You will get Professional Book Editing: Developmental, Line & Copy Editing
Rising Talent
Rising Talent
Project details
Transform your manuscript into a polished, publication-ready book. I provide professional developmental editing, line editing, and copy editing for fiction and nonfiction manuscripts.
This project is ideal for authors who want to improve structure, clarity, pacing, grammar, and overall readability while preserving their unique voice.
What I will edit in your manuscript:
• Story structure and narrative flow
• Clarity, readability and sentence strength
• Grammar, punctuation and consistency
• Plot development and pacing (fiction)
• Argument clarity and organization (nonfiction)
• Character development and dialogue (fiction)
• Formatting consistency and manuscript polish
What you will receive:
• Fully edited manuscript with track changes
• Detailed editorial comments and suggestions
• Line by line editing for clarity and flow
• Grammar and consistency corrections
• Clean final version upon approval
I work with:
• Novels
• Memoirs
• Self help books
• Business books
• Nonfiction manuscripts
• eBooks
• Book series
My editing approach focuses on improving readability, strengthening narrative impact, and preparing your manuscript for publishing while maintaining your voice.
This project is ideal for authors who want to improve structure, clarity, pacing, grammar, and overall readability while preserving their unique voice.
What I will edit in your manuscript:
• Story structure and narrative flow
• Clarity, readability and sentence strength
• Grammar, punctuation and consistency
• Plot development and pacing (fiction)
• Argument clarity and organization (nonfiction)
• Character development and dialogue (fiction)
• Formatting consistency and manuscript polish
What you will receive:
• Fully edited manuscript with track changes
• Detailed editorial comments and suggestions
• Line by line editing for clarity and flow
• Grammar and consistency corrections
• Clean final version upon approval
I work with:
• Novels
• Memoirs
• Self help books
• Business books
• Nonfiction manuscripts
• eBooks
• Book series
My editing approach focuses on improving readability, strengthening narrative impact, and preparing your manuscript for publishing while maintaining your voice.
Service Type
Proofread & Edit, Critique, FormattingLanguage
English, French, PolishContent Type
BookWhat's included
| Service Tiers |
Starter
$25
|
Standard
$150
|
Advanced
$350
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Time | 2 days | 4 days | 6 days |
Number of Revisions | 1 | 3 | Unlimited |
Number of Words | 5000 | 10000 | 30000 |
Grammar & Syntax Review | |||
Fact-Checking | - | ||
Content Rewriting | - | - | |
Structural Edit | - | ||
Print Layout | - |
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Nat. I.
May 10, 2026
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Mr. Kehinde is a great writer and I will work with him again on Upwork. He is very smart, diligent, thorough, detailed-oriented and very creative. People like him are rare. If he applied for your job, please hire him, You will be amazed by his performance. Test him and see.
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Emma O.
Apr 5, 2026
Experienced Book Editor Needed for Fiction and Non-Fiction Projects
Working with Kehinde was great. He formatted my manuscript beautifully and made everything look clean and polished. Communication was smooth and delivery was on time. I’m very satisfied with the final result.
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Ryan M.
Jul 10, 2025
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Job well done!! Excellent work and communication. Until next time!
About Kehinde
Christian Book Editor | Children's Book Illustrator & Designer | KDP
100%
Job Success
Ile-Ife, Nigeria - 3:06 am local time
That is the problem I fix, and honestly, it is my favorite problem to solve.
By the time we are done, your Christian manuscript will not just be clean. It will hit the moments it was always supposed to hit, in the right order, with the right weight, without losing a single drop of the voice that made you write it in the first place. Your children's book will not just look nice. It will be the one a child asks for again at bedtime, the one a parent reads without dreading it, the one that actually sells because it actually works.
I am not going to tell you I am passionate about books. Every editor says that. What I will tell you is this: I have restructured Christian manuscripts where the confession was buried in the wrong chapter and the whole arc fell flat because of it. I have built children's book illustrations where the warmth of a single spread made a parent tear up before they finished the page. I have formatted KDP books that looked self-published until they did not anymore.
That is what you are hiring. Not enthusiasm. Results. And I genuinely love delivering them.
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥
Christian Book Editing
This is where the real work happens. I do developmental and line editing for Christian nonfiction, devotionals, Bible studies, memoirs, and faith-based self-help. I sharpen structure, pacing, and clarity while protecting the spiritual voice and message your readers came for. Your conviction stays. Everything that was getting in the way of it goes.
Children's Book Illustration
I create full custom illustration for picture books and early reader books, from initial character sketches and sample spreads to final page-by-page artwork. Every image is built to carry the emotion of the page, not just decorate it. Warm, expressive, and made to be loved by both the child and the adult reading alongside them.
Children's Book Design and Layout
Professional interior layout and cover design formatted and ready for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, or print-on-demand. Every page is designed so that opening the book feels like an event, not just a read.
KDP Formatting and Publishing Setup
Clean, professional e-book and print formatting built for Amazon KDP and major self-publishing platforms. Your book will look as good inside as it reads, and it will go live without the formatting nightmares that plague most first-time publishers.
𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗠𝗦
Christian and Faith-Based: Christian Nonfiction, Devotionals, Bible Studies, Spiritual Memoirs, Faith-Based Self-Help, Prayer and Discipleship Books
Children's: Picture Books, Early Readers, Educational Books, Faith-Based Children's Stories
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗘
✔ Christian content handled with genuine understanding, not just technical skill
✔ Illustration and design built around your story's tone, not pulled from a generic template
✔ Your voice preserved whether it is devotional, conversational, or wonderfully whimsical
✔ Children's books designed to be loved by kids and trusted by parents
✔ KDP formatting done right the first time so your book goes live without issues
✔ Honest feedback that is specific and actionable, not just encouraging
✔ A collaborator who is genuinely invested in your book doing well
Your manuscript already has something worth saying. Your children's story already has something worth showing. What it needs now is someone who knows exactly how to make a reader feel it.
Send me a message with your project type and where you are in the process. I would love to hear about your book.
Steps for completing your project
After purchasing the project, send requirements so Kehinde can start the project.
Delivery time starts when Kehinde receives requirements from you.
Kehinde works on your project following the steps below.
Revisions may occur after the delivery date.
Manuscript Review
I review your manuscript to understand structure, tone, and editing needs.
Developmental & Line Editing
I improve structure, clarity, flow, and readability.