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Shade Pen
@folashade26112
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PROFESSIONAL BOOK EDITOR AND BETA READER
Nigeria
English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch
About me
Hi there! My name is Shade. With over 5 years of experience, I am a certified book editor, professional formatter, and expert beta reader offering a balanced approach to publishing.
I provide deep manuscript editing, book proofreading, and ai content editing. As a multi-genre beta reader, I offer crucial story feedback for romance, dark fantasy, cozy mystery, thriller, and ya novel drafts. I also handle paperback formatting for kindle books and craft winning query letter assets for literary agent submissions.
Let's polish your book today!
Warm regards,
Shade Pen.
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$10/hour
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Average response time: 1 hour
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Lead Book Editor, Beta Reader & Publishing Specialist
LinkedIn • Freelance
Oct 2020 - Present • 6 yrs
Deliver end-to-end publishing support for independent and traditional authors across 9+ years of experience, balancing creative development with technical formatting. Manuscript Editing & Proofreading: Provide deep developmental editor passes, structural story editing, and meticulous book proofreading across fiction and nonfiction including romance, fantasy novel projects, memoir, and thriller drafts. Expertly handle ai content editing to turn AI drafts into natural human voices. Beta Reading & Alpha Feedback: Act as a multi-genre beta reader (dark fantasy, cozy mystery, ya novel), offering objective manuscript feedback on pacing, reader engagement, and plot consistency. Formatting & Submission Strategy: Execute professional paperback formatting and interior design for kindle books (KDP optimized). Craft high-converting query letter assets, a polished synopsis, and a strong book proposal to secure top literary agent interest.
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nimphajeffrey
United Kingdom
Shade provided an excellent beta-reading service. Her report was thorough, thoughtful and very well structured, covering the plot, pacing, character development, mystery element, humour, emotional impact and overall reader experience. She clearly read the manuscript closely and understood what I was...
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author_kadrah
United States
I’m so glad I decided to have her read my manuscript! Her feedback gave me a completely different perspective on the story, and she pointed out little things I honestly would have overlooked myself. I especially appreciated how she explained what was working and what could use more attention without...
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richard_math
United States
Working with her beta reader was a great experience! she took the time to really understand my story and gave me honest, thoughtful feedback that went beyond the surface. Her comments on the characters, pacing, dialogue, and emotional moments gave me a fresh perspective and showed me exactly where I...
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gods_lovesherit
United States
I absolutely loved her report! It was clear she truly understood my manuscript and provided thoughtful insights I wouldn’t have noticed on my own. Her feedback was detailed, encouraging, and incredibly useful. I’m so grateful for her time and expertise thank you!
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ebenezer_acez
United States
I'm very satisfied with her feedback on my manuscript; she was able to point out areas where improvements are needed, and she didn't just point them out; she also took the time to give recommendations on how to fix those areas, which I really appreciate a lot because that helps in giving myself unnecessary...
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