Shine light on your story and reveal its brilliance.
Diamonds have been a part of my life for many years. I used to mine diamonds in remote parts of Northern Canada and during my travels, I was humbled to hear the extraordinary yet unwritten stories of people from many nations. Stories of brilliance, inner strength and hope.
My desire to bring these stories into the world was born, and I continue to use my editing skills and love of words to bring creativity, support, empathy and integrity to the experience of writing a book.
Meet Alex Blake
Alex is an international bestselling author and editor of thirteen international bestselling books. Alex’s twenty-year engineering career has taken her across the world, living north of the Arctic Circle, in Calgary, Vancouver, South Africa, England, Indonesia and Australia.
She now lives in Brisbane, Australia, where she runs her editing and book creation business, meeting aspiring writers every day. She has a unique ability to hear someone’s story for the first time and instantly know how to organise it on the page.
Alex knows how and when to hold a safe space for authors to reveal their story. Her favourite part of the editing process is guiding authors to go deep into the story to extract a key message that they themselves may not have even realised. She creates a transformative process for clients to reflect on their lives and go on a powerful inner journey. It is these skills, coupled with her sharp eye for detail, that keep authors returning again and again.
She is a world traveller, diversity advocate and lover of words.
Alex is inspired to create when climbing mountains or hiking in the local Australian bush, and delights in watching her two young boys run ahead on the trail, squealing with excitement at the discovery of a new treasure.
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Safe and Understood
Writing your story in a foreign language can be difficult and intimidating, and it is therefore uttermost important that you feel safe and understood when having your text edited. Alex provides that safe feeling, yet with a very professional editing.
Tina Lunde, Denmark
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Power to Uncover Stories
I was fortunate enough to meet and work with Alex Blake as my editing teacher and mentor. Alex had the power to uncover my stories in an unbelievable way! She not only understood to perfection what I wanted to express in my stories, but she is also an amazingly talented writer, with a heart and a personality so warm, one opens up unapologetically to her. Alex earned my trust, professional admiration and love right there & then! Thank you, dear Alex, you are a very talented writer and a very special person!
Claudia Patricia Pérez Delgado, Colombia
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Gentle and Powerful Magic Touch
As a first-time writer the prospect of an editorial review was somewhat daunting, but I really needn’t have worried. Alex put me instantly at ease and proceeded to work, with me, through my manuscript with great care, understanding, empathy and creative strength. The time we spent together was invaluable and critical in helping me to craft my message so it can speak to my readers with clarity, emotion, integrity and sincerity. After working together, I felt so confident that I know I will be coming back to Alex soon with my next manuscript for her gentle, yet powerful, magic touch.
Tracy Stone, United Kingdom
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Understanding the Essence
Working with Alex was enlightening and uplifting. Alex’s engagement allowed me to feel I had been on to something big when creating my story and having a profound impact on our readers. Her flair for words and understanding the essence of what I wished to get across was well worth the time and energy spent. She took any trepidations I may have had with the unexpected to truly being there alongside me very supportive. I am very grateful for her time and talents and wouldn’t hesitate to have her edit my next story! Thank you so much Alex for having this become a wonderful expansion of this leg of the journey!
Karen Rudolf, United States
