Testimonials
“Rafaela is a consummate editing professional. She not only has a superb eye for finding the opportunities in a narrative, but can express them clearly (and tactfully!) to the author. Her editorial report was an essential part of my next manuscript, and her copyediting skills are exemplary. I can’t recommend her enough.”
– Charlotte Nash (author of Twenty-Six Letters)
“Rafaela was exactly the editor my project needed, not only for her incredible eye for detail in copy edits, but her knowledge of storytelling as a whole. She was able to step back and see what my book needed on the structural side of things. Without her advice, my book would be half as strong as it is now. I would recommend her services to every writer looking to make their book shine, and I look forward to our next project together.”
— Alexander Michael (author)
“Rafaela Novelli produced an excellent assessment of my 80,000 word manuscript The High Woods Hunter, a fantasy novel, which sparked revisions that balanced the narrative and lifted the work to a level suitable for submission to agents and publishers.
Rafaela appreciates how close to an author’s heart their work is (often the cause of difficulty in recognising problems) and presents criticisms and suggestions in a very clear and caring manner with the improvement of the manuscript manifest. I have already submitted a follow-up work to her for her scrutiny and look forward to her contribution.”
— Robert Lee Henry (author of The High Woods Hunter, The Unnatural Hand and The Return of the Grey)
“My self-published book wouldn’t have been successful without the help of Rafaela! She assisted with story development and the copyediting of our children’s picture book.
As a self-publishing author, I needed professional help with editing the book, press releases, and author bios. Rafaela was able to assist in all areas. Her detailed eye and supportive manner helped make our book and the launch more professional and successful.”
— Margaret Thompson (author of My Santa, Your Santa)
“Rafaela’s skills as an editor are outstanding and all-embracing. I have used her in the past to assist me with academic publications, such as formatting reference lists and constructing indexes for my ethnography Performing Place, Practicing Memories and for the volume Le Défi Indigène (republished in English as The Challenge of Indigenous Peoples). Rafaela’s keen eye for detail and conscientious commitment to excellence proved invaluable in the successful publication of these books. I also consulted Rafaela in relation to my work on Maggie Wilson’s memoir, published as A True Child of Papua New Guinea. I am looking forward to employing Rafaela again for the creative non-fiction book that I am planning to write after my retirement from academia.”
– Dr Rosita Henry (Professor of Anthropology and author of Performing Place, Practising Memories and co-author of A True Child of Papua New Guinea: Memoir of a Life Between Two Worlds)
“The experience is always bound to be nerve-racking, handing off your first manuscript to just about anyone, which is why I’m so incredibly grateful Rafaela was the one to read through and help with mine. She’s exactly the kind of editor you’d want: kind but fair, has the right know-how, cares deeply for the work, and is above all committed to making any manuscript as great as it can possibly be. Soon as I get the chance, I look forward to working with her again, because there’s no one else I’d much rather be working with.”
– Mark Opstelten
“Rafaela Novelli is an all-round editing superstar. I have used her services for everything from proofreading to story development and can honestly say that working with her has benefited my writing, both creative and academic, immeasurably. Rafaela is professional, thorough, and delivers feedback in a way that is easy to understand, always objective, and empathetic. I cannot recommend her services enough, and I am excited to keep working with her on more writing projects in the future.”
– Sylvia Kelly