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Kind words from past clients
"I have had a 100% full request rate [from agents] after your edits! *screams* Thank you SO much for your help. [It's] what I was hoping for in this experience, a chance to really learn what I was doing wrong. (...) I have now had 9 full requests [from agents]...3 were in the last 24 hours alone."
Alexandra Rannelli, author of Murder at the Hotel Orient
“[Sarah]’s input [was] invaluable, vastly improving the narrative with her insightful comments and suggestions.”
Robert Fabbri, bestselling author of the Vespasian series *300, 000 copies sold*
“Sarah’s work on my manuscript was fantastic. Feedback from industry professionals is so often incredibly cryptic, so to have an expert, detailed report which actually makes suggestions is invaluable – not only that, the suggestions themselves are wonderful! Sarah helped me to understand certain aspects of the story much better, and as a result I was able to think about it with a great deal more clarity. I highly recommend Sarah to writers at all stages of drafting.”
Joseph Coward, author of Run-Out Groove
"I found Sarah’s work very thoughtful and well judged. Her feedback was detailed, sensitive to voice, and always aimed at improving readability without losing the character of the text. I was very pleased with the process and look forward to continuing our collaboration."
Maurizio Maggi, author of La Coda del Diavolo and I Musei
"The wonderful Sarah de Souza has been the calm voice of reason and encouragement for over a year now. Her sharp eye and canny insights have made the final version of A Savage Moon considerably better than it might have been."
Theodore Brun, author of the Wanderer series (as reviewed in The Times: “If Bernard Cornwell and George R R Martin had a lovechild, it would look like this” )
"The amount of love, care, and passion she puts into her feedback is extraordinary. She has a unique gift: the ability to tune into the author’s voice and truly live inside the heads of the characters.
Working with Sarah is more than just getting edits, it’s a creative awakening. You learn so much about yourself as a storyteller and writer.
We genuinely can’t imagine doing any future project without her. Sarah is our editor soulmate :)"
Magdalena and Ashe Stevens, authors of Lost in Beirut and Fragments
"Working with Sarah was a dream. Having gone as far with my manuscript as I could with the help of writer friends (and a writing teacher), I wanted someone with a background in publishing who would help me dig deep and see the novel in a new light. Sarah more than exceeded my expectations, providing a lengthy editorial letter that addressed every issue I'd wondered about and several I had not, as well as extensive, detailed, and extremely thoughtful notes in the manuscript itself. After a couple of weeks to digest her feedback, we met for two hours to discuss the book. I left the meeting excited for the work to come. Yes, it will be hard, and yes, I will be writing new characters and new scenes, but that's the reason I hired her."
Anna G, Reedsy client
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