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Danny Decillis

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Professional writer, editor, researcher

United States
English, French
About me
I'm a writer, editor, reviewer, and researcher with a PhD in literature, with a specialty in narratology. I've been working as a professional writer for a research institute for 18 years. I have experience creating, reviewing, and editing content ranging from technical papers to website articles to novels. I also founded and spent years running a collaborative online publication called Check Please! on the intersection of humor writing and journalism.... Read more

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Beta Reading
I will beta read, critique, and provide feedback on your writing
4.9(1k+)
Developmental Editing
I will provide substantive developmental or line editing
4.9(694)

2,652 Reviews
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    4.9
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    4.9
  • Value of delivery
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    thomas_crowe33

    HR

    Croatia

    5

    Danny read my overlong book and delivered a report. He was late but I did not mind, it gave me more time to polish some of the later chapters and send them before he read them, and he accepted revisions readily. His report included a summary followed by analysis of narrative, style, and language. It...

    $400-$600

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    5 weeks

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    shell2lee

    US

    United States

    5

    I am writing my first children’s book and needed help with a few pages that I could not get to match the rest of the text and rhythm. Danny paid extra attention to the details on those pages and made edits that I proved the overall flow and rhythm consistency for my book. Danny made some other edit suggestions...

    Up to $50

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    7 days

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    mickstackback

    GB

    United Kingdom

    4

    This was my first time hiring someone to beta read my work and I can say Danny was insightful and constructive. I’m glad I went with him, it was well worth it. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a reader to critique and feedback on their writing.

    $100-$200

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    3 weeks

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    fem1dan

    US

    United States

    5

    I was pleasantly surprised by the report. He obviously read it and showed some in depth knowledge of the type of some of the characters. His suggestions were really good and spot on. I’ve had a couple other good beta reads on other material, and they were very helpful. I’d hoped for a little more from...

    $100-$200

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    2 weeks

    Duration

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    antonijast

    Repeat Client

    US

    United States

    5

    As always, I’m very happy you also got to edit my 5th children’s book ! All of them have been touched by your spark! Thank you so much !

    Up to $50

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    13 days

    Duration

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    Copy Editing

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