Hi! I’m Abi, a literary agent, developmental editor, and book coach

I’d love to work with you

For over a decade, I worked in-house at Big Five publishers, editing and publishing bestselling novels from authors including no.1 Kindle bestseller Faith Martin, Bookseller Heatseeker Rebecca Raisin, and USA Today bestseller Jennifer Chase.

I now work as a literary agent for The Ampersand Agency and as a freelance editor and book coach from my home in Shropshire. Whatever stage of your journey you’re at – whether you have a brilliant idea and a blank page, or you have a finished manuscript and are looking for an agent – I’d love to help you.

To submit to me as an agent, please see my Submissions page. To hire me as an editor, please see my Services page for information on the editorial support I can offer, or drop me a line to chat through how I can help. You can also sign-up to my Substack for weekly writing and editing tips.

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  • The Penford Manor Murders by Fiona Veitch Smith

  • Murder by Candlelight by Faith Martin

  • The Good Husband by Steve Frech

  • The Whitechapel Widow by Emily Organ

  • The Mountains Between Us by Imogen Martin

  • Christmas at a Highland Castle

  • The Love Intervention by Caroline Khoury

  • The Secret of the Chateau by Kathleen McGurl

  • The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin

  • Murder at the Opera House by Dawn Brookes

  • Don't Stop Me Now

  • Silent Cry

  • The Cafe at Seashell Cove

  • The Book of Last Letters

  • Pieces of Us by Eve Ainsworth

  • Abi is a great editor. She’s very clever at knowing what will appeal to the market, while still allowing writers the freedom to tell their own story. Her editorial notes are always bang on, and she’s got a way of suggesting an idea to spark a plot twist or character change without being didactic.

    Kerry Barrett, bestselling author of The Book of Last Letters

  • I learned so much from her edits, I feel as though I have taken a master class in writing. I am certain my future writing will be all the better for it… Her feedback was done in such a way that I never felt criticized, only encouraged to make necessary changes.

    Reedsy client

  • If you’re searching for an editor who will not only refine your work but lift it to heights you didn’t even know were possible, stop looking – Abi is the one. She has an extraordinary ability to zoom out and see the big picture while never losing sight of the smallest details. Every single one of the four titles I’ve worked on with Abi has been consistently loved by readers and reviewers alike. That’s not a coincidence; that’s Abi’s magic at work.

    Colleen Coleman, bestselling author of Don’t Stop Me Now

  • I found Abi to be incredibly responsive, laser-focused and has an incredible ability to cut right to the heart of what matters. Her insights have been invaluable – she had tons of ideas to make my project better in ways that I never would have been able to see for myself. I genuinely can’t recommend Abi enough to anyone in search of a thoughtful and meticulous editor.

    Reedsy client