Sensitivity Reader: One with knowledge of certain subjects who reads through stories or manuscripts to make sure there is nothing offense in their field of knowledge. 

Qualifications: It’s called life. I only read for things I have personally experienced, mental illnesses that I have professional diagnoses for, such forth and so on. (Concerning my mental health, I have done extensive therapy and research, as well.) 

What Will I Read: Short stories, manuscripts around/under 200k words. Genre does not matter to me. It doesn’t matter if it’s first in a series or fourth; I am here to comment on what is currently going on. If it’s longer than 200k words, I am open to discussion depending on my health and energy levels.

What I require: Either a Word doc or a Google doc. 

What I will provide: Your document returned to you with tracked comments, problem areas highlighted and explanations as to what is offensive/incorrect and why. I will usually offer different words you can use or different ways to portray what you’re trying to get across. I only provide my thoughts on the story as a whole if you ask. 

How long it will take: I usually plan for a day or two. If something drastic comes up where it might take a little longer, I will let you know.

Pricing: It is my goal to make this affordable to all levels of income. That being the case, I have a base of $20 USD. If you are in a position where you can afford to pay more, then I am relying on the honour system and your decency as a person. 

Payment Forms: I can take Venmo or Paypal.

… finally. What I can read for:

• Poverty/homelessness.
• Physical abuse by family, friends and romantic partners. 
• Sexual abuse by family and romantic partners. 
• Mental abuse by family, friends and romantic partners. 
• Living/growing up with alcoholics and serious drug users.
• Growing up with parents who abused one another.
• Death of a loved one at an early age.
• Death of a loved one because of alcoholism. 
• Death of a loved one by refusal of medical treatment.
• Watching someone die.
• Being stalked.
• Being bullied.
• Teenage pregnancy.
• Raising a child alone.
• Drowning experiences.
• Self harm.
• Mental hospital stays, both inpatient and outpatient.
• Being forced to watch sexual acts.
• Witnessing a violent death of an animal.
• Visual and audio hallucinations. 
• Extreme insomnia.
• Autism.
• ADHD.
• Extreme OCD.
• Borderline Personality Disorder.
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
• Extreme paranoia.
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
• Antisocial Personality Disorder. (This is where they threw in sociopaths and psychopaths, both of which I have extensive knowledge of and experience with.) 
• Avoidant Personality Disorder.
• Living with loved ones who refused to have their Bipolar treated.
• Suicide attempts. 
• Suicidal ideations. 
• Being put in foster care.
• Being put in a foster home meant for violent teens because they had no other openings at the time.
• Having your mental illnesses used against you. (Example: someone purposefully triggering something because they think it’s funny.) 
• Being in constant physical pain.
• Being disabled. 
• Decades of being in the mental health sector and a million and one different medications.
• Eating disorders. (Both self-starvation and overeating.) 
• Extreme intrusive thoughts.
• The lack of emotional empathy. 
• Fawn or freeze response to trauma. 
• The effects of being exposed to the most graphics things (violence, sexual) from a very young age.
• Having a parent who was constantly trying to ‘kill’ themselves.
• Being mixed race, not being welcome to the conversation, being light-skinned.
• Last point made funny by having involvement with the KKK and similar movements on my father’s side.
• Incest.
• Infertility.
• Having no real motherly instincts.
• Constant dissociation.
• “Your lab work looks fine.” 

Honestly, there’s probably more and I will probably update this list as time goes on and I think of more. I’ve lead a very busy, very draining life. If you’re curious if I can read about something, feel free to click on the contact button and ask me.