Publishing services – Donelle McKinley

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I am an information architect with the voice of a poet and an eagle eye for detail.

My writing, editing and publishing skills have been developed and honed over 20 years across the creative, commercial, academic, and corporate spheres, with the purpose of communicating information for impact.

As a writer and writing champion, I am committed to integrity, clarity, concision, and correctness to serve these qualities. If your work would benefit from the care of a professional wordsmith, I can assist with polish, production and promotion.

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Hi! I’m Dell, the founder of Thorndon Press and a happy hybrid Writer/Editor/Publisher. I’m the author of The Integrity Cure, and a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors and Mslexia Salon.

My previous roles include Manager of Hard to Find Books, Marketing & Sales Manager for Otago University Press, National Sales Representative for McGraw Hill, and Editor at EKO Freelance. Beyond publishing, I have worked in the digital space for the love of cultural heritage, the arts, and education.

I hold a Diploma in Book Publishing, Editing and Proofreading (NZ Institute of Business Studies), a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Art History (University of Auckland), a BA Honours specialising in Digital Humanities (University of Canterbury), and a Master of Information Studies (Victoria University of Wellington).

I studied Book History as a scholarship recipient at New College, University of Oxford.

Gold stars on LinkedIn

Super talented, dedicated, brilliantly strategic thinker with a depth of tactical might that would make a perfectionist jealous. If you want someone you can depend on and trust with anything precious to you, look no further!

Donelle’s enthusiasm, professionalism, willingness to share and quality of work were outstanding.

Donelle is focused, agile, professional and a complete joy to work with due to her unwavering passion for what she does and how she does it. She is creative, analytical and able to look at things from all perspectives which allows her to approach tasks and solve problems with a rare flair and efficiency.

Delivered earlier than expected, the detail and quality set the bar.

An exceptional communicator, Donelle is able to quickly build relationships with a variety of stakeholders to become a trusted partner.

Donelle is smart and details focused, with amazing analytical skills that guide and direct wider business decisions. More than that though, she has the ability to see the big picture really quickly, and frames her activity always with commercial and business objectives. Always professional, a great, collaborative team member who contributes amazing tangible value with measured outputs; a tech and web whizz to boot, super positive and the best pocket rocket to take any project to optimum delivery.

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