About the work

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Beta reader, first reader, critique, manuscript feedback: however you type it, this is one honest read of your pages before anyone else sees them. What you get: - A full read of your draft, start to finish, before I write a single note. - A written report: where I leaned in, where I left and why, what the book is really about, and the one thing I would protect. - Exactly one honest flag, set down where you can see it. Not a list of everything wrong; the one thing that matters most. - Specific lines quoted, so you can check me. Scope and price: up to 15,000 words for $30. Longer drafts: message me first and I will quote before you order anything. The free door: send me the first page (up to 500 words). You get one honest note back, free, once per person. No invoice, no pitch, no obligation to buy. How it works: we agree on the read first, then I send a one-time payment link. I do not send links before we have agreed on the work. One revision round included. I read romance, cozy, and children's stories best, but I will read anything with a heart in it. Librarian by trade, romance reader by passion. I do not sugarcoat, and I do not invent problems to sound sharp. If your pages cannot carry your money, I say so before you pay.