Editorial Services

Alan and Marion provide an experienced ‘one-stop’ shop for the production of print publications. Writing & photography; editing & proof-reading; design & layout; scanning & image processing; pre-production & print procurement/liaison.

With more than four decades of experience in writing for and the production of numerous magazines, newsletters, catalogues, brochures and of course books, we can provide virtually all of the services required for print-based projects.

Alan is the author of approximately 35 books in addition to hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles/stories written during his career in journalism. He is a vastly experienced researcher through many years in City of London equity research departments. He has a comprehensive and state-of-the art Nikon digital photography set-up used largely for landscape and wildlife subjects, as well as for generating art-related images for the Mascot Media books.

Thousands of original prints and paintings have been scanned or photographed for the various titles, including the scanning of 12 years of linocut prints for Pressing On by the late Robert Gillmor MBE. Alan is responsible for the design and layout of around 55 books for Mascot Media and other clients, working largely with the Adobe family of software.

Marion has spent her entire working life on magazines, newspapers and latterly books. She is a highly skilled sub-editor and proof reader, has edited several magazines and been responsible for the layout of various Mascot Media books. She is also a very experienced writer. Her consistent attention to detail when editing text or providing the finishing touches to layouts is one of the factors that makes Mascot Media books stand out from the rest.

We are happy to provide advice and discuss book projects with authors, artists and art groups. Our services are available on a freelance basis for virtually any print-based project and we will deliver a high-quality production time and at a competitive cost.