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Rachel Rowlands, Editor & Author

About

  • Editor and author Rachel Rowlands headshot, with wavy blondey-brown hair and a blue flower-print dress
meet rachel

Hi, I’m Rachel! I edit and write books.


I started editing in 2017 and quickly turned my love of reading and writing into a full-time book-editing business. I’ve worked with some amazing writers and publishers all around the world, including Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and Writers & Artists (run by Bloomsbury). Over the years, I’ve worked on 200+ books, including Amazon and New York Times bestsellers.

I’m also the author of the cat café romance series, published by Hodder & Stoughton. The first book, Snowed In at the Cat Café, has sold in ten territories worldwide and has been translated into eight languages. The next few books in the series have also been acquired internationally.

The personal side

I live in Manchester, England with my husband and our two cats (aka editorial assistants). When I’m not writing or editing, I’m usually playing video games, crying over romance Kdramas, or drinking too much coffee – although I’m British, so a cup of tea never goes amiss either!

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A day in the life of a professional fiction editor A day in the life of a professional fiction editor and author! I've seen other people do these and thought they looked fun, so here is mine! 📚

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I read this biography of Tolkien before Christmas I read this biography of Tolkien before Christmas and completely forgot to post about it, even though it inspired me SO much creatively. So much so I wrote an entire blog post about it. 

I love Tolkien's work, and his life is absolutely fascinating too. In short, this book taught me that experiences shape us not only as people but as writers too, and that community and friendship can be so important for creative growth. Tolkien was also heavily inspired by other works of art and literature and took the time to pause and learn from others. He wasn't afraid of feedback, either, often swapping work with his friends. 

I personally sometimes need the reminder to step back and refill my creative well with other works of art, even if it means a break from writing. 

If you want to read more of my ramblings on this book, I will link the blog post in my bio. 🔗

#Tolkien #writersofinstagram
Some ramblings on what I learned during seven year Some ramblings on what I learned during seven years of rejection and the long road to a book deal. I will never stop talking about this journey as I wholeheartedly believe in transparency and encouraging others. Are any of these relatable or surprising to you? 👀 

#publishing #authorlife #authorsofinstagram
🤍❄️ January... frosty walks, snow, and editing my 🤍❄️ January... frosty walks, snow, and editing my next cat café book. Plus lots of editing projects for my lovely author clients. It was a difficult month as we lost our elderly cat, but we came out the other side intact.

Editing clients

As an editor, I love working with authors one-on-one! I regularly work with self-publishing authors and writers who plan to submit traditionally. Some of my authors have signed with literary agents, landed book deals with major publishers, won awards, and hit bestseller lists. I’ve also worked with many publishing houses over the years, including:

  • Bedford Square Publishers
  • Badger Learning
  • Storm Publishing
  • Chicken House Books (imprint of Scholastic)
  • Ebury (imprint of Penguin Random House)
  • HarperCollins
  • Writers & Artists (platform for writers run by Bloomsbury)
  • Head of Zeus
  • Canelo
  • Hashtag Press
  • Black Library (publishing division of Games Workshop)
  • Bookouture (imprint of Hachette UK)
  • Thread Books (imprint of Hachette UK)

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A day in the life of a professional fiction editor A day in the life of a professional fiction editor and author! I've seen other people do these and thought they looked fun, so here is mine! 📚

#authorsofinstagram #freelanceeditor #bookeditor
I read this biography of Tolkien before Christmas I read this biography of Tolkien before Christmas and completely forgot to post about it, even though it inspired me SO much creatively. So much so I wrote an entire blog post about it. 

I love Tolkien's work, and his life is absolutely fascinating too. In short, this book taught me that experiences shape us not only as people but as writers too, and that community and friendship can be so important for creative growth. Tolkien was also heavily inspired by other works of art and literature and took the time to pause and learn from others. He wasn't afraid of feedback, either, often swapping work with his friends. 

I personally sometimes need the reminder to step back and refill my creative well with other works of art, even if it means a break from writing. 

If you want to read more of my ramblings on this book, I will link the blog post in my bio. 🔗

#Tolkien #writersofinstagram
Some ramblings on what I learned during seven year Some ramblings on what I learned during seven years of rejection and the long road to a book deal. I will never stop talking about this journey as I wholeheartedly believe in transparency and encouraging others. Are any of these relatable or surprising to you? 👀 

#publishing #authorlife #authorsofinstagram
🤍❄️ January... frosty walks, snow, and editing my 🤍❄️ January... frosty walks, snow, and editing my next cat café book. Plus lots of editing projects for my lovely author clients. It was a difficult month as we lost our elderly cat, but we came out the other side intact.
I put up a poll asking if you'd like to see some w I put up a poll asking if you'd like to see some writing, editing, and publishing posts informed by my career as an editor and a published author. You all answered with a resounding yes... so here's the first!

Editing can be confusing – lots of writers aren't taught about how it works. The confusion is 100% normal!

It doesn't help that the terminology can be so different (developmental editing is sometimes called structural editing). 

Editing happens in stages, and each stage has a specific focus. These are the three core ones a manuscript goes through before it becomes a published book. 📚🖊

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