Misty Bourne – Editor

☆ "As a ghostwriter for NYT bestsellers, it is vital that I have a team I can rely on to guarantee perfection for my clients. Misty is an integral part of that team. She has an unrivaled set of eagle eyes. She does her job with such grace, consistently hitting even the tightest of deadlines, that she makes projects fun and breezy. I would (and do) recommend her to anyone looking for a top-notch editor."

- Alee Anderson, bestselling ghostwriter

☆ "Misty is an angel from above. She is so easy to work with, and her quality of work is superior. I especially love how well she communicates throughout projects and always delivers on time!"

- Laura Hatajik | Biddy Tarot

☆ "Misty is everything I need in an editor—conscientious of deadlines, inquisitive, thorough, and receptive to feedback. 10/10, will work with again!"- Bill Benham | Wizards of the Coast

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I'm a seasoned publishing professional with more than fifteen years of experience providing editing, writing, proofreading, and manuscript critique services.

I consider myself lucky to have known since I was a kid that wordcraft is my calling. From childhood through years of climbing the corporate publishing ladder and learning from the best at HarperCollins, to this stage of my journey working as a freelancer on the content I love most, I have always known—words are the path to connection.

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Through my personal journey of religious deconversion as well as my recovery from narcissistic abuse, I discovered a passion for helping others tell their stories of survival, healing, and reclamation. Religious and abuse recovery are lifelong labors, and telling our stories is one step toward healing I am honored to help authors take.

I am grateful every day for the opportunity to help others say what they want to say well, to be a part of crafting content that heals wounds and leaves the world better than it was before.

For developmental edits on poetry collections (which include editing for comprehension and appeal, cutting content to reach desired poem count, recasting lines for flow, rearranging poems, improving transitions, eliminating extraneous words, improving word choice, I offer three packages:

☆Discovery Package – one 1-hour video chat + one round of developmental edits

☆Synergy Package – two 1-hour video chats + two rounds of developmental edits, including implementation of author feedback

☆Transformation Package – three 1-hour video chats + three rounds of developmental edits, including implementation of author feedback + complete copy edit

Fee structure for non-poetry:

☆manuscript critique

$1,500 for books up to 80,000 words

$2,500 for books between 80,000 and 125,000 words

☆developmental editing

$6,300 for books up to 80,000 words

$9,800 for books between 80,000 and 125,000 words

☆copy editing

$3,500 for books up to 80,000 words

$5,400 for books between 80,000 and 125,000 words

☆rewriting

$64,000 for books up to 80,000 words

$101,000 for books between 80,000 and 125,000 words

☆proofreading

$2,300 for books up to 80,000 words

$3,600 for books between 80,000 and 125,000 words