Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor

Freelance editor specialising in picture books and non-fiction... and stay-at-home mum to 3 crazy boys.

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@NethercurriePS I was so excited when I saw that the tape was down around the pirate ship!!

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

Absolutely delighted to become part of the @books_north network. Proving there's life in publishing outside London ☺️

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@NethercurriePS I have an 18-24 month jacket and snowsuit that nobody local has taken if that's any good?

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

Editing children's books is a skive, right? Check out the blog I wrote for @The_CIEP debunking that myth and discussing the complexities involved.https://t.co/lun2Hz4Xaz

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

Thanks @robdelaney for an amazingly inspiring and heartfelt talk @edbookfest And also for the shout-out to editors 😍

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

Fab day @edbookfest We met Dr Ronx in a brilliant, funny chat with @nick_sheridan and then Martin Brown the illustrator of Horrible Histories!

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@nick_sheridan @edbookfest We had an absolutely fab time! Thank you!

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@RealHughJackman My Greatest Showman is turning 5 😊

[STV News @STVNews]

A man has died in a three-vehicle crash which closed down a major road on Friday morning.
https://t.co/iyS8eJpZBU

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

So sad 😔 He lived in the village I grew up in and will forever be known as "Robbicol" in our family because for the longest time I thought his surname was "Trane"! #RobbieColtrane

https://t.co/oTO1RtHkuQ

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@__shiticantsay The Christmas episode in series 2 had a friend's baby staying and it was all about Julian's relationship with his daughter when he was alive. Might be what you're thinking of.

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

😭😭😭 What an absolutely beautiful episode ❤️ #GhostsBBC

[Lee @Lee_T6]

Five potatoes high 🥔 😢 @WixKaty ❤️ #GhostsBBC

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

You've got two pretty full time contracts on the go but you're still searching job adverts. The freelance fear is real �� #freelancelife #amediting

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@LauraPAuthor I just did four days solo with 3 kids. Went for an absolutely epic nap as soon as my other half got home yesterday 😂 Huge respect for all those solo parenting full time!

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@The_CIEP Edinburgh group first in-person meeting since early 2020! So fab to see everyone 😊 @anju_ciep1 @turnbulleditor1

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

I've been scheduling today. So satisfying when you finally get the end date to land when you intend! Forgotten how much I love #projectmanagement

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

@lizziegolucky You get used to it. My kids are just permanently in wellies and raincoats in the garden!

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

"Sleep when the baby sleeps" is still a thing after their first birthday, right?! #AskingForAFriend 😉

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

4yo at bedtime describing the various aspects of a book.
Me: You know Mummy reads books before they get printed to make sure everything in them is right? That's my job 🙂
4yo: I don't believe you, you're smiling which means it's not true!

[Margaret Milton, Non-fiction and Children's Editor @margaretediting]

Before Covid, I actually had no idea that 'jag' was only a Scottish thing!

[Ian Rankin @Beathhigh]

Prior to the copy edit, my editor had queried ‘jag’, wondering if it should be ‘jab’ (as in injection). ‘That, my friend,’ I told him, ‘is the hill I die on…’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿