Brigid L.Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 5, 2026.

Freelance writer and editor with wide experience and interests. Oxford trained: writing and research skills of the highest level. I have particular strengths in literary fiction and nonfiction, expository science content, and science-driven political writing. I gave up an academic career at Cambridge to care for my children and am still building my new profile. For now, you have an opportunity to hire a professional with an an outstanding skill set on flexible terms, and I would love to help with any sort of interesting project. Rates are negotiable: I am keen to support worthwhile projects and build my experience. I am known not only for my writing style, but also for passion, efficiency, versatility and initiative. - I have published successful popular nonfiction with Hachette, as well as an academic book and many research articles. I specialise in high-quality popular science writing - particularly behavioural, evolutionary and political psychology, and literary and visual culture. I have research degrees from Oxford and particularly enjoy mastering a subject and making it accessible and exciting. - As well as working for online magazines and as a freelance writer on Medium, I have written a novel and full-length literary nonfiction. Two of my books are currently with a top flight publisher. - I have edited best-selling literary nonfiction and poetry by one of the country's foremost literary figures. - I have large experience of writing and editing successful research bids in the arts and sciences. - I have an interest in political and behavioural psychology and can use its insights to write persuasive copy and speeches.