Your Story Deserves to be Told…Beautifully.

Whether you’re crafting your first manuscript or your fifth, we work with passionate authors who know their words matter but want expert help shaping them into their most powerful form.

From visionary entrepreneurs sharing their wisdom to creative spirits bringing fictional worlds to life, we partner with writers who value both technical excellence and authentic expression.

What We Offer

We serve as both editors and guides, helping writers transform their manuscripts into works they can truly celebrate. Beyond essential editing for grammar, spelling, and structure, we’re committed to nurturing your unique voice while elevating your work to professional standards.

Our approach weaves together technical expertise with creative intuition. As a “writing doula,” we provide both emotional encouragement and professional guidance throughout your creative birthing process. Drawing on years of teaching, coaching, and writing, we offer insights into what publishers look for while honoring the integrity of your vision.

We are 48 Days Press

48 Days Press is a division of 48Days.com. We are a full-service book editing company that provides basic editing services, plus a network of resources, from outline/development coaching and front-end vision organization to marketing and podcasting.

We offer:

Our Process

Beginning Our Journey

Start by completing the form below to clarify timelines and expectations and lay the foundation for our work together. You can upload any materials that will help us better understand what you’re looking for.
Our collaboration starts with a conversation—by phone, Zoom, or FaceTime—where we explore your vision and see if we’re a good fit. You’ll meet with the team member(s) who are the best fit for your project. This initial meeting helps us understand the heart of your project and your aspirations.

Development & Refinement

After the meeting, we’ll follow up with a proposal outlining what we can offer, a timeline, and a quote.

Our editing process flows through several phases:

Developmental Guidance – Strengthening your manuscript’s structure, flow, and narrative elements
Content Enhancement – Refining your ideas while preserving your authentic voice
Technical Editing – Polishing grammar, syntax, and consistency
Final Refinement – Adding what one client beautifully described as “music to my words”

Throughout our work together, we offer regular check-ins and feedback sessions. Our commitment goes beyond technical corrections—we advocate for you, celebrating your strengths while gently highlighting opportunities for growth.

*Bonus – beyond editing, we have access to brand development, marketing, podcast creation, graphics, and illustrations…check out our team members below!

The Experience

Working with us differs from conventional editing services. We don’t simply correct your manuscript; we help you discover its fullest potential. Our clients often say our collaboration helped them uncover depths in their writing they didn’t know existed.

Whether you’re crafting your first book or your tenth, we bring the technical expertise and creative insight needed to prepare your manuscript for the world. Together, we’ll create a work that honors your vision while meeting professional publishing standards.

Investment

We’ve coached writers, edited, proofread, and endorsed books for decades. Joanne has authored Creating a Haven of Peace, Be Your Finest Art, and five children’s books. The majority of our team has extensive experience in blogging and newsletters, has been guests on many podcasts, and has led many writers’ and business workshops.

Our goal is to help others see they have more inside them than they think. When those words come pouring out, we’ll work with you to ensure the message is delivered well. We will help you create a manuscript of which you can be proud.

Editing is not just a financial investment, but also a significant time investment. Rarely does a manuscript need only a simple copyedit. Most manuscripts we receive require structural and content development and may take 30 minutes to an hour to edit per page.

Every manuscript has its own unique requirements, and while most authors want to know the financial investment our services entail, it is impossible to provide an accurate quote until we have a clear assessment of the project’s complexity.

After our Zoom meeting, we will send a follow-up with an editing example so you know exactly what we can deliver.

Here are some guidelines, so you know what to expect from our team of experts:

Core Idea Extraction with Kevin Miller

Many people write books. A select few authors have an idea they become known for. Most authors come to 48 Days Press with their manuscript largely written. The core idea is usually in there, and often not yet clear. Before editing begins, Kevin will help you discern, discover, and extract this core essence, so our editors can shape every chapter to drive it home.

Editorial Coaching & Assessment

Just getting started? If you need guidance on getting started, organizing, and developing ideas, we can begin with one or more coaching sessions.

Session One = $400 for a one-hour session

Additional coaching hours are billed at $275/hour.

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*Our editors often collaborate for different sections or are able to take a manuscript from start to finish. While we highlight the “sweet spots” below, all our editors can cover a wide range of areas!

The Foundation

Ilea Dorsey Angaza works with clients who need to organize and develop their stories. If you have ideas, journal entries, random chapters, and/or thoughts and need to put structure to your project, she is a pro. She is an excellent writing and editing coach and will prepare your manuscript for the next step: copy and line editing.

Expect this investment to be $2,500–$5,000.

Draft Development

Joanne Miller excels at developing stories and ideas, focusing on the big picture: plot, character/scene details, theme, transitions, and much more. A lifelong reader, writer, and wordsmith, she helps evaluate how to make a manuscript flow with clarity and readability. This process includes line and copy edits and prepares your first draft for formatting and final proofreading.

Expect this investment to range from $3,000 to $5,500.

Line and Copy Edit

Spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, redundancy, and clarity require a thorough manuscript cleanup before formatting and submission to a publisher.

Expect this investment to be $2800–$3800

Final Polish

This is required for submission to a publisher. Ashley Miller Logsdon knows how to give any manuscript a final polish. An excellent proofreader, she is also tech-savvy and knows what publishers require for submission. She will work with you to format and prepare your manuscript for layout while checking for final details you may have missed in the first draft.

Expect this investment to be $1500–$2500.

NOTE

Although we make allowances for deadlines, you can usually expect a minimum of 6–8 weeks from start to completion, depending on the scope of work needed.

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Children’s Book Editing

Under 2000 words = $775
3000+ words = $850+

This includes line editing; reviewing structure, appropriateness, and message for the intended age range; and author information and a back cover, if desired.

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Book Illustration

This can cover children’s books, scientific textbooks, and everything in between. Prices vary widely here, depending on the number of graphics requested.

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Brand Development

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Podcast Creation

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Marketing

Meet Joanne…

Joanne has coached writers, edited, proofread, and endorsed books for decades. She has authored Creating a Haven of Peace, Be Your Finest Art, and five children’s books. She has an extensive background in blogging and newsletters, has been a guest on many podcasts, and has orchestrated and spoken at many writers’ workshops.

Her passion for both writing and reading led her to explore adding editing to her skill set in 2023. Since then, she has worked with numerous authors to develop their stories, ensure they’re cohesive, and breathe “life” into them with the power of the written word.

She lives in Sarasota, FL, with her wonderful cat, Kitty Scarlett. She’s surrounded by family and enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren. Learn more about her here.

Meet Ashley…

Ashley brings a lifelong passion for reading and a meticulous eye for detail to manuscript editing. Raised by developmental editor Joanne Miller, she’s been immersed in books and proper grammar since childhood. She specializes in the final polish that transforms good writing into great writing—catching typos, ensuring grammatical accuracy, and maintaining consistency throughout your manuscript.

With her natural “editor’s eye,” honed through decades of voracious reading, she gives your work the careful attention it deserves in its final stages. She understands that authors need an editor who respects their voice while ensuring their message comes through clearly and professionally.

She lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her husband of over 22 years, three teen daughters, mother (and editing mentor), and a menagerie of beloved pets and foster animals.

Meet Ilea…

She’s a mama to 3 beautiful little humans, writer, intuitive editor, herbalist, and curator of sacred wisdom.

As an intuitive writing coach and developmental editor, Ilea is honored to hold space for writers to discover their innate wisdom and help draw the magic out of their stories. Through traveling, the study of sacred wisdom, and writing, she is continually entranced by the breadth of the human soul. She brings this curiosity to each client’s written creation to carefully unearth the potency of their words.

Her intention is to guide people toward what resonates most within them so they can embody the power and intuition of their most authentic self. When a writer can access this part of themselves, their words become medicinal as they share this authenticity with others.

Meet Sheila…

As Marketing Manager at 48 Days, Sheila shares the 48 Days legacy message through emails and the 48 Days Eagles Accountability Groups. She loves telling the unique story of 48 Days and helping listeners and readers find the resources they need to create a work-and-life they love.

Sheila provides marketing strategy, support, and coaching to a variety of businesses, and has found a sweet spot working with authors to build their audience.

She lives in Hendersonville, TN, with her wonderful husband of over 30 years and their two cats. They are enjoying the empty nest stage of life as their amazingly talented daughter is rocking it getting her PhD.

Meet Clara…

Clara has grown up in the book and art world, first illustrating and co-writing a children’s book with her grandmother, Joanne Miller (above). She has been selling her art since she was four and continues to take commissions and sell watercolor and crochet at markets and festivals.

Additionally, she’s illustrated multiple children’s books and is enjoying stretching her skills to match the author’s desires.

She currently lives in Columbia, TN, works at Chickadee Springs Farm, and gets out in nature.

You can see her most current art on her Instagram here.

Meet Kevin…

Host, The Kevin Miller Podcast | Core Idea Extraction

Many people write books. A select few authors have an idea they become known for. In more than 1,700 episodes and 70 million downloads, Kevin Miller has hosted in-depth conversations with over 400 of the world’s leading non-fiction authors and experts. He continually reviews new books from top authors and publishers, deciding which ideas are clear and compelling enough to bring to his listeners.

Through Core Idea Extraction, he brings that same critical eye to your manuscript before editing begins, helping you discover, extract, and name the one idea you can be known for. Available to a limited number of authors each month. Learn more about Core Idea Extraction (link to Learn more page) kevinmiller.co