ABOUT

Hello, I am Sumudu and I am a freelance fiction editor, beta reader and general book addict.

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My passion for the written word started at a young age, when I devoured any book I could get my hands on. Now I help authors tell their stories and connect with their readers confidently.

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I love engaging with the projects I work on, and my philosophy as an editor is to bring out the very best in a writer’s work by helping to refine words and/or elements of story to ensure the work resonates with readers.

I am strongly committed to preserving a writer's style, voice, and creative insight in all projects I work on.

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I have worked in a freelance capacity for several years editing and proofreading YA fantasy and general fiction manuscripts, as well as a number of magazine articles.

I also have a PhD in biological sciences from the University of Adelaide. My background helps me bring a high level of objective precision to projects.

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Continued Training

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• Associate Member, Institute of Professional Editors
   

• Manuscript Assessment workshop (Editors SA)
   

• Developmental Editing: Fiction Theory (Liminal Pages)
   

• Tea and Commas: The Foundations of Line and Copy-editing (Liminal Pages)
   

• Writing, Editing and Publishing course, Curtin University

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Want to work with me? Contact me at hello@sknarayana.com