You will get your nonfiction book professionally edited, by an award-winning writer.
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You will get your nonfiction book professionally edited, by an award-winning writer.
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I help you take your book from draft to done.
As an award-winning, published fiction writer and longtime editor, I am passionate about the art of storytelling in all its forms. I thrive on the process of revision, and my superpower is helping you see your own work more clearly. I will provide meticulous LINE EDITS, polishing your words to refine your voice, and creative DEVELOPMENTAL EDITS, suggestions for elevating structural building blocks of your draft to bring your true messages into focus.
With me, you will get a seasoned author/editor giving honest input--helping you close the gap between the ideas in your head and the language on the page. I work hard, I work fast, and I take great care with my work and your words. I believe firmly that the process of writing is, at its best, a collaborative activity--so let's work together.
As an award-winning, published fiction writer and longtime editor, I am passionate about the art of storytelling in all its forms. I thrive on the process of revision, and my superpower is helping you see your own work more clearly. I will provide meticulous LINE EDITS, polishing your words to refine your voice, and creative DEVELOPMENTAL EDITS, suggestions for elevating structural building blocks of your draft to bring your true messages into focus.
With me, you will get a seasoned author/editor giving honest input--helping you close the gap between the ideas in your head and the language on the page. I work hard, I work fast, and I take great care with my work and your words. I believe firmly that the process of writing is, at its best, a collaborative activity--so let's work together.
Service Type
Proofread & EditLanguage
EnglishContent Type
BookWhat's included
| Service Tiers |
Starter
$50
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Standard
$750
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Advanced
$1,500
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|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Time | 1 day | 14 days | 30 days |
Number of Revisions | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Number of Words | 2000 | 40000 | 80000 |
Grammar & Syntax Review | |||
Fact-Checking | - | - | - |
Content Rewriting | |||
Structural Edit | |||
Print Layout | - | - | - |
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brian l.
Aug 7, 2024
Website text needed
Excellent writer! Katie wrote full verbiage for my website and created a few blogs as well. I feel she over-delivered beyond my expectations and I would not hesitate to work with her in the future. She is a true professional.
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CJ H.
Jul 16, 2024
Copy Editing and proofreading PG Book
Katie is amazing, after working with her on two projects believe she will be an asset to anyone looking for editing and writing work.
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Daniella B.
Jul 6, 2024
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Julia Anne W.
Jul 1, 2024
Sample Developmental Edit
Great job on the sample, I hope to work together in the future, thanks!
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Jun 4, 2024
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About Katie
Experienced, Creative Developmental Editor, Copy Editor & Proofreader
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Bala-Cynwyd, United States - 5:32 am local time
I'm an award-winning, experienced writer and copy editor (relatively new to the Upwork platform!) providing professional editorial support for full-length book manuscripts (literary fiction, commercial fiction and nonfiction), short stories, marketing copy and more.
I thrive on the imaginative process of revision and my superpower is helping you see your own work more clearly. I provide meticulous PROOFREADING & COPY/LINE EDITING services, polishing your words to refine your voice, creative DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING services, brainstorming original ways to elevate the structural building blocks of your narrative, and FORMATTING support. I have 7+ years of professional editing experience, hold a BA from Dartmouth College (cum laude) and a master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and my own published writing has been recognized by several prestigious awards and prizes. I work hard, I work fast and I pride myself on the attention and care I bring to my clients and their words.
Recent work:
FULL-LENGTH BOOK MANUSCRIPTS
📚 Literary fiction / novels / novellas (THE WATERS, a new bestselling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell, and 10+ other full-length books of literary fiction)
📚 Commercial / genre fiction (10+ books of romance, mystery, thriller, paranormal fiction and more!)
📚 Nonfiction (On subject matter ranging widely from global biodynamic farming, to medical business strategy, to operational efficiency and much more. I have extensive previous corporate and psychology/mental health career experience, which I bring to this work.)
📓 SHORT STORIES
I served for 3 years as the masthead fiction editor for GULF COAST, a leading literary magazine. I've been contracted to guest-edit issues of other national magazines and edited/advised many stories that have gone on to be published in prominent journals. I've also been published in many myself, and won several literary awards!
📑 BUSINESS WRITING
White papers, reports, marketing copy/collateral, presentations, RFPs and proposals. I've had several long-term editorial and copywriting partnerships with sustainability research, personal advocacy and audiovisual production organizations. I have a long corporate background in a prior career--I was the storyteller of the organization, specializing in distilling complex sets of information into actionable material. I've seen, done and written it all!
🎓 ADMISSIONS WRITING
Essays, application materials and Statements of Purpose. (I have provided editorial and coaching support to several higher-education applicants in recent years, all of whom went on to receive acceptances from prestigious universities.)
Enthusiastic endorsements from select recent clients:
🌟 "Katie is an amazing editor who makes good writing better. As she makes your language clearer, she has a magical ability to make you understand your own book better, to see a straighter path to where you’re going.”
🌟 "Katie was originally engaged to help us improve our messaging. We keep finding other assignments for her in other areas (business writing and editing) and she keeps exceeding our expectations. She delivers high quality work on time and within budget. Highly recommended."
🌟 "Katie is a smart editor with a no-nonsense ability to identify what is powerful in a story, to cut away what is just so-so. Working with her was a pleasure.”
🌟 “Katie was a joy to work with throughout the entire editorial process. She is that rare, generous editorial talent who can help a piece find its true voice, or get out of its own way.”
🌟 “Working with Katie was one of the best editing experiences I've had as a writer. She took great care with my work.”
I'd love to partner with you on your next project--let's get started.
Steps for completing your project
After purchasing the project, send requirements so Katie can start the project.
Delivery time starts when Katie receives requirements from you.
Katie works on your project following the steps below.
Revisions may occur after the delivery date.
You provide me with your current draft.
I get to work on edits.
For longer projects (tiers 2 and 3), I provide mid-way progress updates to you as desired--e.g., at the end of every day, every other day. You set the cadence you prefer!