Amos S.
Book Editor & Beta Reader | Developmental, Line, Copy Editing
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸. 𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵. I'm a 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 who helps fiction and nonfiction authors turn a rough or completed manuscript into a 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 through developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, proofreading, and honest beta reading. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝘁: • A 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 that fixes plot holes, pacing, and character development before you spend money on line-level polish • 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 that sharpens sentence-level flow and clarity while preserving your voice • 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 to Chicago Manual of Style standards grammar, punctuation, consistency, continuity • 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 with a full written report: what's working, what isn't, and specific next steps not just "I liked it" • A 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆, so you can see every suggestion and also read the polished result 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜𝗻: 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (clean/sweet, dark, contemporary, paranormal, billionaire, mafia, enemies-to-lovers), 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆, 𝗦𝗰𝗶-𝗙𝗶, 𝗖𝗼𝘇𝘆 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗬𝗔, 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿, 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀. Whether you're preparing a manuscript for Amazon KDP, querying agents, or just want a second set of honest eyes before you commit to a full edit, I meet your project wherever it currently is first draft, "almost there," or fully polished and ready for a final pass. I give feedback that's 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴. I tell you what's already working, not just what's broken, and every report comes with 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 you can actually use. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁? Send me your 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁, and 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲. I'll respond with the right next step for your manuscript, whether that's a 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁, or 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲. Keywords Book Editing, Book Editor, Book Editing Services, Professional Book Editor, Professional Book Editing, Freelance Book Editor, Freelance Book Editing, Experienced Book Editor, Expert Book Editor, Book Editor for Authors, Book Editor for Writers, Author Book Editor, Author Editing Services, Manuscript Editing, Manuscript Editor, Manuscript Editing Services, Professional Manuscript Editor, Freelance Manuscript Editor, Experienced Manuscript Editor, Expert Manuscript Editor, Manuscript Editing for Authors, Manuscript Editing for Writers, Book Manuscript Editing, Book Manuscript Editor, Professional Book Editing, Author Manuscript Editing, Manuscript Editor for Authors, Manuscript Editor for Writers, Indie Author Editor, Indie Book Editor, Indie Author Editing, Independent Author Editor, Independent Author Editing, Self Published Book Editor, Self Publishing Editor, Self Published Author Editor, Self Publishing Book Editor, Self Published Manuscript Editor, Author Manuscript Review, Book Manuscript Review, Manuscript Review, Professional Manuscript Review, Manuscript Reviewer, Book Reviewer, Manuscript Evaluation, Manuscript Evaluator, Professional Manuscript Evaluation, Manuscript Assessment, Manuscript Assessor, Editorial Assessment, Editorial Evaluation, Editorial Review, Editorial Feedback, Manuscript Feedback, Book Feedback, Author Manuscript Feedback, Professional Manuscript Feedback, Detailed Manuscript Feedback, Constructive Manuscript Feedback, Honest Manuscript Feedback, Comprehensive Manuscript Feedback, Actionable Manuscript Feedback, Developmental Editing, Developmental Editor, Developmental Editing Services, Professional Developmental Editor, Freelance Developmental Editor, Experienced Developmental Editor, Expert Developmental Editor, Developmental Editing for Authors, Developmental Editing for Writers, Developmental Manuscript Editing, Developmental Manuscript Editor, Developmental Book Editing, Developmental Book Editor, Book Developmental Editor, Book Developmental Editing, Manuscript Developmental Editing, Manuscript Developmental Editor, Full Manuscript Developmental Edit, Full Book Developmental Edit, Developmental Manuscript Review, Developmental Manuscript Assessment, Developmental Editing Feedback, Developmental Editing Report, Developmental Edit Report, Developmental Critique, Developmental Manuscript Critique, Developmental Book Critique, Developmental Story Editing, Developmental Story Editor, Story Development Editor, Story Development Editing, Story Editor, Story Editing, Story Editing Services, Story Structure Editing, Story Structure Editor
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 3.4 months active (since Jul 2026)
Read daily since Oct 24, under 30 days
Billed in all: $1,055$1.1k
$173 in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Tracked from Oct 24, 2026.
Skill rankings: Top 14% in Creative Writing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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