beta reading & manuscripts

“It isn’t much good having anything exciting, if you can’t share it with somebody.”

—A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

first impressions - my initial thoughts on the tone, intrigue, and hook

plot summary - in my own words so the author can see what the reader takeaway was

character analysis - individual & interrelationships, character voice

dialogue - narration vs dialogue balance, tagging

genre - was this work true to the specified genre?

any author requested focus or questionnaire

give specific examples from your work that I feel could be improved

in-line comments

genres (fiction only):

Fantasy

Romance

Speculative

Sci-fi

Horror

Thriller

what I don't do

copy editing

grammar & spelling corrections

packages

updated sept 4, 2023

the snack

up to

3,500 words

the hook

up to 

10,000 words

the whole shebang

up to 95,000 words

previous work

updated sept 4, 2023

**Please note: all information regarding character names, plot reveals, and other sensitive material has been redacted from the below reader reports to protect the authors' creative rights

historical fantasy

kingdoms

war

love

friendship

chosen family

loss of loved ones


99,000 words

gothic fantasy

village life

supernatural 

magic 

chosen family

LGBTQ+


82,500 words

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