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Sarah L.

Experienced Developmental, Line, or Copy Editor and Proofreader

*~~ Always happy to give a free sample edit and work flat rate ~~* My passion and expertise is helping you turn rough drafts into polished prose! Did you write it down but it doesn't look right? Maybe you just need that second pair of eyes to check for those tiny details that might be missed. Ideas how to elevate your writing with just a few, near effortless, changes? Let's work together to get your story out to your audience, where it belongs! I am an experienced editor and proofreader with one goal in mind—helping you reach your publishing goal! What kind of an editor am I? I’m empathetic. Meaning, I understand the experience of bringing your ideas to life. It can be kind of scary. There’s that worry of turning over an idea to write about or an edit that needs to be done. What’s going to happen? Will you like it? That’s why I take the time to explain what I do, and why. My first experience of having a manuscript edited was horrifying. It was enough to make a person swear off writing forever. I won't do that to you! I want you to experience the absolute joy in holding a copy of your book with your name on it. I love to work with clients to make sure what they see in their mind is what happens on paper. Everything I do? It has one purpose. To enhance your story and help you be the best. With almost two decades in the publishing industry, and dozens of my clients getting traditional publishing contracts, I want to help you bring your project to life. Let me use my experience from small presses and boutique publishers to help you get from words on a doc to book in your hands!

🇺🇸McGaheysville, United States$40/hr100% JSS4.94 (251)Since Jul 2020
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#47,260 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#7,947 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.1k

Last 6 months: $6.1k

World#38,411 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#5,967 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$90k

Billed in all: $91k

World#43,775 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#8,731 / 62.1k
Per project
$273

$341 in the last 6 months

World#239,200 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#38,649 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
18
83% fixed17% hourly
World#7,230 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,234 / 62.1k
Projects in all
331

Across 338 contracts

85% fixed15% hourly
World#4,037 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#753 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$90.7k+$1.1k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$89k$90k$91kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 4% in Short Story Writing

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