I will beta read your dark, gothic, or queer fiction manuscript

4.8
4.8

United Kingdom

I speak English

5 orders completed

I'm April Yates, published author of gothic and horror fiction (novellas, Ashthorne, City of Snares), various short stories and co-editor of Scissor Sisters, Bram Stoker Award ballot 2024. I work wit...
About this Gig

Your manuscript deserves a reader who genuinely knows the territory.


I'm April Yates a published author of gothic and horror fiction (Ashthorne, Ghost Orchid Press; City of Snares, Brigids Gate Press) and co-editor of Scissor Sisters, which placed on the Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot for Best Anthology in 2024. I don't just read dark fiction I write it, research it, and live inside it.

As a beta reader I bring both a writer's instinct and an editor's eye. I'm interested in what your story is doing, not just whether it follows convention. You'll get detailed, honest feedback that takes your work seriously the kind of notes that make you think "yes, of course, why didn't I see that."


I specialise in gothic fiction, horror, queer fiction, and dark speculative work. I have particular depth in historical fiction period authenticity, material culture, and the texture of lives that mainstream history tends to overlook. If your manuscript sits between categories or resists easy classification, that's exactly where I'm most at home.

Genre:

Horror/ thriller

Language:

English

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5 reviews for this Gig
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    w_f_flygare

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    5

    April provided excellent feedback that was obviously very human. This is the second time I have used her services, and it will not be the last.

    Up to $50

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    7 days

    Duration

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    w_f_flygare

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    United States

    5

    April did a great job!

    Up to $50

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    3 weeks

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    tracyannboyle

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    United States

    5

    It was a pleasure to work with April she delivered meaningful feedback on time. Will use again.

    $50-$100

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    10 days

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    w_f_flygare

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    United States

    5

    This is exactly what I was looking for in a beta reader!

    $50-$100

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    13 days

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    branderland

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    United States

    4

    Thorough, consistent, and clearly articulated. Didn't connect with this one.

    $50-$100

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    10 days

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5 reviews for this Gig
4.8

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Rating Breakdown
  • Seller communication level
    4.8
  • Quality of delivery
    4.8
  • Value of delivery
    4.8
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    w_f_flygare

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    United States

    5

    April provided excellent feedback that was obviously very human. This is the second time I have used her services, and it will not be the last.

    Up to $50

    Price

    7 days

    Duration

    Helpful?
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    No
  • W

    w_f_flygare

    US

    United States

    5

    April did a great job!

    Up to $50

    Price

    3 weeks

    Duration

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    tracyannboyle

    US

    United States

    5

    It was a pleasure to work with April she delivered meaningful feedback on time. Will use again.

    $50-$100

    Price

    10 days

    Duration

    Helpful?
    Yes
    No
  • W

    w_f_flygare

    US

    United States

    5

    This is exactly what I was looking for in a beta reader!

    $50-$100

    Price

    13 days

    Duration

    Helpful?
    Yes
    No
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    branderland

    US

    United States

    4

    Thorough, consistent, and clearly articulated. Didn't connect with this one.

    $50-$100

    Price

    10 days

    Duration

    Helpful?
    Yes
    No