I've worked as an editor, book critic, columnist, slush pile reader, writing competition judge, hotel critic, magazine editor, English teacher, and research assistant to Shere Hite and Germaine Greer. I now run the editorial consultancy, The Fine Line Editorial Consultancy (http://www.editorial-consultancy.co.uk. My book on flashers, Exposing Phallacy, is to be published by Zero Books. I'm also a Beethoven groupie and rats and reading devotee.

I have a blog at www.mybeautifulchandelier.com

Yes, I'm chief editorial consultant at The Fine Line, an Edinburgh-based Editorial Consultancy, to help new, burgeoning, and established writers realise their literary potential. Our aim is to inspire and assist. We provide advice to get you started, lessons to download, insights into the methods of working writers, and an editorial service designed for your individual needs.

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