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Book Editing to
Mine Your Message

Let’s Unearth the Gold in Your Story

Welcome to the Gold Mine

If you’ve written a memoir or fiction book, you’re in the right place. This is where we bring golden stories into the light.

Right now it might seem kind of dark. Self-publishing is overwhelming—how even does this editing thing work? How are you supposed to pick an editor out of the thousands out there?

​Don’t worry. I’ve edited over 100 books and worked with dozens of authors.
I can help you too.

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AI golden nuggets

Want to make sure we’re a good fit?
Try a sample edit. You can see my process on your work. No more chipping away in the dark—I’ll help you bring out your gold.

Services

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Manuscript Evaluations

Not sure if your book is any good or how to make it better? An eval will give you an overview of what's working and what you need to do to mine your story for gold.

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Mining Level: Below Surface

Developmental Editing

Big-picture edit addressing plot, theme, structure, POV, character arc, and other foundational elements of your story.

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Mining Level: Deep

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Line Editing/Copyediting

Paragraph- and sentence-level edit addressing sentence structure, flow, clarity, word choice, grammar, style, and more.

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Mining Level: Very Deep

Proofreading

The lightest form of editing ensuring a clean, quality manuscript free of errors or typos.

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Mining Level: Surface

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Meet the Editor


I’m Adina, a book editor based in Baltimore, MD. I help authors of memoir and fiction.


After working on over 100 books with both publishers and
self-publishing authors, here’s something I learned: 
Commas are important. Your story and message are more important.

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Hear it from the authors:

‘‘Adina was terrific to work with. The things she taught me were invaluable, and she is far more than just an editor...She mentored, challenged, and helped me grow as an author.’’

—Jason France, author of Five Million Steps

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