Rebecca Brown
@rebeccaebrown.com
Worktime is books - editing, coaching and layout.
Playtime is cakes, camera, crochet, and coffee.
North East UK
Playtime is cakes, camera, crochet, and coffee.
North East UK
Lots of editing jobs on at the moment, including a fast-paced series following a soldier through the Napoleonic Wars.
Absolutely love getting to help authors polish their babies up and send them out into the world.
#editing #selfpublishing
Absolutely love getting to help authors polish their babies up and send them out into the world.
#editing #selfpublishing
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Lots of editing jobs on at the moment, including a fast-paced series following a soldier through the Napoleonic Wars.
Absolutely love getting to help authors polish their babies up and send them out into the world.
#editing #selfpublishing
Absolutely love getting to help authors polish their babies up and send them out into the world.
#editing #selfpublishing
If you're looking for professional editing, book layout, or self-publishing assistance, prettyandprecise.pub!
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
If you're looking for professional editing, book layout, or self-publishing assistance, prettyandprecise.pub!
Back to school. This one feels like a sea change moment, as one baby goes into the last year of regular school and the other doesn’t go back at all. But we all did very well, no tears from any of us… yet.
September 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Back to school. This one feels like a sea change moment, as one baby goes into the last year of regular school and the other doesn’t go back at all. But we all did very well, no tears from any of us… yet.
Over the moon the other day to find out one of our favourite clients was interviewed for Good Housekeeping about her experience of self-publishing (spoiler: she loves it)
#writers #selfpublishing
#writers #selfpublishing
May 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Over the moon the other day to find out one of our favourite clients was interviewed for Good Housekeeping about her experience of self-publishing (spoiler: she loves it)
#writers #selfpublishing
#writers #selfpublishing
The joy of the process: why doing things for the sake of doing them can be its own reward
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The joy of the process
I’m sitting on our living room floor with my 17-year-old son, just enjoying a moment of being together.
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February 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The joy of the process: why doing things for the sake of doing them can be its own reward
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Reading this week’s Bookseller - so many comments about authors’ TikTok or Insta presence/followers/views.
Are authors getting a platform for their books, or getting books because of their platforms? I suspect a bit of both but it shows how important it is to build that platform, either way.
Are authors getting a platform for their books, or getting books because of their platforms? I suspect a bit of both but it shows how important it is to build that platform, either way.
February 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reading this week’s Bookseller - so many comments about authors’ TikTok or Insta presence/followers/views.
Are authors getting a platform for their books, or getting books because of their platforms? I suspect a bit of both but it shows how important it is to build that platform, either way.
Are authors getting a platform for their books, or getting books because of their platforms? I suspect a bit of both but it shows how important it is to build that platform, either way.
Well that’s a weird day.
Started by packing husband off to garage to sort out flat tyre.
Then I went out to rescue dad after he had a car bump.
Just got in the house and we’ve had a delivery from Amazon, addressed to “Bec’s Andrew” and it’s literally just a small square of foam. Baffled!!
Started by packing husband off to garage to sort out flat tyre.
Then I went out to rescue dad after he had a car bump.
Just got in the house and we’ve had a delivery from Amazon, addressed to “Bec’s Andrew” and it’s literally just a small square of foam. Baffled!!
February 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Well that’s a weird day.
Started by packing husband off to garage to sort out flat tyre.
Then I went out to rescue dad after he had a car bump.
Just got in the house and we’ve had a delivery from Amazon, addressed to “Bec’s Andrew” and it’s literally just a small square of foam. Baffled!!
Started by packing husband off to garage to sort out flat tyre.
Then I went out to rescue dad after he had a car bump.
Just got in the house and we’ve had a delivery from Amazon, addressed to “Bec’s Andrew” and it’s literally just a small square of foam. Baffled!!
Pretty chuffed that now I can touch my toes with my legs straight (never, ever been able to do that) and I can now hold a plank position. Not for long, but it’s there…
#weightloss
#weightloss
February 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Pretty chuffed that now I can touch my toes with my legs straight (never, ever been able to do that) and I can now hold a plank position. Not for long, but it’s there…
#weightloss
#weightloss
So post Christmas weekly weigh: lost 3lb this week! And I’m now at a stone and a half off exactly in 7 weeks. Not feeling deprived or missing out even slightly.
I am so so happy.
I am so so happy.
December 27, 2024 at 4:01 PM
So post Christmas weekly weigh: lost 3lb this week! And I’m now at a stone and a half off exactly in 7 weeks. Not feeling deprived or missing out even slightly.
I am so so happy.
I am so so happy.
First couple of days on mounjaro 5mg - initially expected more appetite suppression…until I got to mid afternoon yesterday and realised that I’d eaten less without realising and still felt like I’d had 3 massive takeaways 🤪
December 15, 2024 at 9:58 AM
First couple of days on mounjaro 5mg - initially expected more appetite suppression…until I got to mid afternoon yesterday and realised that I’d eaten less without realising and still felt like I’d had 3 massive takeaways 🤪
First dose of 5mg in tonight. See how I feel tomorrow!
December 13, 2024 at 10:09 PM
First dose of 5mg in tonight. See how I feel tomorrow!
Weigh day today, stayed the same (well, a quarter lb down on last week 🤷♀️). Tonight first dose of 5mg. Funnily enough, although I didn’t lose anything in lbs or inches this week, I feel better.
December 13, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Weigh day today, stayed the same (well, a quarter lb down on last week 🤷♀️). Tonight first dose of 5mg. Funnily enough, although I didn’t lose anything in lbs or inches this week, I feel better.
Down in Cambridge overnight as my boy has uni interview. So first encounter with a breakfast buffet on mounjaro - ended up eating half a small pastry, a little fruit and one bite of sausage lol. Unfamiliar territory!
December 9, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Down in Cambridge overnight as my boy has uni interview. So first encounter with a breakfast buffet on mounjaro - ended up eating half a small pastry, a little fruit and one bite of sausage lol. Unfamiliar territory!
So am now on Week 3, Day 6 of mounjaro and last night I added in my first gym visit too. All good habits hopefully stacking up.
I will admit I’m looking forward to going up a dose after tomorrow’s last jab of 2.5mg.
I will admit I’m looking forward to going up a dose after tomorrow’s last jab of 2.5mg.
December 5, 2024 at 11:43 AM
So am now on Week 3, Day 6 of mounjaro and last night I added in my first gym visit too. All good habits hopefully stacking up.
I will admit I’m looking forward to going up a dose after tomorrow’s last jab of 2.5mg.
I will admit I’m looking forward to going up a dose after tomorrow’s last jab of 2.5mg.
Drumroll… just under 4 weeks gone and I have now lost 1 stone!
I am also now, according to the NHS BMI thingy, overweight not obese.
I am so so happy right now. And so will my diabetic nurse be! #mounjaro
I am also now, according to the NHS BMI thingy, overweight not obese.
I am so so happy right now. And so will my diabetic nurse be! #mounjaro
December 4, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Drumroll… just under 4 weeks gone and I have now lost 1 stone!
I am also now, according to the NHS BMI thingy, overweight not obese.
I am so so happy right now. And so will my diabetic nurse be! #mounjaro
I am also now, according to the NHS BMI thingy, overweight not obese.
I am so so happy right now. And so will my diabetic nurse be! #mounjaro
Today is Jab day 3; so in the last two weeks since being on Mounjaro I have:
Lost 4lb each week
Dropped below 13st
Felt few side negative effects and become much more conscious of what I’m eating and how much (despite a genuinely crazy week)
Lost 4lb each week
Dropped below 13st
Felt few side negative effects and become much more conscious of what I’m eating and how much (despite a genuinely crazy week)
November 29, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Today is Jab day 3; so in the last two weeks since being on Mounjaro I have:
Lost 4lb each week
Dropped below 13st
Felt few side negative effects and become much more conscious of what I’m eating and how much (despite a genuinely crazy week)
Lost 4lb each week
Dropped below 13st
Felt few side negative effects and become much more conscious of what I’m eating and how much (despite a genuinely crazy week)
Day after 2nd mounjaro jab and we ended up having to get a pizza and eat super late (because LIFE) and I just…stopped eating.
I have never been able to do that. Pizza is there: pizza is eaten. Tonight I left over half my normal portion.
I have never been able to do that. Pizza is there: pizza is eaten. Tonight I left over half my normal portion.
November 23, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Day after 2nd mounjaro jab and we ended up having to get a pizza and eat super late (because LIFE) and I just…stopped eating.
I have never been able to do that. Pizza is there: pizza is eaten. Tonight I left over half my normal portion.
I have never been able to do that. Pizza is there: pizza is eaten. Tonight I left over half my normal portion.
So I am now on a potentially controversial path. I have T2 diabetes & other weight-related health problems; long story short, I’ve just taken my 2nd dose of the Mounjaro injection.
So far I am genuinely loving it and feel the benefits already, even on the starting dose - 4lb off in my first week.
So far I am genuinely loving it and feel the benefits already, even on the starting dose - 4lb off in my first week.
November 22, 2024 at 9:49 PM
So I am now on a potentially controversial path. I have T2 diabetes & other weight-related health problems; long story short, I’ve just taken my 2nd dose of the Mounjaro injection.
So far I am genuinely loving it and feel the benefits already, even on the starting dose - 4lb off in my first week.
So far I am genuinely loving it and feel the benefits already, even on the starting dose - 4lb off in my first week.
Seven swans a-swimming 🎵 🔔 🦢 🎄
November 18, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Seven swans a-swimming 🎵 🔔 🦢 🎄
Melting chocolate WITH water against every instinct turned into practically effortless chocolate mousse thanks to Bee Wilson’s The Secret Of Cooking. And I added a drop of orange extract to the water, so chocolate orange mousse 😋
November 10, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Melting chocolate WITH water against every instinct turned into practically effortless chocolate mousse thanks to Bee Wilson’s The Secret Of Cooking. And I added a drop of orange extract to the water, so chocolate orange mousse 😋
Apple harvest is in - first year we’ve had so many, I’m well chuffed. Crucial question now - pie or crumble??
November 8, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Apple harvest is in - first year we’ve had so many, I’m well chuffed. Crucial question now - pie or crumble??
You know winter is here when you have to call out the boiler man. Sigh.
October 9, 2024 at 8:48 AM
You know winter is here when you have to call out the boiler man. Sigh.
Almost crying this morning as my bed bound mum told me that the new nurse practitioner who visited her actually understood her pain and wanted to help. I can’t express what that means.
October 8, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Almost crying this morning as my bed bound mum told me that the new nurse practitioner who visited her actually understood her pain and wanted to help. I can’t express what that means.
Adding to my TBR…
Alan Hollinghurst just can’t write a sentence that isn’t beautiful. Am still haunted by the atmospherically glimmering melancholy and elegant wit of Our Evenings, long after finishing it.
October 3, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Adding to my TBR…