Proofread
Spelling, grammar, punctuation, typographical errors and obvious mechanical problems. Your writing remains your writing.
GOLDEN GLOVES · MEMOIR & FAMILY-HISTORY EDITING
You already wrote it. Now make it worth reading.
Your story. Your voice. Carefully edited. This side of the service is for manuscripts, recollections, diaries, transcripts and family histories that already exist in words.
What do you need?
Line Edit
Sentence-by-sentence work on clarity, rhythm, repetition, awkward wording and readability while protecting your voice.
Deep Memoir Edit
Structure, chronology, chapters, pacing, repetition, narrative gaps and what needs development, as well as line-level editing.
Manuscript Assessment
Not sure what you need? I read the manuscript and tell you what works, what does not, what is missing and what level of editing is justified.
Rewrite & Rescue
For material that needs substantial rewriting or reconstruction. Because two rough 25,000-word manuscripts can require completely different amounts of work, I review the manuscript before accepting a rewrite and give you one fixed USD price before work begins.
Golden Gloves pricing will be its own fixed editing table. It is intentionally separate from the 21¢-per-finished-word new-story service because editing words you already wrote is a different job from creating a story from conversation.