Brendan Brown founded The Expert Editor in Melbourne in 2012, after completing a Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University and working as a writer. He built it into a professional editing service used by academics, authors, and businesses across Australia and beyond, and later founded its international sister company, Global English Editing. Brendan is a co-founder of Brown Brothers Media, the company behind The Expert Editor, where he oversees both editing brands. He sets the editorial standards that apply to the company's client work and this blog, and reviews articles before they are published.
The manuscript arrives three weeks late, and the covering email always says the same thing: "Sorry — I’ve been so busy." But editors see the file’s revision history, the timestamps, the chapter written in one desperate weekend after two months of silence. The author wasn’t busy. The author ...Read More
Every editor knows the manuscript. It arrives with an apology attached: the author has been working on it for four years, has rewritten the opening chapter eleven times, and wants "one more pass" before anyone else sees it. The prose in that opening chapter is polished to a ...Read More
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Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. Only 25% of people believe they're living up to their creative potential. You may think there isn't a lot you can do about this. You're either born with creativity or not, right? We've ...Read More
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. Rules were made to be broken – just ask James Dean. But to be a grammar rebel, you have to understand the rules in the first place. How else do you know ...Read More
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's editorial standards. Some statistics may have been updated since original publication. When teens and young adults are immersed in their smartphones, what do you think they're doing? Scrolling their Instagram feed? Chatting to friends ...Read More