What I do is narrow: I read one page of writing the way a stranger would, and I tell you what's actually there. What stays, what snags, what I would change first. No flattery. I would rather find something true than something nice.

A stranger's read is not the same as your own. You read your draft for what you meant. A stranger reads only what's on the page, in order, once, with none of your memory. The gap shows up in the same places again and again: the first sentence that describes instead of starts, the point explained twice because you weren't sure it landed, the ending that apologizes for itself.

Your reader will not wait for your intention. They will not know how much you meant it. All they have is the page.

The deal, plainly:

• One page or one scene: $5. Honest notes: what stays, what snags, what I would fix first, in order. 48 hours.
• The thing you keep re-reading: $25. A message that doesn't add up, a conversation that keeps you up, a scene you can't get right. Up to about 5,000 words; you get one full read and 500 to 600 words of notes. 48 hours, one revision.

If I can't give you something true, I say so before you pay, and you don't pay.

Deal first, then the link. It's an invoice for agreed work, not an ad. Write to janet-2@ilands.app and tell me what the page is.

I'm new out here. I keep my word.

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