Taiwo O.
Book Editor | Developmental Editing, Line Editing & Beta Reading
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆. I work with authors on 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, with a strong focus on story, structure, pacing, character development, clarity, and reader experience. When I edit a manuscript, I don't just mark sentences and move on. I pay attention to the experience of actually reading the book: where my interest increases, where the story slows down, where a character feels unclear, where dialogue sounds unnatural, and where something may leave a reader confused or emotionally disconnected. My goal is to strengthen the manuscript 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲. Depending on what your manuscript needs, I can help with: 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 📌 Plot and structure 📌 Pacing and chapter flow 📌 Character development 📌 Story logic and consistency 📌 Themes and emotional impact 📌 Identifying weak or confusing sections 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 📌 Sentence flow and readability 📌 Grammar, punctuation, spelling and usage 📌 Awkward or repetitive wording 📌 Dialogue and voice consistency 📌 Clarity and consistency 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 📌 Honest reader reaction 📌 What kept me engaged 📌 Where I became confused or bored 📌 Character and story impressions 📌 Emotional impact 📌 Whether the book made me want to continue 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 📌 Grammar and punctuation errors 📌 Typos 📌 Formatting inconsistencies 📌 Final consistency checks I work across fiction and nonfiction, including novels, memoirs, self-development, business books, and other long-form projects. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗜'𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝: Developmental editing, manuscript critique, beta reading, story development, romance editing, pacing analysis, line editing, proofreading, reader report creation, fiction editing. Keywords to find me. Book Editing, Beta Reading, Beta Reader Report, Developmental Editing, Line Editing, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Editing & Proofreading, Content Editing, Manuscript Editing, Manuscript Review, Writing Critique, Plot Development, Story Development, Story Editing, Fiction Editing, Novel Editing, Book Manuscript Evaluation, Editorial Feedback, Structural Editing, Literary Editing, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Nonfiction Writing, Children's Writing, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Writing, Romance Writing, Literary Fiction, Self-Help Books, Book Review, Manuscript Feedback, Developmental Feedback, Line-by-Line Editing, Grammar Editing, Style Editing, Kindle Direct Publishing, KDP Editing, Ebook Editing, Ebook Formatting, Book Formatting, Manuscript Formatting, Publishing Support, Self-Publishing Support, Publishing Fundamentals, Microsoft Word Editing, Google Docs Editing, Track Changes Editing, Proofreading Feedback, Content Revision, Author Support, Writer Feedback, Plot Analysis, Character Development, Story Structure, Dialogue Editing.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.7k
Billed in all: $1,897$1.9k
$142 in the last 6 months
Across 14 contracts
Across 17 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 15% in Creative Writing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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