Richard Bradburn
Trading as: editorial.ie
West Cork
Mobile phone: 0863335287
Professional memberships
CIEP AFEPI ALLi
Educational qualifications
FCCA, S-level, 3 A-levels, 9 O-levels
Training and professional development
CIEP Copyediting 1 and 2, CIEP Proofreading 1 and 2, CIEP Editorial Test, CIEP Editing with Word, CIEP Editing Fiction
Languages
English, French – basic, German – rudimentary
Experience
Editorial.ie was established in 2015 and now has a client base spread across four continents.
Services offered
All forms of editing, from developmental/structural through to proofreading, including manuscript assessments and beta reading, taking your book from rough first draft right through to publishing/upload.
Media
Author of “Self-editing for Self-publishers – Incorporating: A Style Guide for Fiction“, available in ebook, paperback, hardback and large print editions from Amazon, or to order from all good bookshops.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/e-book-pricing-because-you-re-worth-it-1.3620532
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/aspiring-authors-you-are-not-alone-1.3832755
Subject areas
Fiction – most genres other than religious/spiritual. Non-fiction – well-versed in accountancy, finance, banking, investment, construction (particularly eco-building techniques), sailing, countryside, ecology.
Clients include
Probitas Group, Lettertec, Lagoon Group, MPS services, Anthology Magazine, 75CPA, All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care, National Youth Council of Ireland, National Council for Special Education.
Examples of work undertaken
Non-fiction: Anthology Magazine edition 13 – Winter 2019, Probitas Partners Infrastructure Survey 2019 (Client-only view), Everyone’s Life Matters – Dr. Margaret O’Rourke
Fiction: Secrets at Ocean’s Edge – Kali Napier, Hachette 2018; Finding Peace – Adelyn Zara; Call Billy – Sam McColl; Spark City – Robert Power
Testimonials
“Thanks to my editor, Richard Bradburn, for your insight, grammatical discipline, and a number of cheap (but very funny) jokes” – Bad Napkin by TSW Sharman, published 2016
“I just wanted to say so much about how phenomenal your work is. Your developmental edit is absolutely brilliant. I wish you were writing the book” – 20 20 Vision by A Childs, wip
“I still remember that email and often think about what you wrote. You had faith in me even if I didn’t.” – Secrets at Ocean’s Edge by K Napier, published in Jan, 2018 by Hachette.
“I always had a certain dread about the idea of an editor, but you have turned that dread into an immensely positive and cherished experience.” Narcissus, by G. Colton, wip
“You’re really an excellent editor. I’ve had quite a few people look at it, and no one has picked that up, but as soon as I read your comments I was like OF COURSE! Best critique ever.” Emma Cardwell, wip