Writer Services List SearchDevelopmental Editing & Beta Reading Contact Name: Rita Childers Developmental Editing Job Title: Owner Email: [email protected] Phone: 859-321-5432 Website: https://nekediting.com/ Company Description: Beta feedback often arrives without enough context. A comment may be useful, but the author still has to remember which draft it refers to, where the reader was in the manuscript, and whether other readers reacted the same way. Early Read puts the beta round in one browser-based workspace. Authors upload a manuscript, invite or discover readers, create groups, and choose who receives access. Readers work in a focused reading view, leave comments on selected passages, answer structured questions, and return later with their place saved. Authors can review direct feedback beside completion, pace, reread hotspots, and fall-off by chapter. Those signals do not claim to explain a reaction; they help the author decide where to ask better questions and what to investigate during revision. Coaching, Developmental Editing Contact Name: Anne de Ridder Copyediting, Developmental Editing All That Editing Phone: (425) 890 8139
Website: https://allthatediting.com/ Company Description: I will never tell you that your baby is ugly. I may, however, suggest a different outfit. While writing can be a solitary pursuit, editing is a collaboration, a partnership between the author and the editor. First-time authors are often reluctant to let me look at their work, afraid that it’s not good enough. Which is really what my job is, helping an author make their writing better. Regardless of the level of edit, I will read your story more than once. I read from start to finish while sitting on my hands. Then I go back, read it again, this time with an eye to improvement. Sometimes it’s a matter of incorrect spelling and punctuation, which means a quick turnaround and only two readings. Sometimes it’s a matter of shifting scenes around, sharpening dialogue, and throwing more conflict at the main character. If that’s the case, and a revision is needed, I will read the story a minimum of three times. Proofreading Word4Word Proofreading Phone: (973) 610-5574
Website: word4wordproofreading.com Company Description: The Ultimate Reading Experience: Where Author Intent Meets Reader Immersion. At Word4Word Proofreading, we operate on a core philosophy: "Authors cannot write without readers. It’s precisely like a kiss—you can't do it alone." This insight serves as our guiding principle because it perfectly illustrates the beautiful, necessary collaboration between the creator and the consumer. While your passion is creating exciting, entertaining stories, our mission is to ensure the bridge between your imagination and the reader's mind remains intact. As a dedicated two-person partnership with years of experience, we bring a meticulous, professional eye to every manuscript. Word4Word Proofreading offers two distinct services designed to support your journey: Beta Reading Service: We provide a detailed analysis of your manuscript, offering suggestions for important edits to improve various aspects of the story through the eyes of a reader. Proofreading Service: As the "last call" before your manuscript becomes a printed or electronic book, we identify and suggest spelling, punctuation, grammar, vocabulary, and formatting corrections. We provide that final coat of polish, making your work ready to roll off the presses. We serve the author by standing firmly in the shoes of the reader. By focusing on readability, we transform good manuscripts into awesome, highly readable books that capture readers and turn them into lifelong followers. Copyediting, Developmental Editing, Proofreading Persnickety Editorial Phone: (727) 457-9275
Website: persnicketyeditorial.com Company Description: Persnickety Editorial is a freelance editing and editorial consulting service offering thoughtful, detail-oriented support for authors and publishers. Founded by Paul Flagg, a freelance editor and writing consultant with experience editing 30+ books and academic articles, Persnickety Editorial provides proofreading, copy editing, line editing, manuscript evaluation, and editorial consulting across a range of genres, including romance, fantasy, memoir, nonfiction, and works on witchcraft and esoteric topics. Paul brings a careful, author-centered approach to every project, with an emphasis on clarity, consistency, and preserving each writer’s unique voice. His romance editing experience includes historical romance, contemporary romance, and romantic fiction with speculative or fantasy elements. Whether polishing a manuscript before publication or offering broader feedback on structure, character, pacing, and style, Persnickety Editorial helps writers refine their work while staying true to their creative vision. Copyediting, Proofreading
White Rabbit Editing Phone: 706-340-5841
Website: www.whiterabbitediting.com Company Description: White Rabbit Editing provides professional copyediting and proofreading for romance authors who pour their hearts into creating unforgettable love stories. Whether you're writing between work, family responsibilities, and the thousand other demands on your time or finally giving yourself permission to pursue the story you've always wanted to write, you deserve an editor who respects both your creative vision and the work it took to get your manuscript to this stage. I specialize in romance, romantasy, and fantasy, with particular attention to the details that keep readers immersed: character consistency, relationship timelines, emotional continuity, and series details. With four years of professional editing experience, I provide thoughtful, detail-oriented edits that strengthen grammar, clarity, and consistency while protecting the voice, chemistry, and emotional depth that make your story uniquely yours. My goal isn't to rewrite your voice or change the story you want to tell. It's to help you polish it with confidence. Whether you're preparing your debut romance, balancing a writing career alongside a busy life, or building an interconnected series readers will want to return to again and again, White Rabbit Editing offers collaborative editorial support to help bring your love story to publication-ready life. |