For such a complex and long novel, Richard's copy-editing didn't miss a beat.
It was far superior to anything I experienced from large commercial publishing
houses. There has to be a 'feel' for the work as well as technical accuracy, and I
certainly appreciated the care and knowledge that went into the shaping of the fine
detail in Shanghai Dancing. It was an excellent job, particularly so because of all
the foreign words and accents. It was accuracy and acuity on his part over and above
the call of duty.
—Brian Castro, multi-award winning novelist (for an excerpt of Shanghai Dancing,
go to www.giramondopublishing.com)
Richard has been responsible for the copy-editing of all our Giramondo books, and all
the issues of HEAT in its new series. He has an impeccable eye, an extraordinary memory
for detail, and an acute grasp of the structural principles at work in a text, whether
fiction, non-fiction or poetry. His judgments are unfailingly accurate and proper. It is
a great pleasure to work with him, for he is always careful to suggest, never to dictate.
—Ivor Indyk, Giramondo Publishing Company
(www.giramondopublishing.com), and publisher
and editor of HEAT magazine
(www.giramondopublishing.com/heat)
As a published writer I know the value of an objective
and informed opinion of my work. On a number of occasions
I've engaged the editorial services of Richard Lever
in preparing stories for publication. I've also used
Richard for assessments of a stage play and a collection
of stories. I've been very happy with the feedback I've
received. I highly recommend Richard Lever and his new
editorial and assessment service, Manuscripts Online.
—John Gooley, Corrimal East, NSW
John Gooley's work has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald,
Overland, Scarp, Ulitarra and Redoubt. His play manuscripts King Worm and Burning
Palms were highly regarded by the Griffin Theatre Company. He has won a
number of awards for his short fiction, including Winner of the Ulitarra
Short Story Competition, and most recently Joint Winner of the 2005 NSW
Writers' Centre Flash Fictions Competition and Highly Commended in the 2005
Katharine Susannah Prichard Science Fiction/Fantasy Awards. His short story 'Shutdown' was broadcast on ABC Radio National in March 2007. He is currently
looking for a publisher for his collection of stories Mushroom and his
crime thriller novel Sliced Rat. His work can also be found online at, for instance,
www.thescruffydogreview.com/uploads/Cheese%20Platter.htm
and at http://www.summersetreview.org/06summer/toc.htm
I engaged Richard in the structural editing process
of the final draft of my book. Richard gave me valuable
hints on presentation and style. At the structural level,
he was able to grasp the essence of the complex arguments
presented in each chapter and suggest ways of reorganising
the text to highlight the significance of the main points
being made. The book benefited greatly in its overall
coherence and literary flow.
—Dr Christine Everingham, Social Justice and
the Politics of Community, Ashgate, Aldershot, 2003
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