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The St Mary’s book can be purchased from:
St Mary’s Anglican Church – email: office@stmarys.org.au or phone: 07 3391 4071 or by emailing the author: ptcomben@gmail.com

‘From the very beginning it has been a joy to work with Patrice. Not only is she friendly and encouraging but she is an excellent editor. She guided me through the structural and copy editing to the end result, which was something worth publishing. If my book is received well, a large part of it will be because of Patrice. I would recommend anyone who wants to improve their work to take advantage of Patrice’s skills and knowledge.’ Greg Currie

‘Thank you for your editorial skills and your patient encouraging manner. You have an astuteness and diligence not given to everyone; the ability to lift a manuscript to a polished level while gently showing, rather than telling, the writer how to improve. Not only has your input improved my manuscript, but the professional development to me as a writer has been significant.’ Jim Reay

‘As co-authors who are striving to create a unique and different story, we credit Patrice for her skill, knowledge, and patience in guiding us through to achieving the book that we most wanted to write. We had complete trust in her and were not disappointed at all. We look forward to working with Patrice again as we continue to create other books in the series.’ Red C. Legion and Jonathan DeSterling

‘PS Editing made my first professional editing experience easier than expected. Patrice is precise and diligent in her processes but has a pleasant and helpful approach to the task. The sometimes subtle and small changes throughout the structural edit were well received and have turned the manuscript into a better flowing story. I’m more than happy to use her services in the future.’ Tom McSweeny

‘Publishing your first book is a daunting task. Patrice’s mentoring during the entire editing process enlightened me about ‘good writing’ and how to engage readers. She is also an amazing blurb writer. Many thanks again, Patrice.’ Margaret Elliott, Author

To be published in 2025

‘Patrice’s report was concise and gave clear insight into the issues to be considered. She also provided me with comprehensive mark-ups throughout the manuscript which allowed me to understand the issues she identified. Her supportive and timely feedback was invaluable.’ Sarah Fisher

‘Patrice is a very thorough and knowledgeable editor and copy editor. Her suggestions are always well-informed and reliable. Highly recommend her services.’ Elisabeth Wheeler

Patrice is a pleasure to work with; her talent and skill with words is a breath of fresh air, and definitely resulted in a positive outcome for my project. I’m so grateful for her expertise.
Ruby Purple – Author.

A series of children’s books that raise awareness about bullying and teach children how to cope with this universal problem.

‘From my first meeting with Patrice I felt very confident that my book would be in the best hands. She was positive, respectful, honest and supportive with a dash of lovely humor. The end result was thorough and accurate. Many thanks Patrice.’ Jane Deakin

‘Working with Patrice was an absolute delight. She took me through the editorial stages of my writing with great skill and purpose. She steered a perfect course between editorial corrections on the one hand and keeping the sense of the work intact on the other. My book benefited enormously from her contribution.’ Professor Neville Marsh

‘Patrice Shaw recently edited my memoirs (over 300 pages) and I am very appreciative of her friendly but very professional approach to her work. Having been the writer or co-writer of five international selling books with different publishers, including Cambridge University Press, I can state without qualification that she has been the best editor (efficient, thorough, professional) with which I have worked. Thanks Patrice and I look forward to working with you in the future.’ Professor Emeritus Patrick Duignan

‘Patrice was an incredible help with the preparation for publication of my first novella, House Rules. She not only edited the text, but also pointed out inconsistencies in the plot and characterisations and gave suggestions for improving the style and format of the writing. I could not have been more satisfied with her input.’ James Mengel

‘Patrice gave me detailed markups, helpful comments on the storyline, and advice on the structure and flow of the novel. As a first-time publisher, her assistance was crucial to making the book worth publishing.’ Gerard da Silve

‘Patrice Shaw edited the final novel in my ‘Daughters of the Wind’ series Winds of Time and did a great job. Her phrasing and dialogue suggestions were very appreciated, as was her attention to plot detail, which saw improvements in the structure and assisted me from making inconsistencies. Patrice was a thorough professional and is very easy to work with. I highly recommend PS Editing.’ Carmel Rowley

‘Patrice Shaw was our first choice as editor for our first anthology and our faith was justified. She gave us truly professional assistance and advice. As a result our book was a success and sold out at our launch. A professional with a human touch.’ Nancy Cox-Milliner, Writers of Seville

‘Patrice worked with us through the trials and tribulations as well as our various changes in ideas and remained patient and considerate through the process. We appreciate the time and energy that she provided to us as well as her insights.’ Dyan, Creative Director

‘I found Patrice to be very helpful and approachable. She provided great feedback regarding structural and content editing’ Dr Leah Stuckings

‘Patrice performed several copy edits of drafts of my novel The Lone Wolf at Cover. I was a first time author. The advice she gave, her eagle eye for typos and grammatical errors, and extensive knowledge of the book writing business were indispensable to arriving at my finished product. Patrice was a pleasure to work with. I would not hesitate to recommend her to any aspiring author.’ John Michell, Brisbane

‘It was very exciting to receive the printed copies of my first book. I am forever grateful to Patrice’s editing ‘hard slog’, patience and wisdom. I have others in my sphere who are keen to write and be published, and I will have no hesitation in guiding them towards PS Editing.’ Ken Goldston