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Seeking developmental editor for a literary memoir. I am not looking for someone to make this read like every other memoir. I want to preserve my voice while strengthening the emotional arc, pacing, and thematic cohesion.
I am seeking an experienced developmental editor to prepare my 70,000-word literary memoir for submission to literary agents and traditional publishers.

The memoir, He Who Dies with the Best Stories: A Life Between War and Wanderlust, chronicles my journey from surviving the Lebanese Civil War to spending more than three decades working as an international development engineer and advisor across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Combining humor, adventure, and reflection, the book explores the tension between control and randomness, and how unexpected experiences shape a meaningful life.

I am looking for a high-level developmental edit, not copyediting or proofreading. The ideal editor will assess the manuscript's narrative structure, pacing, emotional arc, characterization, thematic cohesion, and overall commercial readiness while preserving its distinctive voice.

Deliverables should include a comprehensive editorial letter, an annotated manuscript with substantive comments, and a prioritized revision plan identifying essential, recommended, and optional changes.

Ideal candidates will have significant experience editing literary memoirs or narrative nonfiction, preferably with books that have been traditionally published. Experience with travel writing, cross-cultural narratives, or international affairs is highly desirable.

Please include a résumé or biography, examples of memoirs you have edited, your editing process, a sample editorial letter (if available), estimated timeline, fees, and references.

I am seeking an editor who will provide candid, thoughtful, and constructive feedback—not simply polish the prose, but help elevate the manuscript into a compelling, market-ready memoir with strong potential for representation by a literary agent and publication by a traditional publisher.

Working Title: This Is Why We Do It!

The Story of Alexandra, Attila, and Daniela

Overview

I am seeking an experienced developmental editor for my memoir—a deeply personal story of transformation, love, loss, spiritual awakening, and service.

The manuscript follows the intertwined journeys of Alexandra, Attila, and Daniela, whose very different beginnings lead through struggle, healing, and ultimately the creation of ALUNA, a retreat center dedicated to inner transformation and sacred work.

While rooted in personal experience, the book also speaks to a universal search for belonging, purpose, healing, and coming home to oneself.

The manuscript is approximately 56,000 words.

The Heart of the Book

At its core, this memoir explores one central question:

What happens when we stop running from our wounds and begin listening to the wisdom within us?

The story explores how childhood experiences shape adult life, how achievement can mask inner emptiness, and how trauma, love, loss, and forgiveness can become gateways to transformation. It follows the movement from control to surrender, and from individual searching to a shared calling to serve others through the creation of a spiritual community and retreat center.

Story Journey

The memoir begins with the individual paths of Alexandra, Attila, and Daniela:

● Attila’s trajectory from childhood experiences into a high-level corporate career (McKinsey, Unilever, Danone) and ultimately into profound spiritual transformation

● Alexandra’s artistic and spiritual awakening, her connection to healing work, and her emergence as a guide and teacher

● Daniela’s journey of searching, breaking free, and discovering her role in the creation of ALUNA

The narrative then follows their shared path:

● The founding of the first retreat center in Portugal

● The challenges of building a spiritual community

● The wildfire that destroyed everything they had built

● The surrender required to begin again

● The move to California and the birth of ALUNA Land

● The development of retreats, trainings, and a growing community centered on healing and transformation

What I Am Looking For From an Editor

I am looking for a developmental editor to help shape this manuscript into a powerful, professionally written memoir.

Specifically, I need support with:

Story Structure

● Strengthening the overall narrative arc

● Ensuring a clear and emotionally compelling progression

● Identifying where material can be tightened, expanded, or reorganized

Character Development

● Deepening the portrayal of Alexandra, Attila, Daniela, and key supporting figures

● Strengthening emotional connection between readers and the people on the page

Emotional Depth

● Enhancing moments of vulnerability, reflection, and inner transformation

● Integrating insight and meaning more organically within lived experience

Literary Quality

● Improving pacing, flow, and readability

● Strengthening scenes, dialogue, and emotional impact

● Preserving an authentic and personal narrative voice

Editorial Approach

It is essential that the editor understands and protects the heart of this story.

I do not want the manuscript shaped into a generic self-help framework. Its strength lies in the honesty of lived experience—the struggles, mistakes, doubts, losses, breakthroughs, and moments of grace.

I am looking for an editor who can help clarify and deepen meaning without diluting authenticity or voice.

Ideal Editor Background

The ideal editor would have experience with:

● Memoir and literary nonfiction

● Spiritual or transformational narratives

● Personal growth, healing, and human development

● Stories exploring consciousness, purpose, and inner change

Experience working with authors on deeply personal or emotionally complex material would be especially valuable.

Desired Outcome

My goal is to create a memoir that extends beyond my personal story and allows readers to recognize aspects of their own journey within it.

I want readers to finish the book feeling:

● Inspired and emotionally moved

● More connected to themselves

● Open to their own healing process

● Reassured that transformation is possible at any stage of life

I am seeking a trusted editorial partner who can help bring this story to its fullest expression.

This is a fully illustrated picture book for children ages 4 - 8. The manuscript has 1.487 words. The ideas came in my native language; English is my second language.
I'd like feedback on the story, pacing, language, grammar, and how well the text works with the illustrations. If the editor see places where the text could be shortened or where the illustrations already communicate the idea.
An editor with experience in self-published children's books who is familiar with KDP and can help ensure the manuscript is polished and ready for submission.

I am searching for an editor to do some copyediting on a Science Fiction novel I have recently completed. It is what I like to call a "Maritime Disaster, but set in space"; Thus the story contains words and themes often associated with works of the Age of Sail.

I need an editor who is comfortable with this odd mix of Science fiction and historical themes; one who can bear with me even when I use words that are rarely found outside of old dictionaries.
Also, I have a habitual vice in "playing" with my sentence and paragraph structure in a (what some would call) very uncouth manner. I break established rules in an effort to convey meaning, build suspense, or simply try something new. In other words I treat every "rule" as a technique, not a law.
I need an editor who can figure out a balance of when it is best to reel me back in, or when it is acceptable to let me run wild.

Due to this manuscript's parallels with Maritime Disasters, I must disclose that the story contains content which those events bore. Themes centered around mutiny and starvation. Children and the defenseless are murdered a revolt, and like many maritime disasters people result to cannibalism when rations become scant.

The manuscript comes out to 141,000 words, and the (very rough) deadline is in September; but the date is more of a projection rather than a strict due date.

Project Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education
Word Count: Approximately 25,500 words (subject to minor fluctuations before the start date)
Project Timeline: August 1 – August 31
Role Type: Contract / Freelance

Project Overview
I am a doctoral candidate seeking a highly detail-oriented and experienced academic copyeditor to review and format my dissertation. The research focuses on Artificial Intelligence in Education. The final manuscript must strictly adhere to the ACE (American College of Education) Dissertation Guide and APA 7th Edition standards.

Scope of Work
The editor will provide comprehensive editing services for the full dissertation, including:
-Formatting & Compliance: Full compliance review and formatting according to the ACE Dissertation Guide.
-APA 7th Verification: Strict adherence to APA 7th Edition style for page layout, font, spacing, citations, references, headings, and table/figure formatting.
-Mechanics: Thorough review of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax.
-Consistency: Ensuring consistency in academic style, scholarly voice, and terminology throughout the manuscript.
-Structure: Pagination and heading structure review.
-Deliverables: Electronic delivery of the edited manuscript using Microsoft Word's Track Changes feature.

Qualifications
Required:
-Extensive experience in academic editing, specifically doctoral dissertations.
-Mastery of APA 7th edition formats and styles.
-Proven ability to strictly follow specific institutional formatting guidelines (experience with ACE guidelines is a major plus).

Preferred (Asset):
-Familiarity with research terminology related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and educational technology.

Proposed Timeline & Deliverables
Note: The exact dates will depend on the agreed-upon start date, but all work must be completed by the final deadline of September 4th, 2026.
Communication will primarily be via email, with the option for a brief Zoom/Teams call during the kickoff and post-Round 1 review.
-Project Kickoff (Target: Early August): Editor is hired and the full manuscript is provided.
-Initial Check-in (3–5 days post-kickoff): Editor emails to flag any high-level, systemic issues (e.g., missing citation data, major structural gaps) so the author can address them early.
-Round 1 Delivery (10–14 days post-kickoff): Editor returns the manuscript with comprehensive line edits, formatting updates, and comments via Track Changes.
-Author Review (5–7 days): Author reviews edits, accepts/rejects changes, answers editor queries, and sends the revised draft back to the editor.
-Round 2 Delivery (5–7 days post-author review): Editor performs a final polish, double-checking that all APA 7th and ACE formatting standards are intact after the author's revisions.
-Final Draft (No later than September 4, 2026): Any last-minute tweaks are completed; fully edited draft is approved.

I need some feedback by somebody familiar with the history of Roman civilization on my graphic mystical history series Fractal Emanations of the Divine Mind: A Cyclical Journey through Romerican History part I. It is currently at 530 pages and has over 32,000 words, but is filled with pictures and memes. In it, I reimagine America as a reincarnation of the Roman Republic/Empire and am trying to create a new literary genre called mystical history. The book is also a commentary and criticism of fundamentalist religion, government criminality, and historical injustices, and includes conspiracy theories and chapters on the 5 fold mystical process. Any and all help and or feedback would be greatly appreciated by me.

Editorial Assistant Needed: Chicago-Style Citation Insertion for Completed Nonfiction History Manuscript

I am seeking an experienced editorial assistant or copyeditor to assist with preparing a completed nonfiction history manuscript (approximately 890000 words) for publication.

This is not a writing, developmental editing, or research project. The manuscript has already been written, and the research has been completed.

I am looking for someone to:

* Insert Chicago-style footnotes/endnotes throughout the manuscript.
* Format citations consistently according to the Chicago Manual of Style.
* Match citations to the source references and page numbers I provide.
* Ensure consistency between citations and the bibliography.
* Work in Microsoft Word using Track Changes.

The manuscript focuses on colonial New England folk magic and early American history, so experience with history or academic nonfiction is preferred.

Ideal qualifications:

* Strong knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style.
* Experience with nonfiction, history, or scholarly manuscripts.
* Exceptional attention to detail.

The manuscript is approximately 75,000 words, and I would like the project completed within the next 3–4 weeks.

When responding, please include:

* Your experience with Chicago-style citations.
* Whether you have worked on history or academic nonfiction.
* Your estimated turnaround time.
* Your hourly rate or fixed project fee

Please note: I am looking for someone to implement citations based on references I provide, not to conduct historical research or fact-check the manuscript.

We are about to launch a new AI-powered application designed especially for kids (and their parents), and we want to get the word out. The article you’ll craft should focus squarely on raising awareness, not just pushing for downloads; the tone should be informative, warm, engaging and reassuring.

Audience
Parents and educators are readership we have in mind, so every paragraph has to speak their language with clear explanations, relatable examples, no technical overload.

Core messages to weave in
• The safety and privacy safeguards that set the app apart—parental controls, friendly design and “voice”, COPPA-aligned policies, and other details and information as appropriate for this article.
• The real-world benefits children gain from using the app (think creativity boosts, problem-solving practice, 24/7 tutoring, and healthy screen engagement).

Publication component
Beyond writing, we also need the finished piece placed with either a major media outlet or a reputable parenting outlet or similar site with demonstrated traffic.

Deliverables
1. 900–1,200-word publication-ready article
2. At least one secured media placement with respected news outlet or magazine (note that the article can be pitched as exclusive and prior to our issuing a press release)

Acceptance criteria
• Messaging accuracy on benefits for kids (and their parents & educators)
• Friendly, fun-to-read, parent-centric tone free of jargon
• Article published in acceptable outlet(s)

Skills Required:
• At least a basic understanding of internet technology
• Familiarity with AI (not requiring expertise, but at least a basic understanding of AI)
• Writing style that is relatable, one that makes even non-technical people want to read it
• Solid relationships with either general major media or parent/school specific media

I am a doctoral student at American College of Education. I wish to secure the services of a professional editor to edit my dissertation draft. Professional editing services must include a review of APA format, writing conventions, and mechanics. The word count is 41,365.

Yes. This memoir contains potentially sensitive and emotionally challenging content, including childhood trauma, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, family dysfunction, parental abandonment, grief and loss, miscarriage, immigration, systemic racism, discrimination, medical gaslighting, anxiety, and the long-term psychological effects of adverse childhood experiences. While the book ultimately centers on resilience, healing, and post-traumatic growth, editors should be comfortable working with trauma-informed and emotionally complex material.