Proof Positive provides high-quality, cost-effective editing with over a decade of experience and professional expertise in a wide variety of genres.

Our Services

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Nonfiction Manuscripts

Share your vision or story effectively, clearly, and succinctly with the help of our skillful precision and vast experience.

Fiction Manuscripts

Your manuscript deserves the greatest attention to every aspect and detail of its story, characters, and world.

Blog posts, newsletters, articles, websites

You only get one chance to make a first impression—make sure your potential clients and readers take you seriously.

Nonfiction Manuscripts

$$0.015-$0.02/word
  • Proofreading
  • Copyediting
  • Developmental editing
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Fiction Manuscripts

$$0.01-$0.02/word
  • Proofreading
  • Copyediting
  • Developmental editing
  • Critique
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Everything Else

$$10 and up
  • Proofreading
  • Copyediting
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What Our Clients Say

"Christie Stratos has been the go-to person to edit and proofread my manuscripts for a few years. She’s the fresh pair of eyes every writer needs before publishing their written work. Since Christie owns Proof Positive and is a writer and published author, she understands that independent writers have their own voice and doesn’t take that away when she’s checking my writing for errors. Whenever I have a completed book or online story, I go to Christie for professional, reliable, and hassle-free editing."

Aldo A. Quintana, author of Sweating in the Land of Smiles: Living in Bangkok During the Year of Radical Change

"Ask any author and they’ll tell you that the two words most likely to send them into paroxysms of terror are “editing” and “editor”. The best cure for this affliction, in my experience, has been working with Christie Stratos. Not only is her attention to detail second to none, her boundless enthusiasm and dedication to making sure my stories shine makes her a joy to work with. As a visually impaired author, I appreciated Christie’s willingness to adapt her process to work with the tools most accessible and comfortable for me. Christie has been editing my fantasy fiction for years, across multiple short stories and two novels, and receiving her feedback, suggestions, and edits is now one of the highlights of the entire writing process for me. My stories are immeasurably better because of her work. I even had Christie re-proof my first novel once we started working together, and the final product is all the better for it. Now, I can’t imagine publishing a story without her!"

Josh de Lioncourt, author of The Dragon’s Brood Cycle

"As someone navigating the waters of writing their first novel, I cannot recommend Christie and Proof Positive enough. Even before I was a client, and just talking with Christie, it was clear how passionate she is about writing and publication. Submitting my manuscript to her, I found her edits, suggestions, and comments more than helpful. A huge relief is felt seeing that parts of my writing were understood and if it wasn’t, she helpfully pointed out what changes needed to be made. Writing a story set in the past, I found Christie’s suggestions to make the writing historically accurate to be invaluable and am beyond impressed with her dedication. I will certainly be using Proof Positive for all of my future writing projects."

Mackenzie DeBruin, author of Murder by Gaslight

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Christie Stratos

Meet Proof Positive’s CEO

Christie Stratos founded Proof Positive in 2013 in response to independent authors’ dissatisfaction with the quality and cost of editors. Fueled by coffee and armed with a degree in English Literature, Christie’s corporate background in language learning course construction and management as well as her passion for detail and great storytelling bring out the best in each client’s work. Her goal is to blend compassion with professional guidance to make authors look forward to every edit. You’ll never fear the red pen again!

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Conscious/Inclusive Language certified
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Project management background
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Deep knowledge of Chicago Manual of Style

Awards Our Clients Have Won

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Novels, Nonfiction, Websites, Newsletters

From novels to nonfiction, newsletters to websites, and everything in between, Proof Positive offers proofreading, copyediting, developmental editing, and critiques with your business or personal goals in mind. Our attention to detail and extensive experience are reflected in our client testimonials.

Our support doesn’t stop when the deadline is reached.

Proof Positive is always there to answer your questions and help guide you to achieve your goals, even after our work is complete. Fiction and nonfiction authors can enjoy a permanent buy link to their books on our website.

We work with small presses, businesses, nonprofits, mainstream authors, independent authors, and more.

If you don’t find what you’re looking for on our website, contact us. We’ll be happy to discuss your project with you.

We are proud to have earned our Editing for Inclusive/Conscious Language certificate from the Editorial Freelancers Association.

How It Works

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