Salmón Editorial

Reading

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As writers, we sometimes have difficulty understanding how our projects land. Getting a reader is the only way to know whether you communicated the sensitivity and knowledge your topic deserves. I can provide a scholarly and humanistic perspective on a range of topics you may be writing about, whether you’re writing about something you have little to no experience with or you’re a member of an underrepresented group. Either way, I can guarantee your project would benefit from an additional perspective. Writing is a daunting task for anyone, and a reader can help boost your confidence knowing that your story transmits an authentic voice.

Additionally, I can correct minor grammar and syntax errors as a proofreader to ensure nothing gets in the way of reader comprehension and enjoyment. I can assess the structure and usage of tropes in your fiction project, or how a character from an underrepresented group comes across in your story before sending it off to a publisher. As a manuscript reviewer, I can offer insight into whether the argument of your nonfiction project comes across clearly and succinctly or check how well your story fits within the publishing landscape and storytelling conventions. Perhaps all your prose needs is one more set of eyes to get through that last edit. Here is a list of my genre specialties and credentials.

What kind of reading do I need?

Proofreaders check textual consistency, formatting, and last-minute grammar such as punctuation, syntax, spelling, and typos. No matter how good your editorial team is, we are all prone to errors that may linger when the final product has a tight deadline and requires multiple edits. Fine-tune your published material by hiring a proofreader who can catch those errors before they’re permanent.

Sensitivity readers provide feedback on topics including but not limited to gender, race/ethnicity, religious affiliation, culture, history, location, and profession. While your work may not be lacking in respectability or imagination, I can elevate its authenticity and depth with my own feedback. I have professional and lived experience with a range of topics listed below, and I am committed to adopting a flexible and multicultural view when evaluating other writers’ work.

Alpha readers act as a “test audience” who can provide feedback on the experience of reading your written project. Typically for fiction projects, like a beta reader, an alpha reader can assess genre-specific tropes, the fulfillment of expectations, and the enjoyment derived from the reading experience. The only difference between an alpha and a beta reader is that I provide all of the above, as well as how I would write the same concept from the perspective of a writer. As a writer who values genre subversion and representation, my services are intertwined to account for both.

Manuscript review assesses the overall viability of your completed nonfiction project. In MS review, I go over each section and the project as a whole to discuss how well it accomplished its goals (i.e., entertainment, persuasion, or education), how relevant and unique your ideas are, and how clearly you communicated these ideas. MS review can be the first or last step in revising your project before sending it off to a publisher.