Haley's Proof-Reading and Beta Service

Creating your characters

We all know that it is essential to create characters which readers will relate to. Whether this is through their back story and a trauma that they have went through or an impending event in the plot of your story. My role is to find any holes in the characters story and help you in fixing those.

Plot Analysis

The plot of a story can capture the minds and hearts of the reader. Do you remember the first novel you read? Do you remember the plot and how it connected you to the characters? Do you remember how it made you feel during reading and once finished? This is the aim of any author and I am here to aid you in that goal by finding any inconsistencies, plot holes, or queries which the readers may have.

Haley did a fantastic job beta reading my fantasy novel!

She gave me meaningful feedback on various aspects of the plot but her tremendous eye for catching all those missing/wrong words was amazing.

I truly feel my story is much more polished now that I have incorporated Haley’s feedback.

R.R. Harper – Author

Haley’s feedback was detailed and insightful. Her comments along the story allowed me to recognize what worked and what didn’t. She didn’t hold back when she thought there were issues, and that was immensely helpful. On top of that, she answered all my questions and pointed out many typos and mistakes that helped me polish my writing.

P.Lacoor – Author

Haley was very quick in responding to me and reviewed my manuscript in a timely manner. These are great qualities in a beta reader! Thank you for your honest assessment of my book.

Michael Zajaczkowski – Author

Her editing is excellent, she immediately understands characters and your intended path for them. She has a keen sense of story pacing, consistency and finding plot holes and opportunities. Highly recommended.

Mike Geczi – Author

From the first communication to the last, Haley Craig was incredibly prompt, professional, articulate, and above all, helpful in beta reading my novel manuscript. It is a nerve-wracking leap of faith to share your intellectual property with a stranger. I could tell from Haley’s online presence, her email communications and her affordable pricing that she was a pro, and once we began working together she confirmed this at every juncture. Her comments on my manuscript addressed all of the questions I asked of her. She offered suggestions, annotated parts that could be improved, and validated areas where I had been unsure. Since receiving her comments back, paying her for her services, and generally completing our working relationship, she has remembered my novel and continued to discuss it on and off by email with me, which has made her feel more like a friend than a distant beta reader. I deeply appreciate the read-through she gave to my too-long manuscript and the insights she has shared with me. It has made my novel better. 

Marjorie Dybec – Author

Finding the right Beta Reader to help improve your story can be really difficult, but I really struck gold when I found Haley. Working with her has been a genuine pleasure from the start and I sincerely hope that I get to work with her again in the future! Her encouraging words, insightful feedback, grammatical corrections, and thoughts/impressions on the plot and characters have been incredibly helpful in the editing of my book and I have no doubts that it’s better as a result of Haley’s hard work. She spotted so many grammatical and spelling errors that I have been missing for years and made some really excellent observations regarding continuity and clarity. 

On a more personal note, I have to mention how reassuring and exciting it was to find someone who seemed to genuinely enjoy my story and characters. That’s not really something you can blindly expect from a Beta Reader, which makes it all the more fun when you encounter it. I really can’t recommend Haley enough, nor can I thank her enough for her invaluable feedback and enthusiasm.

Tulsa Wade – Author