Copyedit 41k-Word Kids Stories

I have a 41,600-word collection of short stories aimed at U.S. readers aged 8–12 that now needs a professional copyedit. I’m looking for meticulous attention to grammar, punctuation, spelling, and light stylistic refinement to keep the prose lively and age-appropriate while preserving my own voice. A few coined terms—“adultnapping,” “grasslings,” “megalomantis,” and similar word-play—are intentional and should remain untouched. I have no fixed style-guide preference, so feel free to apply whichever conventions you feel best suit middle-grade fiction, provided the result reads naturally to an American audience. The manuscript is in MS Word and has already been through an AI pass; what it lacks is a human’s consistency check, nuance, and polish. Deliverables • One Word file with Track Changes showing all edits and brief margin comments • One clean, publication-ready version When you place your bid, please include: • Your total fee for the project • Estimated turnaround time • A brief example of similar work (or, if you prefer, request a 300-word excerpt to edit as a sample) I’m eager to see how you can help bring these stories to their best possible form and look forward to your proposal.

Project ID: 40640371