Whenever you decide you need an extra pair of eyes, our beta readers are available to give you their full, professional attention. We can provide 1-3 beta readers for many genres.
Professional beta readers provide productive, unbiased feedback on your manuscript. Due to their professional qualifications and expectations, these beta readers are compensated for their time spent providing feedback on your manuscript. Periwinkle Square believes all workers should be paid for all of their work, and beta readers are no exception.
At Periwinkle Square, beta readers focus on only one manuscript at a time. They focus 100% on your manuscript from beginning to end. As a result, they are able to identify issues beta readers who read your manuscript over a longer period of time will not find.
The beta reader gives extensive feedback on broad topics such as strengths, weaknesses, inconsistencies, characterization, readability, writing style, and overall plot.
Errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation are not part of a beta read and should be addressed separately.
What you need next depends on where you are in your manuscript's journey and what kind of feedback you received from your beta reader(s).
A beta read takes approximately 2 weeks.
It may take more or less time based on the size of your manuscript and how many beta readers you require. You will receive the exact timeline with your total cost quote.
Starts at $3 per 1000 words