Services

Beta reading is a great way to get feedback on your book before you move on to editing. Hiring beta readers is like having a test audience for your book so you can see if it will resonate with your target audience.

Beta reading should not be performed on your first draft—you should revise at least once before sending your work to a beta reader. The more polished your draft is, the better the feedback I can give you.

When I beta read your book, I send it back with a Beta Reading Report that evaluates both my overall enjoyment of the book as a reader, as well as elements like:

• Characters

• Setting and worldbuilding

• Pacing

• Plot holes and inconsistencies

• Readability

• Genre conventions

You can also ask me to focus on up to 3 specific aspects of your story, such as whether a certain character works well or whether you need more (or less) of a certain type of scene. Each of these Author Focus Requests costs an extra $5. Please note that Author Focus Requests cannot cover items that require a sensitivity read.

Pricing:

• $30 per 10,000 words for manuscripts up to 100,000 words

• $5 extra per Author Focus Request (up to 3 requests)

• If you’d like to combine beta reading and sensitivity reading: $40 per 10,000 words

• Contact me for custom pricing for manuscripts over 100,000 words

Sensitivity reading, also known as authenticity reading, focuses on ensuring your writing is accurate and respectful in regard to marginalized identities. This is particularly important if you don’t share an identity with the character(s) you’ve created—for example, if you’re an able-bodied person writing a disabled character.

When I sensitivity read your book, I leave comments regarding specific parts of your story—whether that be a chapter, a paragraph, or a sentence. I also send back a report that points out where you’ve represented marginalized identities well and where the representation could use more work, and I offer advice on sections that could be reworked.

I can sensitivity read for the following identities:

• Religion: Catholicism, evangelical Christianity, general Christianity, religious deconstruction, conversion experiences

• Disability and chronic illness: general chronic illness, chronic pain, chronic fatigue (ME/CFS), POTS and dysautonomia, mast cell disorders, Lyme disease, mobility aid use, COVID precautions

• Mental health: anxiety, depression, OCD

If you need a sensitivity reader for other identities, please check out the following resources:

Binders Full of Sensitivity Readers (Facebook group)

Writing Diversely

Pricing:

• $30 per 10,000 words for manuscripts up to 100,000 words

• If you’d like me to read for more than 3 marginalized identities: $40/10,000 words

• If you’d like to combine sensitivity reading and beta reading: $40 per 10,000 words

• Contact me for custom pricing for manuscripts over 100,000 words

Line editing is sentence-level work aimed at improving the style and flow of your writing.

When I perform line edits, I go beyond making changes in your document—I also leave comments and suggestions to help you improve the style of your writing. I’ll focus on elements like:

• Phrasing and word choice

• Clarity and consistency

• Repetition

• Too much vs. not enough information

• Telling vs. showing

Line editing does not include the mechanical fixes of copy editing. It comes before copy editing (but after beta reading, sensitivity reading, and/or developmental editing).

Pricing:

• Starts at $0.015/word; every manuscript differs in how much editing it requires, so my final quote will be based on a sample edit