Editing for indie romance authors
Your story, polished—without losing your voice.
Line edits, proofreading, and formatting QA for self-publishing romance authors. I read for clarity, pacing, and the breath between a glance and a confession.
He crossed the room in a hurry slowly, and for one unbearable second neither of them breathed.
“I really just think that maybe ←cut the filler We should talk,” she said—and the word hung there like a held note.
[stet] keep her voice. tighten this beat ♥
Now booking · Kindle & ePub ready · First 1,000 words on me
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Contemporary Romance • Paranormal Romance • Historical Romance • Romantic Comedy • LGBTQ+ Romance • Dark Romance • Romantasy • and more!
———— WHERE I FIT IN ————
Three ways to get your manuscript ready
Line & Copy Editing
$0.012 per word
Sentence-level polish for clarity, flow, and consistency — while it still sounds exactly like you.
Final Proofreading
$0.008 per word
The last light-touch pass before publication — catching what lingers, across ebook and print.
Manuscript Formatting Check
$0.004 per word · $150 min.
A visual QA pass on your final files — spacing, breaks, margins, and overall reader experience.
My goal is never to rewrite your voice or sand off what makes your story yours—it’s to help your manuscript read smoothly, feel consistent, and stay immersive for your readers.
— Stacy
The publishing journey
You know your draft. Here’s where my services slot into the road to release.
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You write the book
Reader feedback
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We polish the prose
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Final error pass
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Layout check
KDP • Kindle • ePub
From the journal
Self-editing tips, between bookings
I share the small craft moves that make prose hit harder—punctuation, pacing, filler words. Here’s tip #1: punctuation isn’t just grammar, it controls how your reader feels in the moment.
SELF-EDITING TIP #1 — MASTER THE PAUSE
COMMA = EVEN BEAT
She walked away, angry and overwhelmed.
EM DASH = URGENCY
She walked away—angry and overwhelmed.
When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.
Let’s polish your manuscript
Not sure where to start?
Send me 1,000 words.
New clients get a complimentary 1,000-word sample edit — a low-pressure vibe check on both sides before you book.