Editorial services for fantastical fiction & outdoors literature

Helping you craft stories that reach magical heights
Writing a novel or a short story is an adventure all by itself. You've got to plan your journey, hone your skills and evade the monsters (all the thoughts telling you it can't be done) - and then, just when you think you're about to reach the summit/defeat the villain/find the lost treasure, you can find yourself waylaid by an army of plotholes, inconsistencies and typos.

Let me help you along the journey.
This was my first experience of working with a professional editor and it couldn’t have been better. Philippa was prompt and clear in her communication and in setting timelines and expectations for what she could do for me. I especially appreciated her supportive tone when it came to certain aspects of my text which were not clear or well written, plus the excellent suggestions and feedback she came back with.  Despite her busy schedule she was able to quickly turn around an 60,000 word manuscript, providing not only style and grammatical edits but also really pertinent observations about the actual plot and the details of quite a complicated narrative which I found really impressive. Overall a really good and pleasant experience, thank you!

Jessica Sallabank, translator

What I can help with
Genres I work with include speculative fiction, fantasy, myth/legend/folklore, young adult and middle grade.

I'm happy to work on novels, novellas or short stories.
I specialise in any aspect of outdoors literature: mountaineering history, nature writing,  adventure narratives, guidebooks and anything else in the genre.
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Philippa made me feel comfortable right from the start and became both a mentor and an inspiration. As a result, my story became far more polished than it would otherwise have been. The work was completed on time, at a reasonable cost and was presented in a highly professional format.
I have no hesitation in recommending Philippa to any established or would-be author looking for competent and friendly yet professional editing services.
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Denis Whittaker MBE, author
Words have always been my favourite thing; I'm still so excited every day that I get to work with language and books. I really believe in the power of stories, and it's a joy to help writers perfect the story they've been carefully crafting.
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​At Lexical Peaks, I offer editing services for writers of fantastical fiction or outdoors literature. I'm happy to work with publishing companies or independent authors.

​You can read more about me, including my qualifications, here and more about the different editorial services I offer here.