Proofreading
The galaxy's waiting for your story. Before it goes live, let real human proofreaders catch the last mistakes, flag the details you missed, and tell you how it actually reads.
Book your proofread →The final step before you publish
You've analyzed it, edited it, scored it Reader-Ready. There's one thing no AI can give you: a real person turning the last page. Proofreading is your final systems check — a human proofreader (and genuine romance reader) goes through your finished manuscript line by line and cleans up the last errors that slipped through the cracks.
Real reader feedback
Every proofread comes with a short Reader's Note — the human reaction the machines can't fake. What landed. What confused them. The moment they couldn't put it down (and the one where they drifted). It's your first reader… before your first reader.
How it works
- Upload your finished manuscript.
- A human reads it cover to cover — you get your book back with track changes in place, plus a final overall comment summarizing their experience of your book.
Pricing
A 60,000-word book = $600.
Turnaround is roughly a week from submission, depending on how many books are in the queue.
FAQ
Is this a human or AI?
A human — a real proofreader who's also a genuine romance reader. It's the one human service on the Starport, the final step after the AI tools.
What do I get back?
Your manuscript with track changes in place, plus a short Reader's Note: a candid overall comment on how your book actually read.
How much does it cost?
1¢ per word. A 60,000-word book works out to $600.
How long does it take?
Roughly a week from submission, depending on how many books are currently in the queue.
Explore the rest of the Starport
- Pre-Flight Check — Market recon before you write a word
- Instant Score — Nine craft measurements, one scorecard — free
- Developmental Critique — The big-picture editorial read
- Style Sheet — Your author voice, documented
- Market Fit — Will it sell?
- Line Editor — Tighter prose that still sounds like you
- The Autopsy — A full structural teardown
- Scene Map — Every scene scored keep, fix, or cut
- Author Website — A cinematic author site, built from your book
- The Blurb — Your Amazon blurb, done
- Continuity Check — Your series, contradiction-free
- ShelfSmith — Land on the Amazon shelf your readers browse
- AI-Tell Cleaner — The tells that read machine-made
- Go For Launch — Every report and a full line edit, bundled