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Danny Decillis

@decillis
4.9(2.7k)

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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(695)

2,660 Reviews
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    4.9
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    4.9
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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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    writer0717

    Repeat Client

    US

    United States

    5

    As of March 2022, I've been working with Danny for almost six years, since my first novel in 2020. His observations and suggestions have made my books better, in structure, perspectives, and all aspects of writing novel. He has also made me a better writer. Thank you!

    $50-$100

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    3 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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    Copy Editing

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    ollie3180

    US

    United States

    5

    Great working with Danny, provided really good feedback about structure, focus, and characters. Feedback was actionable and really focused on the actual operational/structural aspects instead of very low-level mechanics or very high-level concepts.

    $100-$200

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    3 weeks

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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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