Meridian Editorial

You've built a career's worth of expertise.
Now turn it into a book that lasts.

Your expertise. Your book. From idea to published, efficiently.

Meridian Editorial guides senior professionals in finance, law, technology, and consulting from idea to published book — with precision, rigor, and a process built to respect your time.

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Who This Is For

Built for the professional who has already decided.

You are a senior professional with decades of expertise that sets you apart. Over the years you have seen the same preventable problems repeat across your industry, and you have developed a clear understanding of why they persist and how they can be solved. You are not looking for someone to believe in you. You are looking for someone who can keep up.

Meridian Editorial works with senior leaders in finance, wealth management, law, and consulting who are ready to turn hard-won expertise into a focused, authoritative nonfiction book.

If any of these sound familiar, this process was designed for you.

"I could write this myself but it would take me three times as long."
"I want a process, not a blank page."
"I know my subject cold. What I don't know is how to structure it for someone who isn't me."
"I've seen too many bad books from people who know less than I do."
"I want someone who has done this before to tell me I'm on the right track."

01 — 03

Discovery & Foundation

An initial conversation to establish fit. A tailored proposal. An intake process designed to sharpen your thinking before the first working session.

Point, Purpose & Audience

The three strategic decisions that govern everything. What the book argues, why it exists, and precisely who it speaks to. Once set, this becomes the fixed foundation.

Materials Review

Your existing work — presentations, articles, transcripts — reviewed and mapped. Most senior professionals have more usable material than they realize.

The Outline

A detailed, chapter-by-chapter blueprint built in conversation. From this point forward, you always know exactly what you are writing next. The blank page is gone.

Writing & AI Guidance

You write. Meridian Editorial provides structured check-ins, practical AI guidance, and responsive availability to keep you moving and on course.

08 — 09

Editing & Publication

Specialist developmental editing, followed by line and copy editing, manuscript polish, and guided self-publishing. One point of contact throughout. No loss of context.

Traditional Publishing

If your book is headed for a publishing house.

If traditional publishing is the right path for your book — or if a publisher has already come to you — Meridian Editorial can guide you through the complete book proposal process with the same rigor applied to every other stage.

The proposal is a serious document: overview, chapter summaries, sample chapters, market analysis, comparable titles, and author platform. Jane builds it with you to the standard that publishers expect and your reputation demands.

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About Jane Mackay

19 years inside nonfiction manuscripts.

Jane Mackay founded Meridian Editorial to serve one kind of client: the senior professional whose expertise deserves a book that meets the standard they have set in every other area of their career.

With nearly two decades as a specialist nonfiction editor, Jane brings a rare ability — translating complex, technical, or niche expertise into writing that a broader readership will engage with. She has worked with demanding professionals carrying complex frameworks and significant ideas, and has built a process designed to respect the way they work.

One point of contact, every stage. Jane guides the project from outline through final polish — coordinating specialist editors and reviewing all work before it reaches you.

Responsive across time zones. Prompt availability during business hours, so you are never stuck for long.

Practical AI guidance — ethical, private, and unavailable from a traditional editor.

Your voice. Your framework. The book is entirely yours. That is the model.

Jane Mackay, Founder of Meridian Editorial

“

Jane has the type of brain that can hold so much information. Zoom out and zoom in, micro and macro. After ten years of me developing a very big framework, Jane helped me to organize the structure and concepts. We've had so much success. Jane works fast. Her editing is top notch. I appreciate her intelligence on a level I can hardly put into words.

Hope Ray Therapist and Theoretician

“

I want to thank Jane for her intuitive understanding of me and my project. She is unbelievably knowledgeable, creative, professional, and attentive to detail. Thanks to her, I launched a book that exceeded my expectations.

Keith Byrd Founder & Board of Directors, TransImpact

Next Step

A single conversation is all it takes to know if this is right.

The Discovery Call is a 60-minute Zoom conversation. You describe the book. Jane assesses the fit. If the right conditions are in place, the process begins. No pressure. No pitch.

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Or reach Jane directly at jane@meridianeditorial.com

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You've built a career's worth of expertise. Now turn it into a book that lasts.