Editing for indie romance authors
Your story, polished—without losing your voice.
Line edits, proofreading, and manuscript formatting for self-publishing romance authors. I read for clarity, pacing, and the breath between a glance and a confession.
He crossed the room in a hurry slowly, and for one unbearable second, neither of them breathed. ←adjust for pacing & tone
“I really just think that maybe we We should talk,” she said—and the words hung there between them like a held note. ←cut the filler / strengthen visual descriptors
NOW BOOKING · KINDLE & EPUB PRO · FIRST CHAPTER EDIT ON ME
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Contemporary Romance • Paranormal Romance • Historical Romance • Romantic Comedy • LGBTQ+ Romance • Dark Romance • Romantasy • and more!
———— WHERE I FIT IN ————
Three ways I can help get your manuscript publication ready:
Line & Copy Editing
$0.01 per word
A detailed, sentence-level polish for clarity, flow, consistency, and emotional impact—all while ensuring your story stays entirely yours.
Final Proofreading
$0.007 per word
The last light-touch pass before publication—intended to catch every lingering typo, error, and inconsistency across all file formats.
Manuscript Formatting
$0.004 per word · $150 min.
A comprehensive formatting QA of your final print and eBook files—spacing, breaks, margins, and overall reader experience.
My goal as an editor is never to rewrite your voice or sand off what makes your story yours—it’s to help your manuscript read smoothly, feel consistent, and stay immersive for your readers.
— Stacy
The publishing journey.
Here’s where my services (generally speaking) slot into the major stops on the road to release. The red bits are mine.
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You write the first draft of your book
Early reader feedback received
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Polish the prose & fix lingering issues
ARCs
Final advance reader feedback received
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Final pass for typos & errors
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Layout check on all files
KDP • Kindle • ePub
From the journal
Self-editing tips for indie authors.
I love sharing the small craft moves that make prose hit harder—punctuation, POV, filler words. Here’s tip #1: punctuation isn’t just grammar; it controls how your reader feels in the moment.
SELF-EDITING TIP #1 —
MASTER THE PAUSE
COMMA = EVEN BEAT
She walked away, overwhelmed and angry.
EM DASH = URGENT, SUDDEN
She walked away—overwhelmed, angry, done.
Let’s polish your manuscript
Not sure where to start?
Send me your first chapter.
New clients get a complimentary sample edit up to 3,000 words—a low-pressure vibe check on both sides before you book.
“A good editor doesn’t rewrite words, she rewires synapses.”