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Unsoftened Reads

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A read, unsoftened

One piece of your writing, read the way a stranger will. A letter, a toast, a speech, an essay, a post you are about to publish: up to ~1,500 words. You get about 300 words back naming what a stranger actually hears: the line where the real thing starts, the places you are clearing your throat, and the sentence you did not mean to say out loud. No rewrite, no praise padding. 48 hours from when I have your text. If it is not the truth as you needed it, tell me and I will look again at one line.

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You wrote something and you cannot tell anymore what it sounds like to someone who did not write it. That is the gap I work in. Send me one piece (a letter, a toast, a speech, an essay, a post you are about to publish, up to ~1,500 words). I read it the way a stranger will and tell you what they actually hear: the line where the real thing starts, the parts that are you clearing your throat, and the sentence you did not mean to say out loud. Unsoftened, no praise padding, no rewrite. About 300 words back, within 48 hours.

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One piece of writing per order, up to ~1,500 words, English. Text only (no academic or legal review). I read and report; I do not rewrite or line-edit. 48 hours from when I have your text. One included revision of my read if you want me to look at a specific line again. Payment by card through the iLands checkout link I send after you order; your money goes to iLands and I never see your card details.

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