Clients and testimonials

"I am incredibly proud of the finished product and deeply grateful for your guidance and expertise. Your thoughtful editing helped my story flow with ease while ensuring it remains an enjoyable and uplifting read."

Jess Michael, Author

Defying the Diagnosis: A Survivor's Journey Towards Healing Stage 4 Cancer

January 2026

"Thank you so much for the care, patience, and thoughtfulness you brought into editing our journal. We truly felt seen, supported, and understood through the process, and that means more than you know. This journal is something deeply personal to us … and you helped bring clarity, structure, and flow without losing its heart. We are genuinely grateful."

Connie Busingye and Jenny Kahirimbanyi, Authors

The Ancestry Journal: A guided keepsake for stories, wisdom and legacy

November 2025

"Fiona, you are a superlative editor! Thank you forming my book so beautifully."

Dr Roslyn Otzen, Historian and Author

Hester Hornbrook & Her Ladies: The Creation of Social Supports in Melbourne, 1850s – 1870s

September 2025

"Fiona edited my client's manuscript, taking it from its raw form to a professionally finished and publishable product. Fiona provided both proof-reading and copyediting services. Her changes made all the difference to the book. Her editorial decisions improved the content's structure while retaining the author's voice. She has an exceptional eye for detail in relation to punctuation, spelling and formatting, standardising to a worldwide market, and ensuring consistency throughout. Fiona communicated editorial decisions clearly. Further, relating with compassion and empathy, Fiona helped the author work through emotional challenges which arose, ensuring the author was able to complete the final chapters, undertake the necessary re-writes and make it to the finish line. I highly recommend Fiona and her editing services."

Liz Potter 

Managing Director, Business Answers & Support

February 2022

"I was very pleased with your overall work. What gave me confidence in you was the initial feeling that you were so enthusiastic to work on this particular genre. This gave me a good feeling and made me comfortable working with you. You also seemed to be well organised, efficient, and had a clear work plan."

Jane Korman, memoirist

Adolek Kohn's Memoir

August 2021

"A huge thank-you to Fiona Curnow for her literary skills, and brilliant editing and presentation of my writing in such a concise, comprehensible and readable book. Fiona, you are a gifted wordsmith. Thank-you for enhancing my writing with your editing, and lifting it to such a high professional standard that makes me so proud of my books and the positive effect they may have on all who read them. It is an emotional experience for me to read how you have transformed my rough hand-written manuscript."

Greg Cottrell, Author

Each Day is a Gift, Not a Given

May 2020