Mother & Daughter, Ellie & Jennifer Oberth, are mystery writers. We both have years of experience critiquing, proofreading, and beta reading manuscripts.

We now offer this service for your manuscripts.

 TIER 1

Proofread @ .0035 cents per word

 Beta Read & Critique @ .004 cents per word

Combined Package @ .007 cents per word

TIER 2

Proofread @ .003 cents per word

Beta Read & Critique @ .004 cents per word

Combined Package @ .0065 cents per word

We have split into two tiers in order to accommodate both types of writers - those who have relatively polished manuscripts (Tier 1) and those whose manuscripts need more TLC (Tier 2).

PROOFREAD:

We will fix:

Inconsistent tenses
Incomplete sentences
Spelling/Homonyms
Punctuation
Repetition
...and more...

BETA READ/CRITIQUE

Focuses on:

Pacing/Story flow
Plot holes
Characters' inconsistent behavior
Confusing storyline and/or scenes
Suggesting fixes
...and more...

THE PROCESS

 Send us an email with the first 5 pages of your work and indicate which service you are interested in.  We will mark up the pages and send it back along with an invoice showing our quote (which tier your work fits into) and a contract.

If you accept, half payment is required in advance through Paypal. Then send us the signed contract along with the rest of your manuscript.  Prior to delivery of the final critique, we will send an invoice for the balance due.

We use Microsoft Word and will provide track changes and comments directly onto your document. 

Rates are based on a per draft basis.  Should the author rewrite their story and request our services on a new draft of the same work, another fee will be charged.

Please note that there is a $20 minimum charge.

GENRES

Mysteries*
Sci-Fi*
Fantasy*
Children's Stories*
Humor*
...and more...

Genres we won't accept include Erotica and Horror

*Note:  No matter what genre - we will not read manuscripts containing explicit sex, gore, excessive violence or harm to animals or children...

CONTACT US:   eoberth(at)gmail(dot)com