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Manuscript Editor Seeks Writers with Audacity

About you: You are a writer—a human writer—putting pen to paper to bring ideas to life. You are seeking structure, polish, and attentive eyes for your manuscript. You do not use AI.

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About me: I'm Riley O'Connell, a University of Chicago–certified manuscript editor, published writer, and lover of crosswords, spreadsheets, and other compound nouns. I am seeking bold, personal narratives across fiction, memoir, and poetry, packed with humor and suspense. I do not use AI.

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About us: We're collaborating on your manuscript, finding and building upon its strongest points to give your readers what they want. We're using the Oxford comma and exchanging office supply recs. We're celebrating human stories, creativity, and learning.

I started working with Riley on some recurring editing needs, to help me hone my voice and improve my writing as well as get developmental/copy editing feedback.
 
Talking with her has not only helped tremendously with my writing process, including keeping me accountable for my deadlines, but also in brainstorming further projects. Her flexibility has been incredibly helpful as I balance these writing projects with my doctoral dissertation, and given me valuable tools for writing in all settings.

Dr. Courtney F. Cooper

Founder, From the Field

How Can I Help You?

Writing Coaching

1:1 support in building and maintaining writing skills and routines for novels, academic papers and applications, personal essays and statements, etc.

Manuscript Evaluation

Big-picture feedback (light in-line and memo) for shaping and improving your manuscript's arc, structure, plot, voice, pacing, characters, and coherence.

Developmental Editing

Big-picture feedback (both in-line and memo) for shaping and improving your manuscript's arc, structure, plot, voice, pacing, characters, and coherence.

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.

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