Contact: info@secondworldeditorial.com
Sensitivity Reading and Workshops

A sensitivity read offers feedback on whether you've represented characters, settings, and situations in a way that readers with relevant lived experience will recognize.
I offer sensitivity reads to publishers and authors directly, particularly on queer masculine experience, inter-cultural topics, cultural anthropology, and novels set in Scotland.
Workshops
I offer workshops on speculative fiction editing and publishing
Workshops can be online (globally) or in person (Europe). Please email me to request a brochure with detailed information about these workshops.
Topics covered include:
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Fiction developmental editing (beginner and advanced; up to three hours)
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Worldbuilding for fiction writers (60 or 90 mins)
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Editing speculative fiction (up to three hours)
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Working with an Editor (one hour)
Here's a list of recent and upcoming events I'm involved in:
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Writing Inclusive Stories & What Authors Should Know about Working with an Editor. Rainbow Space Magic. September 2024.
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Worldbuilding for Fiction Editors. CIEP Annual Conference. September 2024.
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Developmental Editing of Speculative Fiction: Common Story Problems and How to Solve Them. SFeraKon, Zagreb, May 2024.
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Editing for complete and creative worldbuilding: Insights from cultural anthropology. ACES Webcast. November 2023.
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Line editing: A new string to your bow? ITI One Day in Manchester. September 2023.
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Live Editing: Fiction. CIEP Annual Conference, Glasgow, September 2023.
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How to edit and publish a science fiction novel in English. SFeraKon (Science Fiction Convention) in Zagreb, Croatia, May 2023.
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Worldbuilding in Fiction Editing: Theory and Practice. Webinar for Editors Canada. Cohosted with Genevieve Clovis. September 2022.