Professional Book Proofreading & Copy Editing

I am looking for an experienced book editor and proofreader to review and professionally polish a manuscript of approximately 10,000 words.

Scope of Work

The selected freelancer will be responsible for:

Proofreading the entire manuscript carefully
Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure
Improving clarity, readability, and overall flow
Identifying awkward or repetitive wording
Maintaining the author's original voice and writing style
Checking consistency in names, terminology, formatting, and capitalization
Providing professional copy-editing suggestions where appropriate
Returning a clean, polished final document with tracked changes/comments where necessary
Ideal Freelancer

I am looking for someone with proven experience in:

Book and manuscript editing
Professional proofreading
Copy editing
English grammar and style
Fiction or non-fiction publishing

Please provide examples of previous book or manuscript editing work in your proposal.

Deliverables
Fully proofread and edited manuscript
Clean final version ready for the next stage of publication
Edited version with tracked changes/comments, where applicable
Brief summary of the major corrections or recommendations
Budget & Timeline

Please provide your best fixed-price quotation and estimated turnaround time when applying.

I am looking for someone reliable who can deliver high-quality, publication-ready work rather than simply running the manuscript through automated software.

I am ready to start with the right freelancer.