Adeyemi O.

Christian Nonfiction Book Editor | Developmental, Line & Copy Editing

Your message is clear in your head. On the page, it is not landing yet. I edit Christian and faith-based nonfiction: devotionals, Bible-teaching books, testimony and ministry memoir, discipleship and Christian leadership books. Developmental editing when the structure is wrong. Line editing when the ideas are right but the sentences are heavy. Copy editing to Chicago Manual of Style when the book is nearly final. Everything comes back in Microsoft Word with tracked changes and margin notes written in plain English, so you can see every change and accept or reject it yourself. Which kind of editing do I need? If chapters feel out of order or the argument wanders, developmental. If the thinking is sound but it reads heavy, line. If it is close to final and needs consistency, grammar and style, copy editing. Tell me the problem and I will tell you which one you need, including when the answer is the cheaper one. Will you change my theology? No. I edit how clearly your message is carried, not what you believe. Scripture references, doctrinal positions and denominational language stay yours. Where a passage could be misread, I flag it in a comment and the decision stays with you. What do I deliver? A tracked-changes Word file, a clean copy, and a short editorial summary of the patterns I found and what to watch for in your next book. How long does it take? A 50,000 word copy edit usually runs one to two weeks. Developmental work at that length runs two to four. You get a date before we start and I hold it. Can I see the work before I commit? Yes. I edit a sample of your manuscript first, so you are judging an actual edit rather than a promise. Who I work best with Pastors, ministry leaders and Bible teachers publishing a first book. Authors self-publishing to Amazon KDP who need the manuscript clean before it goes to formatting. Writers with a finished draft rather than an idea. People who want the reasoning behind an edit, not just red marks. Send the manuscript, the word count, and where you think it is weakest. I will tell you which edit it needs and what it costs before you pay anything.