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Mary Show

@mary_showit
4.7(80)

Level 2

READING AND EDITING IS IN MY DNA

United States
English, Dutch, French, Spanish
About me
I’m Mary, a college English literature teacher, writer, book editor, beta reader, and coach helping authors and aspiring writers worldwide. I specialize in guiding talented writers toward producing publish-ready, bestselling-quality manuscripts. I’m a Bonafide member of Western Oregon and CIEP. Are you looking to turn your rough draft into something truly worth reading? Contact me today for professional editing and beta reading services.... Read more

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Beta Reading
I will alpha or beta read fantasy fiction novel thriller scific mystery romance book
4.7(56)
Line Editing
I will proofread and edit, format fiction novel, developmental book editor, memoir
4.7(23)

Portfolio

80 Reviews
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Rating Breakdown
  • Seller communication level
    4.7
  • Quality of delivery
    4.7
  • Value of delivery
    4.6
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    lrz572eak2m

    US

    United States

    Ongoing collaboration
    5

    I was looking for someone to alpha-read the first part of a new story, and I’m so happy I found Mary Show. She read my opening chapters and gave me excellent ideas for how to improve. It was also very helpful to know what was working well. Now I can use these notes to revise and improve. Many thanks...

    $50

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    4 days

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    elle_myren

    US

    United States

    4

    Mary had thoughts about trimming some longer internal musings/reflections to not interrupt the actions. It's something that I need to do on all my chapters it was just repeated, in nearly the exact same phrasing, for each chapter reflection. I would have like slightly more targeted feedback with specific...

    $100-$200

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    9 days

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    mami_iko

    GB

    United Kingdom

    5

    I am very glad that I contacted Mary for the review of the first to chapters of the book I am writing. Her feedback was excellent, she helped me understand what is working well and what needed to be changed/improved. I will continue working with her for the rest of the book. Thank you.

    $50

    Price

    6 days

    Duration

    gig

    Beta Reading

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    teenasloan

    US

    United States

    Ongoing collaboration
    5

    Exceptional Beta Reader — Highly Recommend I was genuinely amazed by the amount of care and attention she put into beta reading my manuscript. She didn’t simply tell me whether she liked the story—she gave me thoughtful, detailed feedback on every chapter and the epilogue, covering pacing, character...

    $50-$100

    Price

    8 days

    Duration

    gig

    Beta Reading

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    robertwill010

    US

    United States

    5

    The editing was done five days early definitely above expectations. The editing was done professionally and attention to detail was 100% there. I highly recommend this editor. 🪐 10/10 will be using this service again.

    $50

    Price

    5 days

    Duration

    gig

    Line Editing

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