The attention your book deserves

Your work deserves a careful eye with attention to detail. Someone who adds value and helps brings your vision to life.

Remove Errors

Get any errors out of the way.

Flow and Consistency

Make sure your text is as readable as possible.

Polish Organization

Get the organization of your text just right.

Next Level

Take your work to the next level.

About Me

I obtained a certificate in the Professional Sequence in Editing from UC Berkeley Extension in 2019. Since then, I have worked on several fully published series, stand alone novels, novelllas, college and graduate papers, business essays, and works that are still in progress. If you’d like to know more about me, please click on the link below.

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Collaborative Editing Methods

Everyone has a preferred platform to turn their blood, sweat, and tears into words on a page. These are the platforms that I trust to shape those words into the vision you hold for your manuscript.

Microsoft Word

Track Changes

Microsoft Word is my favorite editing tool. The track changes feature allows me to make suggestions to your document without permanently changing anything. This gives you the ability to review the suggested change and accept or reject it. As the author, you always have final say in what goes into your document.

Google Docs

Suggesting

Unlike Word where I would be editing a document emailed to me, Google Docs allows me to access your document (once you give those permissions) as a collaborator. From there, I use the suggesting mode which works similar to Word's track changes.

Pricing

Pricing for each service I provide along with details of what type of work are included in each.

For those needing help with story

Developmental Edit

$.013/Word
  • Story Structure
  • Pacing
  • Holes in Plot and World Building
  • Character Consistency
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for those needing help with with sentences and flow

Copy and Line Edit

$.01/Word
  • Continuity
  • Flow
  • Redundancies
  • Punctuation
  • Spelling
  • Wrong Words
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For those wanting a fine-toothed comb

Proofreading

$0.005/WORD
  • A Final Read Through After Edits, Changes, and Formatting Have Been Completed
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Accepted Forms of payment

Forms of Payment-

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  • Paypal
  • Venmo
  • Check
  • Email me for special pricing if you are here on the recommendation of Storytellers Studio

Past Work

Here are some fun projects that I’ve worked on.

Contact Me

Contact me to ask about your project

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Testimonials

Nina Walker

Nina Walker

"Ailene started proofreading for me after I found her to be an invaluable member of my ARC team. She was always sending me typos that had been missed by others. I've since hired her to proofread and we've worked on many books together. Give her editing services a chance-- you will be thrilled!"

Sterling Bryant

"Ailene is so amazing at what she does! She is very thorough and makes sure you understand each edit she suggests. Her work brought the quality of my work up, not just 1 level, but 3 levels higher. I highly recommend Ailene Edits!"

David Box

"Ailene is a great editor and a joy to work with. She did an awesome job editing my book and gave us great feedback in a timely manner. We are looking forward to having her edit all of our books one day."

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some answers to questions I often get asked.

How long does it take to proofread an 80,000 word novel?

Turn around times will very by type of edit and how much work needs to be done with a document. If you would like to send me a sample of your document, I can provide a sample edit and get an idea of what type of work and how long it might take.

Wont editing programs fix all my problems, like bad spelling?

Editing programs do find a lot of errors, but they can’t find every mistake, nor offer guidance with the logic, order, and flow of your work. Editing programs are impersonal, but I can help give your work a touch of finesse.

What genres and categories do you work with

I have worked on young adult, new adult, fantasy, mystery, romance, and survival.

Get your project polished today.

Let’s get a dialogue going to figure out how to bring your project to the next level.

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My Blog

Check out my blog for some helpful writing tips, things to keep in mind before hiring an editor, thoughts on self-publishing, and other random thoughts I feel relevant to this line of work.

The Color Alchemist Series

Fractured, Blackout, Collide, and Among Shadows The Color Alchemist series is Nina Walker’s debut series. Nina had a dream to be an author, and after much hard work and thought, she decided to self-publish her work on Amazon. My desire to become an editor began with this series. Nina was looking for advance readers for […]

Hello world!

Hi, I’m Ailene. I am a wife and new mother. I ride motorcycles and I love to read. But, most importantly for the purposes of this page, I am a writer, an editor, and a proofreader.

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