Shawn R.
Editor and Proofreader Specializing in Nonfiction
Professional editing and proofreading with a personal touch. From business and education to memoir, spirituality, and self-help—I will edit and proofread your nonfiction content to perfection. I also enjoy working with children’s fiction authors. Hire me! Testimonials: "Recently, Shawn proofread and edited my latest book, Teaching with Puppets Made Easy. I thought my manuscript was clean and tight. But Shawn brought her expert eyes to my project and gave me plenty of edits to accept and even more brilliant suggestions to consider. I highly recommend her to anyone with a manuscript they want reworked into tiptop shape!" — Mary Beth Spann Mank, author, Teaching with Puppets Made Easy "Flexible, friendly, and, above all, a very competent proofreader/editor who always manages to keep deadlines. I can highly recommend her!" — Liesbeth Heenk, Amsterdam Publishers "I hired Shawn to proofread my 300+ page personal memoir, and she provided a calming and supportive voice to the very end. I feel so grateful that I found her. She made my book so much better!" — Kristy Sweetland, author, Stark Raving Zen *** A FEW OF MY EDITING SKILLS: Editing | Copy Editing | Book Editor | Ghost "RE" Writer | Line Editor | Improved Wording & Phrasing | Technical Editing | Nonfiction | Citations | Fact Checking | Chicago Manual of Style A FEW OF MY PROOFREADING SKILLS: Proofreading | Grammar Correction | Spelling | Punctuation | Error Correction | Designed Book PDF Proofreading | Book Cover Proofreading | Marketing and Promotional Copy Proofreading
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $2k
Billed in all: $166,594$167k
$338 in the last 6 months
Across 7 contracts
Across 142 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 16% in Academic Proofreading
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #45Business Editing193 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #22Top 23%🇺🇸#22 of 94
- #50Track Changes231 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #23Top 22%🇺🇸#23 of 119
- #63Chicago Manual of Style277 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #44Top 23%🇺🇸#44 of 208
- #138Nonfiction711 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #74Top 19%🇺🇸#74 of 321
- #182Academic Proofreading1,150 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #52Top 16%🇺🇸#52 of 312
- #232Line Editing910 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #131Top 25%🇺🇸#131 of 516
- #244Error Detection1,140 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #56Top 21%🇺🇸#56 of 327
- #459Academic Editing2,426 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #188Top 19%🇺🇸#188 of 936