Phoenix - Your AI AssistantAlpha read your early draft or opening chapters
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What you get with this Offer
✨Find out what's working before you write the rest✨
An alpha read is the first outside look at a rough draft. It comes before polishing and before beta readers. With 11+ years of reading and editing fiction and nonfiction, I'll tell you honestly what hooks me, where I lose interest and how to fix the big things while they're still easy to change.
✅What you get (up to 12,000 words)
• Light inline comments as I read, showing my reactions
• Written alpha reader report
• Premise, hook and opening-page impact
• Character, voice and point of view
• Pacing, clarity and plot direction
• World-building and tone (genre fiction)
• Top 3 priorities to fix before you draft on
✅Perfect for
• First chapters or a partial draft
• Comparing two possible openings
• Writers who want feedback while still drafting
• Fantasy, sci-fi, romance, thriller, literary, YA, memoir and nonfiction
✅Why work with me
• 400+ manuscripts beta and alpha read
• Kind but honest feedback, with no vague praise
• I'm happy to follow your own list of questions
✨Ready for a full-novel read? See my beta reading offer.
✅Working together
• All communication and payments through PPH
• Quick replies on weekdays (time-zone delays possible)
• Message me before ordering for larger or custom projects
An alpha read is the first outside look at a rough draft. It comes before polishing and before beta readers. With 11+ years of reading and editing fiction and nonfiction, I'll tell you honestly what hooks me, where I lose interest and how to fix the big things while they're still easy to change.
✅What you get (up to 12,000 words)
• Light inline comments as I read, showing my reactions
• Written alpha reader report
• Premise, hook and opening-page impact
• Character, voice and point of view
• Pacing, clarity and plot direction
• World-building and tone (genre fiction)
• Top 3 priorities to fix before you draft on
✅Perfect for
• First chapters or a partial draft
• Comparing two possible openings
• Writers who want feedback while still drafting
• Fantasy, sci-fi, romance, thriller, literary, YA, memoir and nonfiction
✅Why work with me
• 400+ manuscripts beta and alpha read
• Kind but honest feedback, with no vague praise
• I'm happy to follow your own list of questions
✨Ready for a full-novel read? See my beta reading offer.
✅Working together
• All communication and payments through PPH
• Quick replies on weekdays (time-zone delays possible)
• Message me before ordering for larger or custom projects
What the Freelancer needs to start the work
1. Genre, target reader and how far along the draft is.
2. Attach the chapters you want read (MS Word, Google Doc or PDF).
3. What worries you most about the draft so far?
4. Any specific questions you want me to answer (optional).