Services

Fiction Manuscripts

Choosing a proofreader, copy editor, or developmental editor is an important decision, and your manuscript deserves the best. Proof Positive’s editors don’t just give you general suggestions like “show don’t tell.” Instead, we give you examples of how to make our suggested changes, and we do it in your writing voice. We also create a style guide to ensure consistency, which is essential for a series so that the details of each book stay consistent with previous books. When working on developmental edits, we create a book map to ensure consistency of plots, subplots, and details.

Nonfiction Manuscripts

Proof Positive has years of experience editing autobiographies, biographies, how-to books, memoirs, and self-help books among other nonfiction topics. You can feel confident that your concepts will be clear and organized to best reflect your goals. Our developmental editing service will ensure that your book is structured so that your ideas flow naturally and smoothly, creating a great reading experience.

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. Proof Positive can help you impress and retain your audience by proving you or your company care about the small but important details.

Testimonials

"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."

"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!"

"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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