FAQ
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My Editing Promise
100% Human-Edited. No AI Content or Feedback. Your Manuscript Stays Yours. Every edit, every margin note, every piece of feedback comes from me—not an AI tool. Your book is edited by a human who actually reads, writes, and markets romance.
Quotes
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I Want to Calculate My QuotePayments
A $50 deposit is required upon booking your date. If you're submitting your manuscript all at once, you'll provide 50% on the project start date and the remaining 50% once the project is complete. We'd hash out milestone payments if we've talked about milestone submissions. All payments are made through a secure payment portal via HubSpot.
I Have a Question About PaymentsWhich type of romance authors work with you?
If you write romance—sweet, spicy, sapphic, dark, light, or trope-heavy—you're my kind of writer. I specialize in working with indie romance authors, especially those early in their publishing journey. First draft or fifteenth book? I've got you.
Show Me Your WorkWhat’s your turnaround time?
It depends on the service and word count, but most developmental edits and copyedits take four to six weeks of work (business days), depending on word count. I’ll give you a clear date in our written agreement before we start. No ghosting. No disappearing acts.
Do you offer sample edits?
Yes. I get it—handing over your book is scary. That’s why I offer a free sample edit for all my services. It's a great way to see if we vibe.
I Want to Request a Sample EditDo you use AI in editing?
Shelf & Stack does not input, upload, or otherwise provide any client manuscript to any AI system or platform that uses customer content for training, dataset expansion, or public release. Any editing programs Shelf & Stack uses are configured to prevent data retention, and they are limited to identifying patterns (such as repetition, pacing, or grammar checks). At no point is a client's manuscript contributed to, stored in, or used by any system for the purpose of training or improving AI models.
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