- Fixed price
- Intermediate
- Est. budget: $50.00
I need someone who can read through my dissertation transcript and complete the following: 1. Change all past tense to present tense (from: In this dissertation I will research... to: In this dissertation I researched). 2. Check APA (headings, citations, etc.). 3. Grammar and spelling
- Hourly
- Expert
- Est. time: Less than 1 month, Less than 30 hrs/week
Proofreader & Editor Needed for 23-Topic Family/Personal Growth Card Deck Job Description I am looking for an experienced proofreader/editor to carefully review my completed card deck, 23 Lost Secrets to a Happy and Healthy Family, before it is sent for professional printing. The deck has approximately 46 cards (front and back) and focuses on healthy family relationships, communication, respect, love, boundaries, and personal growth. I need someone with a strong eye for detail who can: Correct spelling and typographical errors Correct punctuation and grammar Check capitalization and consistency Identify missing or repeated words Make sure wording is clear and easy to understand Make sure titles, headings, and formatting are consistent from card to card Point out awkward wording without changing my message or voice Review the final corrected version to make sure errors were actually fixed Important: I am NOT looking for someone to rewrite my card deck or change my ideas. I want my original voice and meaning preserved. Deliverable I would like a clearly marked list of corrections showing: Card/Page → Current wording → Corrected wording I would also like a final review after the corrections have been made. Ideal Freelancer Someone who has experience with: Proofreading/editing Books, workbooks, educational materials, or card decks Personal development or family/relationship content Preparing written material for publication or printing Please tell me about similar proofreading/editing projects you have completed and your estimated turnaround time. This is a one-time project with the possibility of additional work on my books, workbook, notebook, flyers, and other Joy YouNiversity materials.
- Fixed price
- Intermediate
- Est. budget: $75.00
I’m looking to have the introduction of a full manuscript copyedited. It is approximately 2,248 words and will serve as Milestone 1 of a larger project. If this first milestone goes well, I’d love to continue working together on the remainder of the manuscript.
- Hourly: $25.00 - $40.00
- Intermediate
- Est. time: 3 to 6 months, 30+ hrs/week
Developmental Editor / Book Coach Needed for First-Time Nonfiction Author (Mental Health / Self-Help) About me: I'm Gordon Gooding, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) with over 30 years of clinical practice, including a background as a school social worker. I'm writing my first book, and I've never done anything like this before. I need an experienced partner who can help me get it across the finish line the right way. About the book The working title is *Work With the Wind: A Therapist's Honest Guide to Living With Anxiety, Not Against It.* The core idea: anxiety and discomfort are like wind. You can't eliminate it, and you can't sail straight into it, but with the right skills you can reach any destination anyway. I use sailing as the organizing metaphor throughout (drawing on my own decades on the water) and weave in the Yerkes-Dodson stress curve, clinical frameworks for different anxiety presentations, and material from my own recovery and clinical career. It's meant to counter the "eliminate your anxiety" promise of a lot of books currently on the shelf, and instead offer a "living with, not against" approach. Current status: the foreword and 6 of 10 planned chapters are drafted (most through 2-3 rounds of revision). I'm actively writing the remaining chapters and want a professional eye on the whole project going forward, not just a final polish at the end. What I'm looking for: I need a developmental editor or book coach, not a proofreader, to help me with: - Big-picture structural feedback: does the book hold together is the pacing right across chapters - Guidance on voice and audience: keeping the tone plain-spoken and personal without slipping into either textbook-dry or self-help-cliché territory - Chapter-by-chapter review as I complete drafts, with honest, specific feedback (not just encouragement) - Help thinking through open structural questions (for example, where certain recurring images should land, how much clinical material versus narrative belongs in each chapter) - General coaching on the first-time-author process: manuscript organization, working toward a finished draft, and what typically comes next (whether that's agents, publishers, or self-publishing) if you're able to speak to that This is not a ghostwriting job. The ideas, clinical content, and voice are mine. I want someone to help me shape and strengthen what I'm already writing. Ideal candidate - Proven developmental editing or book coaching experience with nonfiction, ideally in memoir, self-help, psychology, or wellness categories - Comfortable giving direct, substantive feedback (not just line edits) - Experience working with first-time authors through to a completed manuscript - Bonus: familiarity with the mental health / anxiety book market, or personal interest in sailing/outdoor metaphor-driven writing (not required, but a plus) Scope, budget, and timeline I'm still deciding between hourly and per-chapter/milestone pricing, and I'm open to a recommendation from applicants based on how you typically structure developmental editing engagements for an ongoing, chapter-by-chapter collaboration like this. Please include your standard rate structure and how you'd approach a project at this stage (6 of 10 chapters drafted, actively being written) in your proposal. To apply, please include 1. Examples of nonfiction/self-help or memoir projects you've developmentally edited or coached, ideally ones that reached publication 2. Your typical process for working with a client through an in-progress manuscript 3. Your rate structure (hourly, per chapter, or full-manuscript flat fee) and availability 4. A brief note on what stood out to you about this project, if anything
- Fixed price
- Expert
- Est. budget: $2,500.00
I'm the author of a business book on channel partner training, currently in first-draft form. I'm looking for an experienced developmental editor to assess the manuscript's structure, argument, and pacing before it goes to hybrid publishers this fall. About the book: Nonfiction/business title (~35,000 words at completion) aimed at channel management, sales enablement, and senior leaders at Fortune 1000 B2B companies. The book interweaves a business framework with a running narrative thread, in the spirit of books like The Goal, if you're familiar, so I need an editor comfortable evaluating both the practical/framework content and the narrative device, and whether they work together for the reader. What I need: (1) A full developmental edit or editorial assessment letter (open to either format; happy to hear your recommendation based on your process) (2) Feedback on structure, chapter flow, pacing, and whether the narrative and framework threads are balanced and clear (3) An honest read on whether the argument holds together for a busy executive/practitioner reader (4) Chapter-by-chapter notes, not line-level copyediting (that will be a separate pass) Project milestones: - Full first-draft manuscript will be complete by early September 2026 - Looking to engage an editor now so we can start the read shortly after the draft is finished - Target turnaround: 2-3 weeks from manuscript delivery to editorial letter/notes - Manuscript will then go through an author revision pass before submission to hybrid publisher About me/the team: I'm the CEO of Studion, a learning and enablement company; this is my first book. I'll be your sole point of contact and am available for a call to walk through the manuscript's structure and goals before you start. Please share relevant experience editing nonfiction/business books (bonus if you've worked on narrative-nonfiction or "business fable" style titles), your process for developmental edits, and your rate (flat project fee or per-word, whichever you prefer to quote). Willing to sign an NDA given the manuscript is unpublished.
- Fixed price
- Intermediate
- Est. budget: $10.00
Need someone to edit video…. Will send more details
- Hourly: $19.00 - $50.00
- Intermediate
- Est. time: 1 to 3 months, Less than 30 hrs/week
I need help reviewing and improving copy on a live website. The work includes correcting spelling mistakes, making the message more direct, clear, and concise, and reducing redundancy where needed. I would also like someone to curate case studies to strengthen the case study section. If this project goes well, I may hire the same person to review copy for a different website in the future, with the possibility of ongoing work for similar projects.
- Hourly: $45.00 - $65.00
- Expert
- Est. time: 1 to 3 months, Not sure
Looking for an export book editor to proofread and make final edits for a 450 page look on the topic of charisma. The book lays out the formula of what creates and maintains formula and draws upon latest academic studies. As well as historical vignettes, to highlight these principles. The book is complete and just needs final expert editing before going to press.
- Fixed price
- Expert
- Est. budget: $20.00
Edit only main subject’s exposed skin in the following photos. Lower neck line areas should have coverage without ruining integrity of photos. No AI use allowed.
- Fixed price
- Intermediate
- Est. budget: $40.00
I recorded 5 videos. I need someone to cut the beginning and end, all the extra space so It looks presentable and no extra space. for all 5 videos. and then convert to an MP3 if it's not already.