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Title: I'm Not Lost, I'm Purposefully Meandering: Finding Meaning When Life Doesn't Follow the Plan

Genre: Narrative nonfiction / inspirational memoir / personal growth

Length: Approximately 20,000 word count

Project Stage: Completed manuscript. The manuscript has already undergone extensive developmental revision and beta-reader review.

What I'm Looking For

I am seeking a professional editor for a final proofreading and consistency review.

The manuscript does not require developmental editing or structural feedback. I am looking for someone who can:

Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax issues
Identify repeated words or awkward constructions
Check consistency of capitalization, formatting, and style
Flag continuity issues or inconsistencies
Preserve the author's voice rather than rewrite it

Deliverables
Track Changes manuscript
Style sheet
Brief summary of recurring issues
Additional Information

This is a first-time nonfiction book intended for publication following final revisions.

I would appreciate a sample edit of several pages if available.

Seeking line editing for Bamboo Tomb (A Renata Cardoso Mystery), the first in a series of mystery novels set in coffee country in Brazil. Manuscript is 91K words. I am a debut novelist on a budget, so my preferred approach would be to have you edit the first three chapters (~30K words), after which I hope to apply those learnings to the rest of the story myself.
A solid candidate should have a proven track record of editing mystery/thriller novels.
I prefer to complete the project by the end of next month.

Amateur at the idea stage seeking coaching or developmental help. Sensitive content surrounding parental wounds.

First-time author seeks an experienced researcher to support a narrative nonfiction manuscript currently in development.

The book examines themes including identity, ambition, family expectations, relationships, friendship, caregiving, life transitions, and self-authorship through the lens of women's lived experiences in contemporary society.

The manuscript is already underway, and the researcher will support the writing process by providing chapter-specific research, fact-checking, source development, and concise research briefs throughout the drafting phase.

This project requires intellectual rigor without academic excess. The goal is not exhaustive scholarship, but rather thoughtful, well-sourced research that strengthens storytelling, cultural analysis, and reader understanding.

Responsibilities include:

* Identifying relevant academic research, surveys, demographic data, and expert commentary
* Preparing concise chapter-specific research briefs
* Fact-checking manuscript content
* Locating supporting evidence and source material
* Distilling complex findings into accessible language
* Maintaining organized source records and citations

Desired Qualifications:

* Experience supporting nonfiction books, long-form journalism, magazine features, or comparable projects
* Strong background in social sciences, psychology, sociology, family studies, gender studies, public policy, demography, or related fields
* Exceptional research, synthesis, and written communication skills
* Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
* Experience translating research for a general audience

Project Scope:

* Freelance engagement
* Immediate start preferred
* Remote
* Work assigned on a rolling basis as chapters are developed
* Responsiveness and timely turnaround are important
* Engagement anticipated through completion of the manuscript's first draft, currently targeted for late Summer/early Fall 2026
* NDA required

Please include:

* Résumé or CV
* Summary of relevant experience
* Typical turnaround time for research assignments (i.e., a 2-5 page research brief on a single topic)
* Hourly or project-based rates

Hi all. I have started writing a cosy "fantasy" novel and need some help developing it. After someone from the LGBTQ+ community.
I am looking for someone who is:
*An Indie or Freelance editor.
*Approachable and doesn't present a strictly business and strict tough as nails mindset.
*Open minded to all ideas, and never thinking, "That wouldn't work," unless you can tell me why it wouldn't work and show me what would work better.
*Upfront with feedback, but, as above, can show why something doesn't work and what you would do to improve it.
*Approaches things with an "elevating" writing and ideas mindset, and doesn't change things just to change things.
*Goes in with a very collaborative mindset.
*Also up for doing the copy-editing and line-editing, which will be paid extra under a different contract. This will also lead to future developmental contracts on other novels and such.

I have a strict no AI policy, and have about 20 voice actors working on an audiobook for my company, with "no AI" riders and contracts signed. So if any AI is used by anyone, I'll be directing everyone to that person.

Seeking an experienced academic fact-checker/citation verifier for a scholarly trade book on poverty. The work involves checking every footnote against the original source, confirming quotations and page numbers, evaluating whether sources support the corresponding claims, correcting bibliographic information, and flagging unsupported or overstated assertions. Familiarity with social-science research and Chicago-style notes is strongly preferred.

Because KNOCK handles deep personal trauma, sudden loss, and grief, childhood adversity etc.

I have a completed, 75,000-word memoir manuscript that I would like copyedited. A developmental editor has already reviewed this manuscript and has undergone multiple rounds of beta readers. I am hoping to traditionally publish, but I am also strongly considering self-publishing. I would prefer a copyeditor who has extensive experience editing memoir and who can also provide light proofreading.

BODY CON reveals how a traumatic loss pushed a young woman’s obsession with food and exercise into an eating disorder, and how she attempted to rebuild a relationship with her body in a world that tells her pain is progress.

Bio: Since earning a BA in Journalism, I have worked as a writer, editor, and content marketer. My work has appeared in The Washington Post and CBS News, and my essays about mental health and eating disorders recovery have been published in The Mighty and HerStry. In 2025, I was awarded the Eating Disorders Coalition’s first-ever Voices of Advocacy prize for my essay about social media’s influence on body image. As the founder of Recovery Writes, I help raise awareness of eating disorders and mental health.

Content warning: The manuscript contains mentions of cancer, death from cancer, eating disorder behavior, and depression, as well as themes of suicide.

I'm looking for copyediting and proofreading only, grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence-level clarity, and consistency. This is not a developmental or substantive edit; the structure, hypotheses, and arguments are finalized. Required qualifications: demonstrated experience copyediting academic or dissertation-length work in the social sciences, business, or a quantitative field; strong familiarity with APA style.

I am seeking a developmental editor for a nonfiction manuscript tentatively titled *Knock, Knock... It's Retirement: The Decisions That Determine Whether You'll Welcome It—or Regret It.*

Estimated manuscript length: approximately 55,000 words.

This is not a traditional retirement planning book. It is a narrative nonfiction book that blends memoir, retirement planning, caregiving, widowhood, long-term care, family relationships, inheritance issues, scams, purpose, aging, health, and legacy planning.

The manuscript is written for readers age 55+ and combines personal stories with observations from more than three decades working with retirees and their families.

I am looking for an editor who can provide big-picture feedback on:

* Structure and chapter organization
* Pacing and narrative flow
* Repetition and areas that should be cut
* Emotional impact
* Balancing story and practical insight
* Commercial positioning for a general audience

Ideal candidates will have experience editing narrative nonfiction, memoir, memoir/business crossover books, or books focused on aging, retirement, family relationships, caregiving, or personal development.

The manuscript is currently in development, and I am looking for a collaborative editor who is comfortable identifying what is working, what is not working, and where material should be cut, expanded, moved, or reorganized.

Please include examples of similar nonfiction projects you have edited and describe your developmental editing process.