About Us
Amanda is your editor at The Picky Bitch.
She studied at Chisholm Institute of TAFE for five years and gained a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing. She was taught by a wonderful and talented array of teachers and authors, including the late Liam Davison. On-the-job training never ends, so she is constantly learning, as everyone in any industry does. She is also a Final Eyes reader for Hot Tree Editing & Publishing, which is a key part of her training and knowledge, and an incredible support base.
She has a knack of picking up things in manuscripts; mostly the little things. We all know that nobody is perfect, but she'll try her hardest!
Amanda is a copy editor, proof reader, final eyes reader, author, and fountain pen collector.
Recently, Amanda branched out into Script Supervising, debuting on a feature film set in Regional Victoria and filmed in February 2024. Set life was a welcome change and she would love to do that again.
She lives in country Victoria, Australia, with her family; consisting of a partner, three kids, two crazy dogs, four personable cats, and some sheep. Life is quiet out there. At night. When they all go to bed.
She has a weird sense of humour and loves a good laugh -- She'll even leave you funny comments in your ms.
She reads, writes, edits, and has little time to watch movies. Apparently, she's missed a heap of good ones.
She studied at Chisholm Institute of TAFE for five years and gained a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing. She was taught by a wonderful and talented array of teachers and authors, including the late Liam Davison. On-the-job training never ends, so she is constantly learning, as everyone in any industry does. She is also a Final Eyes reader for Hot Tree Editing & Publishing, which is a key part of her training and knowledge, and an incredible support base.
She has a knack of picking up things in manuscripts; mostly the little things. We all know that nobody is perfect, but she'll try her hardest!
Amanda is a copy editor, proof reader, final eyes reader, author, and fountain pen collector.
Recently, Amanda branched out into Script Supervising, debuting on a feature film set in Regional Victoria and filmed in February 2024. Set life was a welcome change and she would love to do that again.
She lives in country Victoria, Australia, with her family; consisting of a partner, three kids, two crazy dogs, four personable cats, and some sheep. Life is quiet out there. At night. When they all go to bed.
She has a weird sense of humour and loves a good laugh -- She'll even leave you funny comments in your ms.
She reads, writes, edits, and has little time to watch movies. Apparently, she's missed a heap of good ones.
Rebecca is the beta for The Picky Bitch who pulls no punches and feeds you no bull. She's honest and sometimes brash, but always with your story in mind. Bec just wants to help make your story the best it possibly can be, and she will point out all those annoying little things that get too easily missed.
Rebecca is a beta, pre-edit beta, reviewer, and author.
She lives in Queensland, Australia, with her family. She also has a weird sense of humour which is definitely why she gets along so well with Amanda!
Rebecca is a beta, pre-edit beta, reviewer, and author.
She lives in Queensland, Australia, with her family. She also has a weird sense of humour which is definitely why she gets along so well with Amanda!
*The Picky Bitch Editing utilises the Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster and Oxford dictionaries, as well as a host of online and in-person resources for fact checking.
*All changes are made with Track Changes turned on in Microsoft Word software. It is advised that Track Changes is left on for the whole process so additions are easily tracked during second round edits.
*OneDrive is used with collaborative editing services of The Picky Duo.
*All changes are made with Track Changes turned on in Microsoft Word software. It is advised that Track Changes is left on for the whole process so additions are easily tracked during second round edits.
*OneDrive is used with collaborative editing services of The Picky Duo.