Copyedit and proofread a 53k nonfiction popular science / self-development manuscript

• Copyeditor / Proofreader — Nonfiction Book (~53,000 words)-

I'm self-publishing a nonfiction book and need a copyeditor and proofreader for the manuscript.

Scope

• Manuscript body: ~53,000 words

• Footnotes: in scope, included in word count

• Endnotes: out of scope, not included in word count

• Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition (though, again, endnotes are out of scope because I'm paying a separate person to address those)

About the book

• Nonfiction grounded in physics and behavioral science. Recurring fictional vignettes appear throughout. Comfort with *somewhat* technical material related to thermodynamics, neuroscience and with shifting registers is a plus.

Status

• Manuscript has been dev edited and line edited. Currently being fact-checked. Copyedit and proofread are the next passes before typesetting.

Notes

• All-in flat pricing preferred over per-word

• Happy to share a sample chapter if you'd like to scope before quoting

• Not looking for AI-generated work (which is different from AI-assisted work). I use AI a lot in my work life and, unfortunately, I recognize it everywhere now.