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Kristen

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Your supportive writing companion

South Africa
English
About me
Hi, I'm Kristen from it's novel–a small business supporting fiction writers with development tactics to enhance their manuscripts. As a writer (and aspiring author) myself, I understand the pressure writers place upon themselves to ensure their manuscripts are polished to their standards. But if you'll grant me the honour of working alongside you, I am confident I can enhance your manuscript so that it reflects your voice and vision. With my foundation of a bachelor's degree, copyediting short course and adoration for reading, I believe that I can help your manuscript reach its potential.... Read more

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Beta Reading
I will beta read any draft of your fictional manuscript
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Beta Reading
I will alpha read the first draft of your fictional manuscript
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it's novel • Self-employed

May 2025 - Present1 yr

it's novel is home to a friendly writing companion with the mission of supporting writers of fiction with their manuscripts. Through my primary focus of developmental edits–focused on plot, story and characters–I strive to enhance writer's manuscripts so that it reaches its full potential.

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    5
  • Quality of delivery
    5
  • Value of delivery
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    alexandermcq260

    Repeat Client

    AU

    Australia

    5

    Absolute perfection! As always. Her revisions have elevated the work into a manuscript of remarkable depth, structure, and refinement. Professionalism shines through every precisely targeted note and clearly organised critique. She also highlighted what worked and offered praise when I got things right,...

    Up to $50

    Price

    9 days

    Duration

    gig

    Beta Reading

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    alexandermcq260

    Repeat Client

    AU

    Australia

    5

    Sharp, thoughtful, and feedback genuinely useful! She didn’t just assess my manuscript, she tailored the critique to literary fiction and my goals, then gave me two clean structure options (split into parts) after catching a duplicated chapter number. Her line-level diagnostics were precise. Flow...

    $100-$200

    Price

    4 weeks

    Duration

    gig

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    kneeyawn

    CA

    Canada

    5

    Kristen is wonderful to work with. Her attention to detail is impeccable. She genuinely seemed to care about my work as much as I do, and she proved that with the quality of her edit. I'm definitely using her service again in the future.

    $100-$200

    Price

    2 weeks

    Duration

    gig

    Developmental Editing

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    angelicabentley

    US

    United States

    5

    Kristen provided me with exactly what I was looking for from an alpha reader. And though I made a mistake with the order (oops!) they were extremely kind and helpful. They provided a reader report as well as some inline notes that will greatly help me with the overall reader comprehension, pacing, and...

    Up to $50

    Price

    8 days

    Duration

    gig

    Beta Reading

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    urmikad

    US

    United States

    5

    Kristen was an excellent critical Beta Reader for my manuscript. Her detailed report included opinions on pacing, length, flow, dialogue and character impressions. She also gave me margin comments pointing out what was impactful (and not!), plus universal grammar and spelling issues. Where Kristen exceeded...

    $100-$200

    Price

    12 days

    Duration

    gig

    Beta Reading

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