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Editorial services for stressed-out writers
stet ✓

We take the stress panic out of writing.

much better

We'll pretty up your words without changing your voice. No sales calls. No contracts. No pressure. Just trained editors (and one English bulldog) cleaning up your spills while you let the creativity flow.

also: gluten-free,
dairy-free, sugar-free,
sales-pitch-free ✓
deep breath →
§ The Pitch §
01 — Who We Are

An author's janitor service. For your words, not your houses.

With over 40 years of combined staff experience in the full range of editing, you can't go wrong utilizing My Brother's Editor to clean up your manuscripts. (Well, technically you COULD go wrong, but that's a different conversation.)

We're here to clean up your words, not change your art. Just tidying your spills while you let your creativity flow. We ain't gonna touch your voice. It's yours.

Work done by actual trained editors and proofreaders.
And one English bulldog with strong opinions.
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Let us service you…
nope, that came out wrong.

Six ways we can help. Fiction is our home — romance, horror, thrillers, mysteries, YA, Westerns — but we'll tackle just about anything.

Line edit it.

A full comb-through. We check plot holes, story gaps, inconsistencies, flow, grammar, spelling, style, and punctuation. This is the step AFTER content or developmental editing.

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Copy edit it.

Lighter than a full comb-through — maybe more like a finger detangle. Grammar, spelling, style, and punctuation.

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Proofread it.

The final step. Your manuscript should already be edited by a professional. We'll hunt the nasty missed typographical errors with an eagle eye.

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Publish it.

Did you know our parent company publishes books? Yep. Let us know if you're interested in submitting your manuscript and we'll route you to the right imprint.

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Developmental edit.

More complex and personal — hard to give a flat answer. Fill out the interest form with details and we'll get back to you.

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Talk to me about it.

We don't clean houses or babysit kids. We'd consider dog walking. We love helping new and seasoned authors alike — and yes, we do beta reading too.

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How this actually works.

No phone tag. No follow-up emails. No upsell. The whole thing is built so you can decide alone, on your own time, in your sweatpants.

i.

You fill out the form.

Tell us about the manuscript, what kind of edit you need, when you'd like it back. Takes about three minutes. We don't ask for your blood type. (Mostly.)

ii.

We send one email.

A standard rate template lands in your inbox. No spiel, no countdown timer, no "limited time offer." Just the numbers and what they include.

iii.

You decide.

Reply if you want to move forward. Don't if you don't. We won't follow up. We won't slide into your DMs. The ball is fully in your court.

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Your thoroughness is wonderful. Oh, I loved combing through your edits this morning. You should have heard me. "Yes, Ellie, you're exactly right." "Ooh, good catch!" Do her eyes have freakish laser beams that catch everything?
A Client
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Things you might ask.

(plus the things you
were too polite to ask.)

Q. 01
Why aren't your rates posted?
I'm not trying to get a phone call out of you. I'm not trying to upsell you on anything. Rates aren't publicly posted only to stay competitive and keep them as low as possible to save you money. Posting prices feeds them into search engines, robots, and startups. Doesn't benefit you. Doesn't benefit me. Request a template, get a one-time email, decide. That's it.
Q. 02
What genres do you edit?
Yes.

But seriously — fiction is home. Romance, horror, thrillers, mysteries, action, adventure, YA, Westerns. We've also been known to tackle non-fiction and technical writing. Nothing is really off the table.
Q. 03
Will you change my voice?
We ain't gonna touch your voice. It's yours. We're here to clean up the spills, not redecorate the house. Think of us as your manuscript's janitor — broom in hand, deeply respectful of the art.
Q. 04
Will you also clean my house?
We do not clean houses. We do not babysit kids. We may consider dog walking under the right circumstances. We will, however, beta read.
Q. 05
Are you scary like other editors?
I'm an editor of few words and an introvert by nature. I'll give you my time and energy, but please don't be hurt by quiet stretches — I'm probably plugging away on connecting with your words. Or dreaming. Or analyzing. Or eating.
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What if you're not the editor for me?
I may not be the editor for you, and that is a-okay. There's a perfect one for every author — and a perfect author for every editor. Sometimes it feels a bit like a dating app, with everyone wondering why they weren't "good enough" to be "chosen" by the other person. Remember to communicate your needs and wants to any editor you're considering. They are considering you too. Be open and honest if you need to move on, to not waste your time or the editor's. Sometimes your editor is feeling the same way — and with communication, no one walks away feeling like they weren't good enough on either side.
Q. 07
Is my manuscript confidential?
We treat all client information, discussions, ideas, conversations, manuscripts, documents, emails, messages... do you get the idea? Everything. Everything you share with us is held in complete confidence. We're like your book doctor — "author HIPAA" rules apply.
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The non-committal, stress-free form.

Tell us about your book, what you need, who you are. We'll email you a standard template with rates and you decide from there. The ball will be in your court.

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