Closed-and-Locked-AI might try to come for this gig, but there is one advantage to having a human editor. Humans get context. We have big brains for processing meaning and culture. When we bring our Quantum Engines™ to bear on the written word, readers and writers alike walk away with something a machine just can't deliver:
The feeling of being seen.
Sure, an AI can pretend it understands your work. It can create fancy models comparing your work to others' and hallucinate a writing improvement plan that may or may not be helpful. But it'll also confidently lie to you. And if you have a specific question about something you've written, gods help you torture a useful answer from the algorithm.
$20/month is an awful lot of money to pay for a product that comes with a big ol' asterisk at the end.
Maybe tech will catch up one day. And that one day might even be soon. But, for now, humans have the edge.
In other words, if you want the best for your text, you want a human editor.
But where to find an editor? In this day, it seems like so many resources are being stashed behind paywalls. (Anyone remember when P&W was free?) And, if you're a new novelist just starting out, gods help you try to find someone affordable to glance at your work.
I know how it feels: like the book market is for those lucky folks who've already seen their works touch the blessed shelves of Books-A-Million. Then, there's that existential panic asking "is this publisher scamming me?" over and over.
Here's the deal: getting published feels impossible when you're just starting out. But editing doesn't have to be part of that cycle.
I offer an accessible editing and proofing service for writers of all kinds. Though, I have a special place in my aorta for fledgling writers.