta Kray
Beth Reekles, bestselling author of Netflix series The Kissing Booth
Anita Faulkner, published author
Caroline Bishop, published author
Alice Peterson, published author
WHY WE LOVE REBECCA
We are so excited to welcome Rebecca Roy to our team of editors. Rebecca’s experience as an editor working with Big 5 Publishers, such as Simon & Schuster, Bonnier, and Little Brown means she can bring a unique insight to your book. Her advice on marketability and on the industry as a whole will be invaluable, but it is her passion for the art of writing and editing that makes Rebecca someone you want to share your work with. Her passion for editing and building positive author/editor relationships is reflected in her impressive list of clients, which includes bestselling authors Philippa Gregory and Heidi Swain.
WHAT REBECCA SAYS ABOUT EDITING
After ten years living in London, working at the UK’s leading publishing houses, I decided to move back to the north, taking everything I’d learned about editing and publishing, to start my new career as a freelance editor. Now, I get to focus my time doing what I love: editing fiction, and helping writers everywhere reach their dreams of being published, sharing my insider knowledge about how the industry works.
Editing has always been my passion, and I have a reputation in the publishing industry of providing editorial excellence and unparalleled author care. I always work collaboratively with authors to make their book the best it can be. You can trust that all edits from me will be completed to the highest standard, with the upmost care and respect for the author’s voice. There’s nothing I love more than surrounding myself with a writer’s words, helping them see what they might have missed, explore avenues they may not have considered, and seeing their work take shape and become something wonderful.
