Jessica Grace Coleman, freelance editor and proofreader
Do you need help with your writing?
Jessica Grace Coleman can assist.
Jessica provides freelance copy editing services at very competitive rates.
Whether you have completed your life's work and would like it
checking through for
mistakes, or have your first novel scribbled out on the backs of napkins and don't
know how to proceed, Jessica is the professional freelance editor you've been looking for.
What can Jessica do for you?
See also: Editing - Proofreading
"Jessica ensures your requirements are understood before work begins and keeps regular contact"
- Edit your fiction or non-fiction manuscript for clarity, flow, and readability
- Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation to a professional standard
- Refine tone and style to match your target audience or genre
- Ensure consistency of voice, tense, and point of view throughout
- Reword sentences to improve rhythm, impact, and emotional connection
- Check for continuity and logic within storylines
- Polish dialogue to make it sound natural, authentic, and true to character
- Provide honest, constructive feedback to help your writing shine
Further services include:
- Developmental editing to strengthen plot, theme, and character arcs
- Proofreading for that final, professional polish before publication
- Manuscript assessments for authors wanting an expert overview before editing
- Ongoing editorial support for series or multi-book projects
"If you have a writing-related project or problem, Jessica can help"
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What kind of people does Jessica carry out work for?
Jessica has a wide variety of clients
from first-time writers to published authors.
She commonly works with:
• People who need help fleshing out their ideas or their notes converting to full
prose
•
People with interesting stories to tell with little or no experience in writing
or publishing
• People who would like a
fresh pair of eyes to go over their work
• People who require novel editing, book editing and manuscript editing
There are no minimum requirements. If you have a writing-related project or problem,
Jessica can help.
"Everyone worries about the quality of their writing"
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Why should you contact Jessica to edit your work?
Jessica is completely non-judgemental
Everyone worries about the quality of their writing.
Jessica often works with people who are concerned their work is in 'a terrible
state'. In fact, people often admit to her that they've taken so long to do anything
with their writing simply because they were
afraid of being judged.
With a great sea of authors in the world, it's understandable that people worry
how they'll compare. It doesn't matter what state your writing
is in, Jessica can make any text ship-shape.
Complete satisfaction guaranteed
As with most things in life,
communication is key. Jessica ensures your requirements
are understood before work begins and keeps
regular contact to keep you updated
on her progress. Every single one of her clients to date has been
delighted with
the work she has produced.
Jessica is a published author
If you'd like to see more of her credentials, Jessica has published twelve books to date – spanning novels, short story collections, and non-fiction personal development titles –
all available to purchase on Amazon.
"Jessica has published twelve books to date"
Her very first novel, The Former World,
reached number one on Amazon's
list for its genre when the book was made available as
a free trial promotion.
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Complete confidentiality guaranteed
All work you submit to Jessica is in
total confidence. Your ideas and works-in-progress
will remain protected.
You always own the copyright
This may sound obvious but when Jessica edits work for you, the
copyright always
remains with you. Her job is solely to make the best of your work.
"Jessica is upfront from the get-go about costs"
There are no hidden fees
As you would want and expect, Jessica is upfront from the get-go about costs. Example
costs are given below.
Jessica ran writing competitions to discover new writing talent
Before focusing on her
editing work, Jessica ran a well-known and respected monthly
writing competition, 'Darker Times Fiction'.
Numerous books have been published featuring the winning stories from these competitions.
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How much does Jessica charge for editing?
The two most common services Jessica provides are:
in-depth editing (which includes correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other major errors, as well as focusing on enhancing sentence structure, ensuring consistency in style and clarity, and improving the overall flow and coherence of your manuscript), and
developmental editing (in addition to the above services, this package involves comprehensive editing that addresses the content, structure, organisation, and overall effectiveness of your manuscript. It can include reorganising chapters, suggesting additions or deletions, and ensuring your manuscript meets its intended purpose and audience).
In-depth editing costs £30 per 1000 words, with developmental editing costing £60 per 1000 words.
All packages include a full final proofread at no additional cost, worth £20 per 1000 words.
If required, Jessica also offers a free trial where she will edit a few hundred
words of your text to make sure you're happy with the quality.
How to begin working with Jessica
To enquire about Jessica working on your project, simply fill in the information below.
Client Testimonials (See all)
"
I have to say, what Jessica has done is amazing. So incredibly pleased would be an understatement. I feel like I struck gold. She has quite simply taken my book to the next level.
She has dovetailed and seamlessly matched the essence of my writing and what she has achieved is nothing short of brilliant. I feel I am so very lucky to have found her and proud that she is such an integral key part of the first two books – as I hope she will be on all the others I have written and will be writing.
"
- Lily Lourde
"I sent Jessica an 80 page document in my own words which I and most others considered a complete jumble in just about every possible way, it really did need an expert to sort it out. She returned to me a perfect document which was clear and precise. I am most grateful."
- Roy Dyer, MBE.
"I'm so grateful and very happy with Jessica’s work. She is confident, talented and honest in her editing and I enjoyed working alongside her."
- Amanda.
"I am 71 years of age and have been writing for twenty five years. I have entered hundreds of competitions with stories, poetry, and children’s stuff and wasn’t getting anywhere with my work until I approached Jessica Grace Coleman to proofread my material and now I have received certificates, been short listed in competitions and have been selected as one of the top twenty women poets of 2014.
It’s all down to Jessica – thank goodness I found her.
I am now looking for an agent to get much of my work published and to sell and hope that some of the proceeds will go to charity if I’m successful in my ambition. There is nothing out there that’s better than a great proofreader, in our busy quest of writing we often overlook silly mistakes and someone like Jessica will intercept and sort these things out."
- Mrs Josephine Smith.
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