Dr Juni Kvarving
Editor-Researcher-Tutor
Selected Testimonials
“Good editing takes skill, insight, and hard work; great editing requires something extra. Juni has shown all of this, and always puts ego aside to make the author’s work the very best it can be. We will be working with her again and I recommend her unreservedly.”
— Robert Peett FRSA, Holland House Books, The Island Prize for Africa.
“If you are looking for a partner to truly understand your project and help you shape it into the best possible version, then Juni is the right editor for you.
I worked with Juni on my historical debut, Sand Roses, and we connected at a time when the manuscript had gone through several rounds of edits and I was convinced that I would break it if I made any more changes without the support of a professional editor. Juni first invested in connecting with the project and expressed genuine interest in the story I was trying to tell. She then spent weeks going through the manuscript with a keen eye not only for gaps but also areas of strength that needed space to shine. “You could lean into it,” Juni would say. I thoroughly enjoyed her approach, always ensuring I was comfortable with the changes and open to discussion when I pushed back. I was genuinely reassured by her connection with the characters and her ability to imagine scenes as it allowed her to improve accuracy, consistency and, above all, emotional impact. Juni even rearranged my chapters in a way that might give any author a heart attack, but I trusted her reasoning and when I read the new version, I immediately saw the value in that. The result was a book I have been proud to share with the world.
I am eternally grateful to the invaluable contribution Juni brought to Sand Roses, and I would not hesitate to trust her with any of my future projects.“
— Hamza Koudri, author of Sand Roses and Country Director of British Council Algeria
“Juni’s careful edits and astute observations were immensely useful in refining my writing. She put in a great deal of effort to ensure that my work was error-free.
Since PhD work requires careful framing that strengthens arguments without sounding like jargon, her comments helped me rethink parts of my chapter and make them clearer. For instance, she would ask questions such as, ‘Why do you say X?’ or ‘You have claimed Y but have not substantiated it.’ These comments were invaluable to me, especially because PhD work can be quite stressful, and working on the same material for years can saturate the mind and make it easy to miss errors. Juni’s polite but expert perspective was a real help in making my writing sound professional and academic. She is also very kind and patient, and I wholeheartedly recommend her services.”
