Larry

Beta Reader with 30 years of experience helping aspiring writers tell their stories

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Beta Reader with 30 years of experience helping aspiring writers tell their stories

Services

As your reader, it is my aim to reinforce your strengths and open new avenues for you to explore in your writing. Additionally, you can expect a focus on…

Effective Dialogue

Effective Dialogue

Functional Settings

Functional Settings

Character Development

Character Development

Narrative Structure & Pacing

Narrative Structure & Pacing

My Process

1

Discovery Call

I like to begin with a quick 30-min call to discuss all your needs, the project scope, and what I can do to help you.

2

In the Margins

Here is where I like to make notes regarding the effectiveness of dialogue, the function of setting, development/purpose of characters, and the structure and pacing of the novel.

2

In the Margins

Here is where I like to make notes regarding the effectiveness of dialogue, the function of setting, development/purpose of characters, and the structure and pacing of the novel.

3

On the Legal Pad

In addition to the notes made directly on your work, I will keep comments, suggestions, and questions on a legal pad.

3

On the Legal Pad

In addition to the notes made directly on your work, I will keep comments, suggestions, and questions on a legal pad.

4

Handoff & Support

Once I have spent days pouring through the work, I will package and ship your printed manuscript and a legal pad of additional notes. From this point, I am only a call or email away to help you implement any suggestions or new visions.

4

Handoff & Support

Once I have spent days pouring through the work, I will package and ship your printed manuscript and a legal pad of additional notes. From this point, I am only a call or email away to help you implement any suggestions or new visions.

Testimonials

Very grateful to Larry for his in-depth notes on my novel. His insight sent me down several darker and deeper avenues of thought which caused me to explore new themes and build a stronger foundation. Overall the book and its characters, language, and story are better from his reading.

Patrick Vincent Welsh

Patrick Vincent Welsh

Larry went above and beyond as a Beta Reader. Typically when passing my work along to other people to read and give feedback, I can always expect small fissures in my writing to be fixed: diction, syntax, transitions, etc. Larry of course addressed those elements as he read my novel, but then opened my mind to numerous possible endings or interpretations of my story I had not even previously considered, giving me ample opportunity to enhance the plot. I have used his feedback to plan and outline draft two, and because of his help, I am feeling remarkably confident now in my story!

Mary Sullivan

Larry went above and beyond as a Beta Reader. Typically when passing my work along to other people to read and give feedback, I can always expect small fissures in my writing to be fixed: diction, syntax, transitions, etc. Larry of course addressed those elements as he read my novel, but then opened my mind to numerous possible endings or interpretations of my story I had not even previously considered, giving me ample opportunity to enhance the plot. I have used his feedback to plan and outline draft two, and because of his help, I am feeling remarkably confident now in my story!

Mary Sullivan

About Me

Professionally, I have enjoyed introducing young people to great literature for the past thirty years. I taught 110 different titles across many genres, countries, and historical periods. I have taught classes in murder mysteries, contemporary novels, magical realism, and literature from Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Along with literary analysis, I have taught creative writing and the art of writing book reviews.  Having earned a BA and MA in literature, I have spent my adult life teaching high school English literature and composition. My classes are a wonderful mix of the classics and modern fiction.


Personally, literature has been my constant companion. Other people talk of the “soundtrack of their lives,” but books mark my life: My godmother -a librarian- gave me Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when I was five; my eighth-grade language arts teacher beautifully read aloud To Kill a Mockingbird; my sophomore English teacher gifted me The Stranger; my mentor in college, A Room of One’s Own. I read debut novels hoping to find new ways to see and hear the world and keep informed about new movements in the literary world.

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