Welcome to my For Writers page. I love helping other writers deepen their skills and learn the craft of storytelling. While my own writing schedule doesn’t allow time for me to do a full edit, I can offer the following services to help you move forward in your writing.
Beta read of your complete book up to 300 pages.
What is a beta read? I read your book from start to finish and offer you feedback on the big picture aspects of your novel, story structure and character development.
When is the best time to have a beta read? When your book is complete and you have revised it to the point where you feel it is ready to submit to a publisher. Or you have become stuck, knowing that there is something not working right with the story, but unable to discern what that something is.
What a beta read is not. A beta read is not a full edit. I won’t take time to make comments about sentence level issues, to address issue of grammar or word choice. A full edit from a seasoned editor would cost thousands of dollars. A beta read is a less expensive way to get constructive feedback to see your book in fresh way and help you make changes to create the best story possible.
Deep Edit of your first chapter up to 15 pages.
The first pages of your book are the most important. If readers are not hooked into your story by the end of Chapter One, they will not keep reading. I can help you introduce characters readers will care about and conflict that will make them want to read more.
Phone calls or Facetime or Skyping sessions of a half hour to an hour.
Do you need encouragement as a writer? Are you facing mental and emotional roadblocks that make it hard for you to keep writing? Has your story hit a wall? Are you wondering if an idea you have has any possibility of finding a publisher? Maybe you want to gain deeper understanding the writing process.
Contact me to set up a service
To set up one of the above services, you can email me at sharon[at]sharondunnbooks[dot]net