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Editing Services
NextGen Story provides full-service memoir and legacy book editing services. We are an empathetic, experienced "second eye" reading your work.
When we edit your work we help you:
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Clarify Your Voice – express your story authentically and powerfully.
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Improve Readability – smooth transitions, engaging pacing, and clean structure.
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Organize Content – shape letters, journal entries, historical information, photos, and memories into a cohesive narrative arc.
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Polish Language – ensure your language honours the legacy you wish to leave
Ready for a second eye?
NextGen Story has a team of empathetic, experienced editors who focus on creative non-fiction: memoir, life story, family history and legacy books. We support with:
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Structural editing - improving overall organization and content of the writing.
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Stylistic editing - if you want to improve the overall ‘feel’ and flow of your writing at the level of sentence and paragraph structure.
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Copyediting - to correct grammatical issues and to ensure consistent styling (eg dates, references, 7 vs seven, etc). None of us writes perfectly and consistently!
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Proofreading - to catch the tiny litle errors that that our brains literaly do not allow us too see in our own writing.(how many errors did you catch?)
What editing do you need now?
As our clients put it...
My editor's comments were helpful - comments in particular about one key part of my story helped me transform the writing. Thank you!
NextGen Story client
The process of editing helped me see things that I would not have otherwise noticed. At times the editor's comments helped me see that I was being too hard on myself. In many ways the editing process was a part of the healing journey.
NextGen Story client
Question: I am feeling nervous about sharing my book - what if it is not good enough?
Answer: NextGen Story memoir and legacy book editing services provide an empathetic, experienced "second eye" reading your work. We provide supportive, constructive suggestions to improve your manuscript.
Question: How much does editing cost?
Answer: Editing is priced by word count and by type of editing; costs range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. Please contact us for a free, no commitment consultation to learn more about editing services in general.
Question: I am a fairly good writer, and I know basic grammar - do I need an editor?
Answer: Even the best, most experienced authors rely on excellent editors. Your work will be more clear, readable, organized, and polished as a result of our editing support.