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Emma
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Jul 24, 2017 10:21PM
Your welcome Scott, it was an interesting, unusual project.
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My immense THANK YOU for an amazing Editor and Betareader Emma Jaye. She is dedicated to her work, brutally honest, and has an amazing eye for the plot holes, character development and pace. She isn't only points on things that could be improved, she provides with explanations and articles about the topic. Thank you Emma for your feedback on my work.
You're very welcome. I'll keep on nagging about your next book, I can't wait to work on it.It was a pleasure to work on your stories, and I'm still in awe of the fantastic covers and book trailers you make. You're truly a multi-talented chap!
Now booking for late November, December and January.
Hi Emma,I have finished writing a YA fantasy fiction and need someone to give a review/feedback on my work. This is the first book in a series fiction (77,000words ) Do you have any time available for reviewing my book?
Regards,
Anjali
Return customers are a mark of a good service, right? Well, count me among those returning to Emma for a beta read. Why? I won’t have anything unique to add to the other testimonials you’ll find on this thread, but I’ll reiterate the reasons that are most important to me. Emma doesn’t waste your time. She returns feedback when promised. It’s direct, actionable feedback, not the vaguely positive, vaguely negative drivel you sometimes get. And often, she’s able to provide thoughts about alternative approaches – always a help when you’ve hit a wall. So, I don’t go to Emma to get my ego stroked. I go to hear some direct, unvarnished, constructive criticism. If that’s what you’re seeking, look no further.
Ditto about alternative approaches. What I really want is someone with creativity. Some readers hate a plot development in your story. No matter how many times you edit it or ensure it's written perfectly, readers still hate it because there's something deep within that tells them that this is not an acceptable plot event, for reasons that are sometimes inexplicable to the author. i.e. readers always want to see the "happily ever after" ending or they always want to see a small mystery resolved, even if it's not central to the book. So for the author who thought it was wonderful to begin with, it's a real struggle to change it without torpedoing the whole book, or even knowing what the reader hates. Emma helped with that.
Aw, you guys! Feeling the love here! Its been a pleasure working with both of you.
Anjali, I'll send you a private message, thanks for getting in touch!
Emma took over my second novel, "The Other Side", with the same good results I had for the first one, so the third novel will follow too.
As a new author I was nervous about finding a good editor. Emma Jaye was highly recommended to me so I decided to work with her. I'm happy to say I was not disappointed. Emma gave me a quote after a sample edit, completed the work on time and was very patient in explaining things I didn't understand. She responded to emails straight away, making it easy to communicate with her.My manuscript improved drastically after Emma worked on it and is now ready for publication. I received a clean version and a file with edits from which I was able to learn a great deal. I highly recommend Emma's editing services and will be using her beta reading as well as editing service for my next project.
