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Click here to order. | Type of Text: Poetry What I liked about this project: Nikki was a great communicator and responsive to my feedback. Her writing was beautiful and impressive! I hope more readers get to see her work soon. |
Type of Text: Novel What I liked about this project: I got to work on this novel in many stages: from its beginnings on Vella to its publishing on Kindle as a whole novel. Aaron was a very active client, often sending updates and questions about my feedback, and as a result we are both really proud of the final product. Not to mention, communicating with Aaron was delightful—she’s down-to-earth, friendly, and positive. | Wesley’s Heart Kyelle Aaron Click here to order on Kindle or here for paperback. |
Crystal County Chronicles Elias Barnes Click here to read on Kindle Vella. | Type of Text: Novel What I liked about this project: Many of the characters in this novel have heavy accents. I really enjoyed seeing how Barnes played with spelling and punctuation to express that, and loved being a part of keeping these mechanics consistent. |
Type of Text: Novel What I liked about this project: I’ve worked with Netti before and have gotten to know his writing style, and even got to see growth in his strength as a writer. As always, the story was compelling and I can’t wait for others to get to read it! | |
Click here to order. | Type of Text: Novel What I liked about this project: The complexity of this story was interesting as a reader, and a good challenge as a proofreader. While working with Netti, I had to learn to keep track of important events and relationships between characters to ensure their consistency. |
Type of Text: Poetry Chapbooks What I liked about these projects: Poetry gives writers and editors alike a lot more freedom in formatting than there is in other types of texts. Joseph and I had to decide how typical grammar rules may help or hinder the overall messages and make decisions as a team. | |
Click here to order the two-book series. | Type of Text: Novel What I liked about this project: I had not read the first part of When Earth Had a Moon, so I had to communicate with Cunning about plot points and make inferences about events that had occurred in the preceding story. This sparked my interest in working with other series. |
Type of Text: Short Story What I liked about this project: There were many characters in this story, so I experienced firsthand the importance of keeping a list of people and places. I will take this knowledge into all of my future editing projects! | |
Click here to order and read the first three books in the Road Raptors series. | Type of Text: Novella What I liked about this project: I was given free rein in this project, so I got to learn a lot about my style as a proofreader. Lovan put a lot of trust in my services, including my linguistic expertise for his Spanish-speaking characters. |
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