Richard Roper
@richardroper.bsky.social
Author and freelance book editor
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Richard Roper
@richardroper.bsky.social
· Feb 14
Portfolio | Roper Editorial
The books I have written and some of the ones I have worked on, including those by James Acaster, Katy Wix, Peter Ross, Frank Turner, and debut novels by Evan Porter and Anna Johnson.
www.richardropereditor.com
After a year of freelancing I've finally got a website up and running. Authors and publishers – please do get in touch for all your editing and writing needs (fiction & non-fiction)! Here are some things I've worked on: www.richardropereditor.com/portfolio
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Struggling to summarise your story? Learn how to write the perfect one-page synopsis during this two-hour Zoom masterclass ✍️
@richardroper.bsky.social, novelist & former senior commissioning editor, will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis.
Runs next Tues, sign up now:
@richardroper.bsky.social, novelist & former senior commissioning editor, will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis.
Runs next Tues, sign up now:
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Struggling to summarise your story? Learn how to write the perfect one-page synopsis during this two-hour Zoom masterclass ✍️
@richardroper.bsky.social, novelist & former senior commissioning editor, will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis.
Runs next Tues, sign up now:
@richardroper.bsky.social, novelist & former senior commissioning editor, will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis.
Runs next Tues, sign up now:
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'Everyone you meet has a story, and I am fascinated by what makes people tick' 📚
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
Richard Roper: 'Every writer, no matter how successful, struggles and has to keep learning how to tell stories'
We spoke to we spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass course, Richard Roper about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
'Everyone you meet has a story, and I am fascinated by what makes people tick' 📚
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
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'Everyone you meet has a story, and I am fascinated by what makes people tick' 📖
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
Richard Roper: 'Every writer, no matter how successful, struggles and has to keep learning how to tell stories'
We spoke to we spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass course, Richard Roper about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC…
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
'Everyone you meet has a story, and I am fascinated by what makes people tick' 📖
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass, @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine and what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.
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A very nice review of Upon A White Horse in Geographical Magazine. If anyone out there would like to review the book, please do let me know. @headlinebooks.bsky.social
In the new issue of @geographical.co.uk, I review @peteralanross.bsky.social’s fascinating new book, Upon A White Horse
A poetic and meditative exploration of the UK and Ireland’s ancient monuments and sites, it’s the magazine’s book of the month.
📖 @headlinebooks.bsky.social
A poetic and meditative exploration of the UK and Ireland’s ancient monuments and sites, it’s the magazine’s book of the month.
📖 @headlinebooks.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A very nice review of Upon A White Horse in Geographical Magazine. If anyone out there would like to review the book, please do let me know. @headlinebooks.bsky.social
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Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass! ✒️
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow, enrol now:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow, enrol now:
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass! ✒️
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow, enrol now:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow, enrol now:
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There's not long left to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass! ⏰
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs next Tues, enrol now:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs next Tues, enrol now:
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
There's not long left to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass! ⏰
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs next Tues, enrol now:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs next Tues, enrol now:
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"Upon A White Horse is a moving, compelling, heart-achingly beautiful book." I'm grateful to Dr Francis Young for that kind remark, of course, but even more so for his deep and insightful engagement with the themes and ideas of my book.
Over on 'All Old Strange Things' I've written a new free-to-read post reflecting on @peteralanross.bsky.social's thought-provoking book 'Upon A White Horse': substack.com/home/post/p-...
September 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"Upon A White Horse is a moving, compelling, heart-achingly beautiful book." I'm grateful to Dr Francis Young for that kind remark, of course, but even more so for his deep and insightful engagement with the themes and ideas of my book.
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I've spent much of today reading Peter Ross's brilliant new book Upon a White Horse which is about ancient landscapes and monuments. It is, as always, full of poetry, not only in the sense of lyrical language, of which there is plenty, but in the way he conjures up images from tiny/
September 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I've spent much of today reading Peter Ross's brilliant new book Upon a White Horse which is about ancient landscapes and monuments. It is, as always, full of poetry, not only in the sense of lyrical language, of which there is plenty, but in the way he conjures up images from tiny/
What a delight to get my hands on a copy of Upon A White Horse by @peteralanross.bsky.social, published last week. It is a very fine book indeed. Get it here: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHo... or at one of Peter's upcoming events!
September 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
What a delight to get my hands on a copy of Upon A White Horse by @peteralanross.bsky.social, published last week. It is a very fine book indeed. Get it here: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHo... or at one of Peter's upcoming events!
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If anyone in Glasgow or Edinburgh would like a signed copy of Upon A White Horse, there are copies in Waterstones on Sauchiehall Street, Argyle Street, Princes Street and at the Braehead shopping centre. Blackwell’s on South Bridge and Topping on Blenheim Place also have a few.
September 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If anyone in Glasgow or Edinburgh would like a signed copy of Upon A White Horse, there are copies in Waterstones on Sauchiehall Street, Argyle Street, Princes Street and at the Braehead shopping centre. Blackwell’s on South Bridge and Topping on Blenheim Place also have a few.
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Happy publication day @peteralanross.bsky.social Upon A White Horse is a celebration of landscape and people - and all that is beautiful, strange and old.
Out now: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHorse
Out now: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHorse
September 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Happy publication day @peteralanross.bsky.social Upon A White Horse is a celebration of landscape and people - and all that is beautiful, strange and old.
Out now: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHorse
Out now: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHorse
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I’m so glad to have this beautiful object. @peteralanross.bsky.social’s books get better & better, their lyricism & meditative quality a balm in sour times. This one is, as it says, about wonder & wondering, but also about how past & present intertwine & how ancient landscapes call to all of us.
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I’m so glad to have this beautiful object. @peteralanross.bsky.social’s books get better & better, their lyricism & meditative quality a balm in sour times. This one is, as it says, about wonder & wondering, but also about how past & present intertwine & how ancient landscapes call to all of us.
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*checks index, is satisfied, proceeds to read* @peteralanross.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
*checks index, is satisfied, proceeds to read* @peteralanross.bsky.social
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Struggling to summarise your story?
Bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step in this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Runs on 30 Sept:
Bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step in this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Runs on 30 Sept:
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Struggling to summarise your story?
Bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step in this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Runs on 30 Sept:
Bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step in this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Runs on 30 Sept:
Grateful for any Toronto and Vancouver recs
June 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Grateful for any Toronto and Vancouver recs
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📣 Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass!
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow:
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📣 Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass!
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs tomorrow:
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📣 Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass!
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs on Thurs:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs on Thurs:
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
📣 Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass!
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs on Thurs:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs on Thurs:
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April 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I started working on Upon A White Horse on 21st July 2023, with a visit to Uffington, and handed in the manuscript today.
March 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I started working on Upon A White Horse on 21st July 2023, with a visit to Uffington, and handed in the manuscript today.
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Hello. I am starting a Substack called Small Finds, for short pieces of non-fiction. If you'd like to read more about it, and perhaps subscribe so that I can share my work with you, please do follow the link. It's free. open.substack.com/pub/smallfin...
Small finds
Wandering and wondering in Glasgow and beyond
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February 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Hello. I am starting a Substack called Small Finds, for short pieces of non-fiction. If you'd like to read more about it, and perhaps subscribe so that I can share my work with you, please do follow the link. It's free. open.substack.com/pub/smallfin...
After a year of freelancing I've finally got a website up and running. Authors and publishers – please do get in touch for all your editing and writing needs (fiction & non-fiction)! Here are some things I've worked on: www.richardropereditor.com/portfolio
Portfolio | Roper Editorial
The books I have written and some of the ones I have worked on, including those by James Acaster, Katy Wix, Peter Ross, Frank Turner, and debut novels by Evan Porter and Anna Johnson.
www.richardropereditor.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
After a year of freelancing I've finally got a website up and running. Authors and publishers – please do get in touch for all your editing and writing needs (fiction & non-fiction)! Here are some things I've worked on: www.richardropereditor.com/portfolio
Reposted by Richard Roper
📣 Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass!
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs 5 Feb:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs 5 Feb:
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis. This course will run on Mon 9 Dec.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📣 Last chance to join our Writing Your Synopsis masterclass!
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs 5 Feb:
If you're struggling to summarise your story, bestselling author and experienced editor, @richardroper.bsky.social will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis step by step.
Runs 5 Feb:
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We're delighted that Richard will be the tutor on our Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass course!
Learn how to write the perfect one-page synopsis during this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Course runs 5 Feb: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
Learn how to write the perfect one-page synopsis during this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Course runs 5 Feb: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis. This course will run on Mon 9 Dec.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We're delighted that Richard will be the tutor on our Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass course!
Learn how to write the perfect one-page synopsis during this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Course runs 5 Feb: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
Learn how to write the perfect one-page synopsis during this two-hour Zoom masterclass.
Course runs 5 Feb: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
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Get to the heart of your story and write a great synopsis!
Join bestselling author and editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page synopsis for your novel.
Runs 5 Feb: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
Join bestselling author and editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page synopsis for your novel.
Runs 5 Feb: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis. This course will run on Mon 9 Dec.
curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Get to the heart of your story and write a great synopsis!
Join bestselling author and editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page synopsis for your novel.
Runs 5 Feb: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
Join bestselling author and editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page synopsis for your novel.
Runs 5 Feb: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass
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Get to the heart of your story, and write a great synopsis!
Join author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling synopsis. ✍️
Runs Mon 9 Dec, enrol now: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass-1224
Join author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling synopsis. ✍️
Runs Mon 9 Dec, enrol now: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass-1224
Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass | Zoom Course
Join author and experienced editor Richard Roper for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page novel synopsis. This course will run on Mon 9 Dec.
curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Get to the heart of your story, and write a great synopsis!
Join author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling synopsis. ✍️
Runs Mon 9 Dec, enrol now: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass-1224
Join author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling synopsis. ✍️
Runs Mon 9 Dec, enrol now: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-your-synopsis-masterclass-1224