Literary Services - Explained Honestly,
Not a Sales Pitch
I offer focused, reader-driven editorial support for adult romance and adjacent genres.
This is not academic critique, not vague encouragement, and not gentle hand-holding.
It’s honest feedback, real reader reactions, and practical guidance to help your book hit
harder emotionally, structurally, and commercially.
In Text Reader Feedback (This feels like letting a sharp, honest romance reader live in the margins of your manuscript.)
This service is a full read of your manuscript with comments left directly in the document as I read. You get my
real-time reactions in the margins – not after-the-fact summaries or vague “overall thoughts.”
The feedback is reader-focused, not technical editing. I’m flagging pacing issues, repetition, over explaining, clarity problems, timing of reveals, and whether the ending actually feels like an ending… not an epilogue pretending to be one.
You’ll see how an experienced romance reader processes the story. I call out moments that drag, confuse, repeat themselves, or linger too long – and I also point out what’s working so you don’t accidentally revise the good stuff away.
This is not proofreading, copyediting, or line edits. That said, if I notice typos, continuity slips, or obvious mistakes while reading, I’ll flag them. I’m not hunting errors, but I’m not ignoring them either.
This is also not an alpha or beta read. It lives in the middle – more intentional than casual reader feedback, less formal than a full manuscript review.
Examples of the type of notes you will see:
*Repetition
If a scene or explanation has already been established, I will flag repeated information.
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A character’s commute is described in detail, including turns and landmarks.
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Two chapters later, the same commute is described again in similar detail.
A typical note would point out that the reader already understands this routine and suggest trimming or summarizing instead of repeating the full description.
*Over-explaining familiar concepts
When characters explain common knowledge to other characters, I flag where it slows the story unnecessarily.
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A human explaining how common items work to a non-human character.
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A character walking another character through the mechanics of widely understood concepts.
In these cases, I note that readers already understand the concept and suggest summarizing rather than spelling it out, unless the explanation serves a specific character or plot purpose.
*Pacing and flow
If a scene lingers too long on logistics, internal monologue, or repeated emotional beats, I flag where momentum drops and where tightening would improve engagement.
*Clarity and engagement
If a reveal is confusing, rushed, or buried, I note where readers may feel lost or disconnected.
*Positive reinforcement
When something works – a line hits, tension lands, or a moment feels earned – I call that out so you know what to keep.
The goal is not to rewrite your book, but to help you see how it reads. These notes are designed to guide revision decisions, not dictate them.
Pricing: $75 for up to 85k words. Longer projects quoted separately.
Content Pull (This is the part where a reader pauses, rereads, highlights, or mentally screams a little.)
Content Pull is about figuring out what parts of your book actually make a reader pause, reread, highlight, or mentally scream a little. Not what should work. Not what sounds good in theory. What genuinely lands when someone reads the story without a marketing agenda.
I read your manuscript looking for moments that hit - lines that linger, scenes that spark emotion, tension that quietly coils, dialogue that begs to be underlined, and moments that clearly signal tone, trope, or heat. These aren’t rewritten excerpts or manufactured hooks. They’re pulled straight from your text, exactly as written, because the power is already there.
You’ll get a curated collection of standout moments, along with short notes on why each one works and what kind of reader reaction it’s likely to trigger. Think of it as someone handing you the highlight reel of your own book so you can stop guessing and start trusting what actually resonates.
Yes, this can be used for marketing. But it’s not just for marketing. Authors use Content Pull to prep for ARCs, shape blurbs and teasers, sanity check their tone, or simply confirm, “Okay, this part really does slap and I wasn’t imagining it.”
This is not social media posting, ad management, or copywriting. I’m not telling you where to post, what caption to write, or how to sell your soul to an algorithm. I’m identifying the moments in your story that define the reading experience - what you do with them is up to you.
Who This Is Best For?
Content Pull is especially useful if:
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You know your book has strong moments but can’t objectively tell which ones stand out
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You talk about your book and immediately start rambling or underselling it
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You’re prepping for ARCs, early readers, or launch chaos and want clarity first
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You want to know what readers are most likely to quote, screenshot, or lose their minds over
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You want proof that the parts you love actually land the way you think they do
Pricing: $75 for up to 85k words. Longer projects quoted separately.
Romance Beat Review (A reader-driven look at how your romance actually works on the page.)
Romance Beat Review is about chemistry, tension, escalation, and payoff. I’m reading like a romance reader who knows what they want to feel and isn’t shy about saying when something lands… or when it doesn’t.
I look at how the relationship builds, how intimacy unfolds, and whether the emotional and physical beats feel earned. That includes attraction, longing, tension, escalation, conflict, and resolution. If something feels rushed, awkward, repetitive, or emotionally flat, I flag it. If something works, hits hard, or quietly does exactly what it should, I call that out too.
You choose the level of intensity that fits what you’re working on.
Heat Check
A reader-reaction pass focused on intimacy, chemistry, and tension. I’ll tell you what feels hot, what feels awkward, what feels flat, and where the spark drops off. Think gut-level feedback from someone who reads a lot of romance and knows when something is supposed to hit but doesn’t.
Spice Boost
Goes deeper than reader reaction. I look at how scenes are structured and paced and note where to slow down, where to escalate, where repetition is killing momentum, and where leaning harder into tension or connection would make the scene land better.
Filth Mode
This is the level you pick when you’re not here for lukewarm romance.
Yes, we still care about story, character, and plot. But we’re also here to make sure the chemistry is sizzling, the tension is doing its job, and the intimate moments have enough heat, build, and payoff to justify a few wardrobe changes… if you know what I mean.
This tier focuses on whether the spice actually feels bold, satisfying, and unapologetic, not just present on the page. If something feels flat, rushed, awkward, or like it could hit harder, I’ll say so. And if all it needs is a little extra intensity, emphasis, or a better choice of words to make the moment land, I’ll point that out too.
Think high heat with standards. You bring the romance. I make sure the sparks fly the way they’re supposed to.
Scene vs Chapter Options
Romance Beat Review can be applied in two different ways depending on what you need.
Scene Review
Focuses only on the intimate or romantic scenes themselves. You can submit up to five scenes, and I evaluate heat, chemistry, tension, and reader impact without pulling in larger story context.
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Polishing specific spicy or emotional moments
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Checking if scenes hit the way you want
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Fine-tuning individual encounters
Price: $30
Chapter Review
Includes surrounding chapter context so I can see how buildup, pacing, and emotional progression lead into and out of the scenes. In addition to heat and chemistry, I evaluate whether tension is earned, escalation feels natural, and the payoff lands.
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Making sure scenes don’t feel rushed or disconnected
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Evaluating pacing and buildup
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Checking if the relationship progression makes sense
Price: $50
Blurb (a.k.a. the thing on the back of the book)
For authors who know their book is good but stare at the blurb like it personally insulted them.
I start by reading the first few chapters of your book to get a solid grasp on the story, characters, tone, and overall vibe. I’m getting enough context to understand what the book is and how it should feel to a reader picking it up for the first time.
From there, I create multiple back of book style blurbs for you to choose from. You’ll get different angles and approaches; funny, sharp, atmospheric, chaotic, low-key, or quietly unhinged depending on what fits your story best. Think options, not pressure.
You can use one as is, mix and match pieces, or tweak them to your heart’s content. The final choice is always yours. I’m just giving you blurbs that make someone want to keep reading.
I focus on capturing the experience of the story and presenting it in a way that attracts the right readers not everyone with eyeballs.
If you’re unsure about tone or direction, we can talk it through before I start. This is collaborative, flexible, and designed to get you out of blurb purgatory and moving forward.
Pricing: $50