Julie Lewthwaite is a freelance writer, editor and proofreader, who has worked with a wide range of businesses and authors of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the author of titles including Managing People for the First Time, Negotiate to Succeed and Everything You Need for an NVQ in Management.

With a career background in training and business writing, she has extensive experience of writing materials to help businesses and the people who work in them, including specific involvement with start-ups and entrepreneurs. Training materials she has designed and developed have been used both nationwide and internationally.

Since becoming a freelance writing professional over a decade ago, she has produced web content, blogs, magazine articles and training materials for a diverse range of clients and audiences. She has covered sectors including business consultancy and management, financial services, IT, health and well-being, and accountancy.

With particular experience as a business ghostwriter, Julie has produced books, training material and coaching manuals for a number of high-profile professional clients. Working from various sources including client interviews, podcasts, mastermind groups and consultancy sessions, she has demonstrated a knack for making difficult or obscure subjects easy to understand, aimed at target audiences ranging from seasoned business professionals to fledgling entrepreneurs.

As an editor and proofreader of non-fiction, she has worked with businesses and marketing agencies to help improve quality and add value to written materials. She has worked on non-fiction books covering a variety of subjects including business and entrepreneurship, health and well-being, self-help, personal transformation, and personal memoirs.

Julie also has a wide-ranging background as an editor and proofreader of novels and short fiction. She has worked with dozens of authors over the course of more than a decade, helping to root out errors and inaccuracies and add that final polish to their work. She has edited primarily in the crime and gangland fiction genres, but has also edited fantasy, thriller, comedy and romance titles.


TESTIMONIALS

"Julie is my go-to for proofreading, article writing, creating newsletter content and more. One of the most demanding challenges I face as an agency owner is finding talented people to support us. Julie is everything you dream of when looking for copywriting support. She’s a highly skilled copywriter and creative too. She works equally well with a detailed brief or a rough outline which she thoroughly researches. Julie always delivers on time and to budget.

On a personal note, Julie is so easy to get along with. Nothing is ever too much trouble, and when a project has a short deadline, she pulls out all the stops to meet it. If you’re looking for a reliable, talented and hardworking copywriter, congratulations, you’ve just found one!"

- Susan Bromwich, CEO, Simply Smarter Marketing

"Julie has worked for me in an editing and copywriting capacity on several projects over the past couple of years. In that time, she has demonstrated a unique flair for taking various source materials – from recorded interviews and mastermind groups to training sessions and online tutorials – and turning them into engaging and informative books and business manuals.

Julie is organised, dependable and reliable, and produces deliverables on budget and to agreed deadlines, every time. I have no hesitation in recommending Julie’s services as a skilled and highly professional wordsmith, capable of adding true value to your organisation’s written material."

- Jonathan Jay, CEO, The Dealmaker’s Academy

"Julie has worked with me on a freelance basis for several years, and is my only port of call for proofreading and editing documents I produce. From marketing emails to blog posts and business publications, Julie has a knack for helping to produce well-written and engaging material that is tailored to the desired purpose and audience.

In the time I’ve worked with Julie, I have found her to be helpful, responsive and reliable, even when deadlines are very tight. I wholeheartedly recommend Julie to any organisation looking to add a highly experienced and dependable freelancer to their communications team."

- Simon Chaplin, Founder, The Accountants’ Mastermind