Proofreader / Final Copy Editor Needed for YA Mystery Novel (50,199 Words)
I am looking for a strong proofreader/final copy editor for my YA mystery novel before publication.
The manuscript is 50,199 words and has already gone through major revision. I am not looking for developmental editing, major rewriting, or someone to reshape the book in their own style. I need someone who can help prepare this manuscript for publishing by catching final issues and smoothing small line-level problems.
This novel centers a DeafBlind protagonist and is grounded in Disabled experience, Deaf/DeafBlind perspective, and access-centered storytelling. I need an editor who can respect that sensory and cultural world without rewriting it into a hearing- or nondisabled-default voice. The goal is to strengthen clarity, polish, grammar, punctuation, and consistency while preserving the manuscript’s voice, identity, and intentional language choices.
I welcome editors from all backgrounds, but I specifically want someone who can thoughtfully center Disabled experience and understand that accessibility-centered phrasing is not something to “fix” into something more mainstream.
Attached are the first 3 chapters as a sample. I want an editor who can polish the manuscript while preserving DeafBlind-centered perspective, access-centered language, and my author voice.
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The manuscript is 50,199 words and has already gone through major revision. I am not looking for developmental editing, major rewriting, or someone to reshape the book in their own style. I need someone who can help prepare this manuscript for publishing by catching final issues and smoothing small line-level problems.
This novel centers a DeafBlind protagonist and is grounded in Disabled experience, Deaf/DeafBlind perspective, and access-centered storytelling. I need an editor who can respect that sensory and cultural world without rewriting it into a hearing- or nondisabled-default voice. The goal is to strengthen clarity, polish, grammar, punctuation, and consistency while preserving the manuscript’s voice, identity, and intentional language choices.
I welcome editors from all backgrounds, but I specifically want someone who can thoughtfully center Disabled experience and understand that accessibility-centered phrasing is not something to “fix” into something more mainstream.
Attached are the first 3 chapters as a sample. I want an editor who can polish the manuscript while preserving DeafBlind-centered perspective, access-centered language, and my author voice.
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