Editing your romance should feel like collaboration,
not correction.
We'll work through your story together—strengthening what's working, protecting your voice—and you'll walk away with a manuscript you're proud to call yours.
Welcome, Darling.
The big-picture edit. I dig into your structure, pacing, character arcs, and romantic tension—the stuff that makes readers either DNF at 20% or stay up past midnight to finish.
You'll get an editorial letter plus margin notes throughout. No vague feedback. No harsh comments. Just clear, actionable guidance.
SERVICES
& RATES
Developmental Edit
.019/word
Two full passes of line editing, your manuscript's personal stylist. Smoothing, shaping, and polishing your words while keeping your voice intact.
Then one pass for copyediting for grammar, continuity, and style rules (CMOS). You'll get an editorial letter plus margin notes throughout.
Full Line & Copyedit
.012/Word
Two full passes for spelling, typos, punctuation, grammar, and syntax, subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, capitalization, number style, and formatting consistency.
Internal consistency & continuity—character details, timeline, setting, dialogue formatting, POV, and style sheet compliance (or creation).
Proofread
.009/Word
I live in this genre—and I respect it. I know why certain moments need to linger, when tension should snap, and how to polish a story without sanding off what makes it yours.
I don’t edit at you. I work alongside you—explaining my feedback, answering the why, and helping you grow as an author with every pass.
You keep your voice. You keep your agency. You leave stronger.
✓ Member of EFA Editorial Freelancers Association & ACES The Society for Editing
✓ All sub-genres welcome (sweet to dark, sapphic to why-choose)
✓ Fellow romance author who gets the journey
Why Me?
Depends on word count. Most projects are 4-6 weeks. You'll get a clear date before we start. No ghosting. No disappearing acts.
What's the turnaround?
Yes. On request, free sample edits for any service can be provided. Limited to a 1,000-word sample.
Do you provide sample edits?
Client manuscripts are never entered into any public or trainable AI system. Indie Bookmother believes in using ethical tools to serve clients without ever compromising privacy, authorship, or creative integrity.
AI systems are never applied to, trained on, or used to modify client manuscripts.
No AI tools are used to process or alter client manuscripts.
All manuscript editing and evaluation is conducted by a human editor.
Client manuscripts are entirely human-reviewed and are not subject to AI-generated, rewritten, or enhanced content. You'll get an editorial letter plus margin notes throughout. No vague feedback. No harsh comments. Just clear, actionable guidance.