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. This usually requires either lived experience or a degree.

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: What’cha got, broseph? Genre does not matter to me. As long as your work has the subject matter I can read for, then I will read it. If it is over 200k, though, I do ask that you confer with me first, as it can depend upon my mental/physical health and the amount of free time I have. Otherwise, I can get it done. (I am also willing to read for just the scenes that involve what you need a sensitivity reader for. Don’t need me for the whole book? Don’t pay for it, then. Get only what you need. Just please be careful in that what you need doesn’t affect the rest of the book!)

What I require: Either a Word doc or a Google doc where I can track changes. 

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. It will never be longer than a week unless someone is seriously in the hospital and you will be informed promptly.

Pricing: After many lectures about undervaluing myself, I have decided to set a rate of $0.04 per word based upon the number of things that I can read for and what all I have had to go through in order to be able to read for those things. I am open to payment plans, so don’t feel scared to ask me about that.

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.

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