I will provide a beta reading customized to you and your book

Glad you asked! My comments will show my real-time thoughts, predictions, emotional reactions, and the reason behind them as I read. Depending on what you request, I can also mention points of confusion, foreshadowing trip-ups, errors and inconsistencies, grammar/spelling issues, and more!

I am most familiar with sci-fi, fantasy, and realistic fiction, but I enjoy most other fiction genres. The genres that I am less familiar with and/or are less fond of include horror, memoir/biographical fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. (Sorry to those authors out there! You all are still great!<3 ).

When you order, you'll fill out a detailed questionnaire about your book's stage in the editing process, the type/nature of the comments you want, how often you want feedback sent to you, and more. I'll message you with clarifying questions as well.

No. I'm here to provide a reader's perspective on your book. I am not a professional editor, so I won't tell you how to fix your plot or what your protagonist's motives should be. That service would cost a lot more!

In addition to being an avid reader, I'm also a writer and proofreader, so I'm very familiar with story structure. I've written in sci-fi and magical realism and even had a short story published. I also have a BA in English with a focus on writing.

Yes, of course. I understand that you put a lot of time and effort into your novel, and I want to help you protect that. I will also delete any copies I have of your work after our order has ended.

I accept Microsoft Word documents (.doc and .docx) and Google Doc links. I can't work with PDFs because I don't have PDF-editing tools. Sorry!

I work in immigration law. If your book involves that, I could definitely provide some insight!

I have a separate gig for fiction proofreading. Please feel free to check it out! As part of my beta reading packages, I can point out grammar/spelling errors if I happen to catch them, but they will not be my primary focus.