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Feb 2024
Reeta Chakrabarti
Sally O-J has been my book doctor for my debut novel and the two of us hit it off immediately. If an editor is a critical friend, then she criticises so winningly – with such sympathy, insight and good humour – that she makes me laugh at my weaknesses, and opens my eyes to new possibilities in my writing. My original draft, which was unwieldy and lacking focus, was whipped
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Feb 2024
Viv Albertine
I have worked with Viv on Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys and To Throw Away Unopened. “Sally was the very first person to read the very first chapters I wrote for Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys. She was kind and firm. She understood all my references from Lucozade bottles to masturbation. When I was scared or despondent I called Sally and she
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Feb 2024
Sarah Waters
I have worked with Sarah on Tipping The Velvet, Affinity, Fingersmith, The Night Watch, The Little Stranger & The Paying Guests. “Sally was one of the earliest readers of my first novel, Tipping the Velvet, while it was still in draft form: she gave me brilliantly helpful feedback, encouragement and support, and really helped to keep me committed to the book in the face of the various rejections I was