Don’t get scammed. More than once this year, I’ve been contacted by someone requesting editing work who I could tell was trying to scam me. Here’s how I identified that. They were offering to pay me an outrageously high rate for very little work. They said they would only pay once I returned the work […]
“Timothy did a stellar job for my novel. Not only was his editing professional, perfectly executed, and following the best guidelines in the field, but he went above and beyond simple corrections. He created a synopsis and a list of characters that were helpful to me in seeing the novel as a whole. He understood
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Four things I proudly provide my clients: Three passes. The best editors are humans, and humans can miss things. Nobody is perfect, but to minimize those misses, each manuscript that comes my way gets three passes. A detailed style sheet. From narrative details and character descriptions to grammar and punctuation preferences, I create a detailed
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I’m fortunate enough to work on quite a lot of manuscripts. I’ve been an editor for several years now, so I’m at the point where most of what comes to my desk is pretty good. But some manuscripts soar to the top. “A Promise of Power” by Rachel Enriquez is one of those special books,
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Today’s another one of those rare days where two books I worked on are being published. The first is “The Artificial Conspiracy” by Jesse Muehlbauer. While working on this manuscript, I learned about everything from cults to radio stations to Myanmar and so much more. It’s a wild ride, and I recommend checking it out
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On January 1st, 2026, I’ll be raising my rates for new clients. If you’re a current client of mine, we’ll renegotiate on a case-by-case basis. Proofreading will go from $.01 USD per word to $.012 USD per word. Copyediting will go from $.013 USD per word to $.015 USD per word. I’m a more experienced
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“As a first-time author, I highly recommend Timothy Repasky for proofreading. Not only was his work on my 270k-word novel thorough and detailed, but he is also professional, kind, and pleasant to work with. He was very flexible and understanding as I learned the process. I look forward to working with him again.” This review
Fires of Atonement, a dark fantasy written by Cameron Scott Kirk and published by Epic Publishing, releases today! I was the proofreader for this book, and I definitely recommend it if you’re a fan of the genre. It’s about a group of monks whose sanctuary gets hit by a meteor. No, they don’t all die.
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Seeking new clients for 2026. Hi all. I’m a fiction editor and proofreader. The rest of my 2025 is fairly stacked with manuscripts, but I’m interested in connecting with authors who will be needing an editor in 2026. I offer copyediting and proofreading services and work in a variety of genres, but fantasy is my
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I recently had the honor of being an industry judge for Writing Battle. Writing Battle is a competition that writers pay a small fee to enter. They are given prompts and a short deadline; then they write a very short story based on their prompts before pitting their story against others in duels. Judges provide