Almeen B.
Book Editor | Developmental Editing |Beta Reading
✅ Top Rated with 100% Job Success | 50+ manuscripts delivered ✅ Developmental, line and copy editing, and proofreading ✅ Best Beta reading service providor! ✅ Fiction and nonfiction | Romance, memoir, self-help, academic I edit fiction and nonfiction manuscripts at four levels, developmental, line, copy and proofreading, and I beta read with a written report instead of a verdict. Here's what I can help you with: ✔ Developmental Editing: structure, pacing, plot logic and character arc assessed at the chapter level, delivered as a written editorial report with a revision plan rather than a page of comments. ✔ Line Editing: sentence-level work on rhythm, clarity and voice, tightening prose without flattening the way you write. ✔ Copy Editing: grammar, syntax, tense, continuity and style consistency, tracked in Word so you can see and accept every change. ✔ Proofreading: the final pass before publication, catching typos, punctuation, spacing and formatting errors after the manuscript is otherwise finished. ✔ Beta Reading: a real reader's response to your manuscript, written up as a structured report covering hooks, pacing dips, character believability and the moments a reader would put the book down. ✔ Manuscript Critique: an editorial assessment before you commit to a full edit, telling you which level of editing the book actually needs and why. ✔ Fiction: contemporary and dark romance, romantasy, fantasy, thriller and young adult, including series continuity across multiple books. ✔ Nonfiction: memoir, self-help, business and personal development, where the job is usually structure and argument flow rather than sentence polish. ✔ Academic Editing: research papers and dissertations edited for logic, clarity and academic tone, with citation style respected and the argument left intact. ✔ Ghostwriting and Book Writing: chapters drafted or rewritten from your notes, outlines and recordings, in your voice rather than mine. ✔ Genres and categories I work in: romance and romantasy, fantasy and speculative fiction, memoir and creative nonfiction, and self-help and business books. ✔ Also serving: young adult and new adult fiction, thriller and mystery, academic and scientific manuscripts, and first-time authors preparing for self-publication. 💬 What clients say: "Almeen did a fantastic job on a small project I needed help with quickly. Her communication made her a standout. She delivered exactly what I needed and did so within the deadline." Send me your first chapter and tell me where you are stuck. I will tell you which level of editing the manuscript actually needs, even if that answer is cheaper than the one you were expecting.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.1k
Billed in all: $4,118$4.1k
$156 in the last 6 months
Across 22 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 19% in Creative Writing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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