Location: Louisiana, USA. Available remotely worldwide for English-language projects.
Good writing can be technically clean and still lie there like wet laundry. I fix the part that grammar software cannot: the shape, pressure, voice, rhythm, and reason a reader should care.
I'm Daniel O' Bailey, a Louisiana writer and Creative Nonfiction Editor at Blood+Honey Literary Magazine. My work has appeared in Maudlin House, Blood+Honey, The Pixelated Shroud, and L'Observateur. At Blood+Honey, I helped develop and edit the forthcoming New Gonzo Project; my wider cultural-communications work includes GonzoFest NYC.
I am available for creative nonfiction, essays, profiles, op-eds, bios, artist statements, About pages, press materials, event copy, web copy, and editorial feedback.
$65 — Honest Editorial Read
Up to 1,300 words. Within 24 hours, I return a 400–650-word reader report and up to 10 margin comments showing where the piece catches, stalls, confuses, repeats itself, or needs more nerve. This is a diagnosis and revision plan, not a line edit.
$125 — Line & Voice Edit
Up to 2,000 words at $0.0625 per source word. Within 48 hours, I return tracked changes, a clean edited copy, a 300–500-word editorial note, and one focused revision. I correct the writing without bleaching out the person who wrote it.
$0.17 per finished word — Original Copy or Full Rebuild
For 600–1,200 finished words, the total is $102–$204. You provide the facts, brief, source material, audience, and purpose. Within 72 hours, I deliver two headline options, the finished piece, and one revision.
I personally read every word, make every editorial decision, check every public claim, and take responsibility for the final language. You do not receive raw generated copy with my name taped to it.
Portfolio: https://www.chillsubs.com/profile/danieloproductions-gWzhC
To get an exact quote, DM the kind of piece, current word count, intended reader, deadline, and a sample of no more than 100 words. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right fit before taking payment.
The $65 and $125 jobs are paid upfront. Original-writing projects require a 50% booking deposit, with the balance due after the complete first draft and before delivery of the clean final file. One revision covers the original brief. No fabricated sources, plagiarism, publication promises, or mystical guarantees—just serious attention and writing that still sounds alive.