Barakat Oluwabunmi B.

You finished the draft. You cannot tell whether it is good, and nobody has told you what is actually wrong with it. I am a developmental and copy editor for memoir and nonfiction books. I work on manuscripts between 10,000 to 200,000 words memoir, personal narrative, self-help, business, and expert-led nonfiction — and take them from a complete draft to a manuscript that is ready to publish. When the editing is done, I can format and upload the finished book to Amazon KDP and IngramSpark, so the manuscript you hand me becomes the book readers can buy. Over the past 4 years I have edited 35 manuscripts on Upwork with a 100% Job Success Score and Top Rated status, including a 35,000-word nonfiction book on AI for business and the memoir 13 Borders to America. I trained as an editor through ELVTR under Tom Hoeler, Editorial Director at Random House Worlds. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What kinds of books do you edit? Memoir, personal narrative, self-help, business, and expert-led nonfiction. Manuscripts between 10,000 to 200,000 words. What is the difference between developmental editing and copy editing? Developmental editing works on structure — what order the chapters go in, what is missing, what the reader will lose patience with, whether the book delivers what the opening promises. You receive a written editorial report, not tracked changes. Copy editing works line by line on grammar, punctuation, consistency, and clarity, delivered as tracked changes in your manuscript. Most first drafts need developmental first. If you are unsure which you need, send me the manuscript and I will tell you. How long does it take? Developmental editing on a 10,000 word manuscript takes 48 hours. Copy editing takes 72 hours. Proofreading takes 4 days. I confirm the exact date before the contract starts and I have never missed one. What does it cost? Developmental editing starts at $50. Copy editing starts at $75. Full manuscript-to- published packages — developmental, copy edit, proofread, format, and upload to KDP and IngramSpark — start at $250. Fixed price, agreed before we begin, no hourly surprises. Will you change my voice? No. I edit toward what you were trying to say, not toward how I would have said it. If a change alters your meaning, I flag it as a query rather than making it silently. Do you handle publishing as well as editing? Yes, for books I have edited. I format the interior, prepare print and ebook files, and upload to Amazon KDP and IngramSpark. I do not take on formatting-only work for manuscripts I have not edited or proofread. What do I need to have ready? A complete draft. Not a perfect one — a complete one. Can I see your work before hiring? Yes. I edit 1,000 words of your manuscript free so you can see exactly how I work before any commitment. WHO I WORK BEST WITH Memoir and non fiction writers with a finished draft who need it shaped into a story a stranger will read to the end. Coaches, consultants, and subject-matter experts turning what they know into a structured nonfiction book. First-time authors self-publishing on Amazon KDP or IngramSpark who want one person handling the manuscript from edit through upload. Authors who want honest feedback rather than reassurance, and who would rather hear a problem early than discover it in a review. WHAT I DO NOT DO Stating this plainly protects the match quality of every job you are shown for. I do not ghostwrite. I edit manuscripts that you wrote. I do not write grant proposals, business plans, press releases, or marketing copy. I do not edit fiction, academic theses, or technical documentation. I do not take formatting-only projects for books I have not edited. If your project is outside that list, I will say so on the first call rather than take the contract. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR BOOK I am online and will reply within 1 hour. Send me a message with your genre, your word count, and what stage the draft is at, and I will tell you which kind of editing you actually need and what it will cost — before you spend anything. If it is easier to talk it through, I am available for a call today. Send the first 1,000 words and I will edit them free so you can see the work before you decide.