Beta Reading

Ideal for anyone with a complete manuscript, beta reading will provide insight into the experience your story provides for your average reader. My psychology background, story expertise, and market experience combine to give you a comprehensive report of what kind of reaction your story is likely to receive from your target audience. This report will assess your story for emotional high and low points, continuity, the effectiveness with which your story meets genre expectations, and much more.

Beta reading is available for full or partial edits.

Pricing:

• $30 per hour
• Minimum 10,000 words (40 pages)

Includes:

• Free 30-minute consultation to assess your needs
• In-margin comments
• Comprehensive editorial report
• Optional 1 – 3 hour meeting to discuss report

All submissions must be in standard manuscript format: 12-point font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1-inch margins.