Editorial services for fantasy fiction
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Helping you craft stories that reach magical heights
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​Hello! I’m Philippa, the editor behind Lexical Peaks. I provide supportive editing services that you can trust, working with you to help you tell the best possible version of your story.
I’ll help you refine your idea so that the heart of your story shimmers and sparkles, suggest ways to elevate your writing to ensure the reader is drawn in by every detail of your narrative, and tighten up your grammar and punctuation so that nothing distracts from your world and characters.

​I can join you at any stage of your writing journey, or work with you from your initial idea right through to a finished manuscript.

An amazing job by a professional, patient and positive editor who embraced the challenge of a completely new client and was forgiving of the occasional outbreak of alliteration.
 
The most important feedback I can give is that everything Philippa suggested improved my book for future readers. That’s what I wanted, and that’s what I got.
 
I also have this message for other writers: if you care about your book, send it to Snowdonia. Philippa will work her magick on your words, and you won’t regret it.
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​​Mark Hayden, author of King’s Watch series
I work with writers right from initial idea through to a final, polished manuscript that’s ready for publication.

If you’re in the early stages of drafting or not sure where to begin, a coaching session can help you refine your plot and get your story off the ground.

If you’ve got a finished draft, a manuscript critique or developmental edit can you tighten up the story, keeping the reader engaged the whole way through your novel, and strengthen your voice.

​If you’re self-publishing and happy with the overall shape of your novel, a line edit or copy edit will ensure that sentence-level details like flow, word choice, grammar and punctuation all work together to keep the reader immersed in your story.

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Fiction

Genres I work with include speculative fiction, fantasy, romantasy, folk horror, myth/folklore/fairytales, young adult and middle grade.

I'm happy to work on novels, novellas or short stories.
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Mountaineering Literature


I work on any type of mountaineering literature: mountaineering history, climbing memoirs,  general 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.

​​Denis Whittaker MBE, author of novel and short story collection