Editing, Proofreading, and Content Services
I'm Riley O'Connell, a published writer, University of Chicago–certified manuscript editor (c. July 2026), poetry and fiction reader, and lover of crosswords, spreadsheets, and other compound nouns.
I have seven years' experience in editorial, content marketing, and project management, and a few decades' worth of passion for books, the Oxford comma, and procuring the perfect home office supplies.
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Let's work together!
How can I help?
Developmental Editing
Big picture suggestions for shaping and improving your manuscript's arc, structure, plot, pacing, characters, and coherence.
Line Editing
Line-by-line suggestions for focusing the voice, structure, and readability of the text itself, without getting too hung up on the overarching narrative.
Copy Editing
Fine-tooth suggestions for smooth, error-free reading (i.e., grammar, punctuation, spelling, formatting, and basic fact checking).
Proofreading
Final review once in print-ready form, to catch minimal but noticeable errors before publication (i.e., grammar, punctuation, spelling, formatting).
Copywriting
Content (e.g., blogs, press, web copy, social, newsletters) to bring your story and passion to the right audience, in the right way, at the right time.
Writing Tutoring
1:1 support in building and maintaining writing skills for academic papers and applications, personal essays and statements, creative writing, etc.