Beta reading | romances | primarily couples 35+ | 50K words
Starting at
$
130
About this service
Summary
FAQs
Is this an editing service?
Sending a book for beta reading is like sending a new product for consumer testing. Beta readers respond to stories as readers, not as editors.
My novel is not 50,000 words. What will you charge?
My price is based on the time it takes me to read a story and write a thoughtful report. Contact me to ask for a custom price.
What document formats do you accept?
Please send a Word document or a PDF.
Do you offer sensitivity reading?
I don't offer sensitivity reading. However, I am from England. I'm happy to give feedback about English characters and settings.
Do you ever read stories about younger characters?
I enjoy strong and confident female characters of any age. I’m not interested in stories about the omegaverse, couples with power imbalances, or anything involving pregnancy and secret babies.
What's included
Receive a written report
You’ll receive a written report. It will focus on the following questions. 1.) Which characters did I connect with? 2.) Which scenes made me eager to read more? 3.) Where did the story absorb me? 4.) Where did my attention drift? 5.) Did anything strike me as confusing or unclear? 6.) Did anything make me uncomfortable or disappointed? 7.) Do the characters do or say anything that feels like a poor fit for their time period or world? 8.) Does anything in the story pull me out of the world of the story and into the author’s modern life? 9.) Is there anything in the world-building that contradicts itself or feels unexplained?
Receive annotations on your manuscript
I will annotate your manuscript with my immediate responses to your story. You'll see where I was pleased, surprised, confused, or worried. My aim is to give you an accurate and useful picture of what it's like to read the story for the first time.
