Book and Sword is currently on a Beta Reading hiatus while she is working on her own book. Thank you so much for your business and see you soon.
WHAT is Beta reading?
A beta reader is a person who would read your finished manuscript, from a reader's point of view, and offer constructive criticism on the writing, characters, pacing, as well as pointing out any plot holes and conflicts.
WHY should you Beta?
- As a beta reader, I offer you a fresh pair of eyes that can notice things that you, as an author, might have overlooked.
Ex #1. Authors are often blinded by the knowledge of the character that they have created, and thus do not provide enough details for an outsider, who might find that character greatly underdeveloped.
Ex #2. The world, which the author has created, might feel known and familiar to him/her, but to an outsider it may seem vague and confusing.
- As a beta reader, I am not afraid of commenting and critiquing your work with complete honesty (I am not a member of your family, or a friend, so I will speak from the heart).
WHAT genres will I beta read?
It is important to me that this experience is successful and delightful to both of us (me-reader, you- author), so here are the genres of books I love and well familiar with:
- Mystery, fiction (young, young adult, adult), fantasy (young, young adult, adult), historical-fiction, romance, thriller, adventure and self-help.
Genres I don't read: erotica, non-fiction, and science genres.
WHAT can you expect from me?
- Feedback. I will provide detailed feedback about your work, and offer constructive criticism (without crushing your dreams:) that will help you to tweak the story if needed.
- Encouragement. I am here to work on YOUR STORY and YOUR VISION. Not to change it.
- Comments. I will comment on specific scenes, characters and the background. Giving you an insight of what a reader (who is reading your story for the very first time) sees.
- Proofreading and grammatical corrections. While reading your manuscript, I will proofread and correct sentence structures, use of punctuation, and grammatical errors, where applicable.
- Honesty. I pledge to give you my honest opinion on your work.
- Respect. I will respect you as an author, and all my criticism will be constructive and helpful. If I am not able to finish and objectively review your book, I will issue a refund. My comments and criticism of your work will never be publicized.
- Time. I will get back to you with my comments in 12 days time, or sooner, depending on the number of pages.
Pricing
(I offer 10% off to my returning clients, just use the same email)
less than 75,000 words - $65
more than 75,000 - less than 90,000 words - $85
more than 90,000-less than 110,000 words - $95
more than 110,000 words - $125
RUSH fee +25$
I also offer Alpha-reading services. Ask me how it works and what the pricing is.
Interested?
If you are interested in hiring me, please fill out the contact form below including your name, genre of your book and word count. I will reply within 24 hours.
Looking forward to working with you.
To read feedback about my services from some of the amazing authors that I had pleasure reading for please visit my testimonials page.
WHAT is Beta reading?
A beta reader is a person who would read your finished manuscript, from a reader's point of view, and offer constructive criticism on the writing, characters, pacing, as well as pointing out any plot holes and conflicts.
WHY should you Beta?
- As a beta reader, I offer you a fresh pair of eyes that can notice things that you, as an author, might have overlooked.
Ex #1. Authors are often blinded by the knowledge of the character that they have created, and thus do not provide enough details for an outsider, who might find that character greatly underdeveloped.
Ex #2. The world, which the author has created, might feel known and familiar to him/her, but to an outsider it may seem vague and confusing.
- As a beta reader, I am not afraid of commenting and critiquing your work with complete honesty (I am not a member of your family, or a friend, so I will speak from the heart).
WHAT genres will I beta read?
It is important to me that this experience is successful and delightful to both of us (me-reader, you- author), so here are the genres of books I love and well familiar with:
- Mystery, fiction (young, young adult, adult), fantasy (young, young adult, adult), historical-fiction, romance, thriller, adventure and self-help.
Genres I don't read: erotica, non-fiction, and science genres.
WHAT can you expect from me?
- Feedback. I will provide detailed feedback about your work, and offer constructive criticism (without crushing your dreams:) that will help you to tweak the story if needed.
- Encouragement. I am here to work on YOUR STORY and YOUR VISION. Not to change it.
- Comments. I will comment on specific scenes, characters and the background. Giving you an insight of what a reader (who is reading your story for the very first time) sees.
- Proofreading and grammatical corrections. While reading your manuscript, I will proofread and correct sentence structures, use of punctuation, and grammatical errors, where applicable.
- Honesty. I pledge to give you my honest opinion on your work.
- Respect. I will respect you as an author, and all my criticism will be constructive and helpful. If I am not able to finish and objectively review your book, I will issue a refund. My comments and criticism of your work will never be publicized.
- Time. I will get back to you with my comments in 12 days time, or sooner, depending on the number of pages.
Pricing
(I offer 10% off to my returning clients, just use the same email)
less than 75,000 words - $65
more than 75,000 - less than 90,000 words - $85
more than 90,000-less than 110,000 words - $95
more than 110,000 words - $125
RUSH fee +25$
I also offer Alpha-reading services. Ask me how it works and what the pricing is.
Interested?
If you are interested in hiring me, please fill out the contact form below including your name, genre of your book and word count. I will reply within 24 hours.
Looking forward to working with you.
To read feedback about my services from some of the amazing authors that I had pleasure reading for please visit my testimonials page.
