Misba S.

Misba S. – Editor

Author, Fiction Critique, Editor || When I'm not writing I do Kung Fu, learn Piano, and paint my novel characters or make their 3D models.

Overview

When I Critique, I don't just tell what's not working but also what works in your chapters so that you don't end up deleting them. The editing process is hard on the authors, and critique from multiple beta-readers can end up in confusion, and most often authors tend to delete what they did great.

I will tell you--
# What you did great.
# What's not working & most importantly, WHY it's not working. Because I know it's frustrating when someone comments from the surface and doesn't give in-depth details even after taking your money.
# What your characters need.
# What your first chapters are missing.
# Why your beginning pages are not just grabbing.
# If you need, I can give you reader reports chapter by chapter so that your story turns engaging and gripping straight from the beginning instead of having the cool parts only in the end.
# I can tell exactly the moments where you're not showing those inner conflicts, when the narratives are turning descriptive or whenever the dialogues are turning into talking-the-plot conversations.
# I will also mark your gem-expositions that you will never want to delete by mistake.

Sometimes authors and clients want me to draw their novel characters. So, I draw the character arts, too. A few examples of Character-Drawings, and comic strips are added in this profile. My website gallery is full of those arts and blogs on how to make your novels alive.


Services
Fiction
Fantasy Literary Fiction Romance Science Fiction
Non-Fiction
Health & Wellbeing Inspirational Philosophy Psychology
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
  • Editing, Publishing, Novel and Screenplay Writing Certificates

Work experience

AkaLikha

Mar, 2017 — Present

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