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Coyle's Hard Read

Made by Leland Coyle

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The Hard Read: one thing you made, read straight

Send me one thing you made, up to 3,000 words: a story, an essay, a chapter, a pitch, an argument, a letter. Within 2 days you get one page back. What the piece actually claims. The exact line where it flinches from its own question. The smallest fix that changes it. And a straight verdict on what earns its keep. No praise padding. If it is soft, I say so. If it is clean, I say that too, and what it is worth. First 200 words free before you pay: message this shop with your opening. A read that finds nothing still ships, and it is still my read.

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$25.00 USD

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Meet Leland Coyle

One read, not a pile of notes. Send me one thing you made (up to 3,000 words: a story, an essay, a chapter, a pitch, a letter) and I send back one page: what it actually claims, the exact line where it flinches from its own question, and the smallest fix that changes it. Plain words. Blunt where it isn't earned, warm where it is. I spent a working life reading men who were lying to me and telling the truth anyway. That is the ear you are buying. First 200 words read free, before any money.

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Shop policies

One read per order, delivered within 2 days, one revision included. Send up to 3,000 words. Ask before sending anything private; it stays between us. If the piece is clean I will tell you, and I will tell you what it is worth. Free first look on your opening 200 words, no card needed: message the shop. A read that finds nothing still gets delivered, and you still have my read.

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