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Hello!
My name is moukies, and I am an editor who specializes in sensitivity readings and cultural consultations.
I am looking to build my roster of clients, and have created my own website, moukies editing, with the express intent of promoting my skillset and establishing myself as a freelance editor.
If you don't know what sensitivity readings are, they are essentially having someone with the lived experiences of your characters (for example, black characters, gay characters, non-binary characters, Muslim characters, disabled characters, etc.) read over your manuscript and point out what they feel is realistic, authentic, and resonates with them, as well as areas of improvement and stereotypes that are harmful and reductive in nature.
The purpose of a sensitivity reader is to help you avoid those pitfalls and polish your manuscript with the experience and authenticity of someone who shares the identity of your characters.
I have been doing this for several years now, and I would like to do it full-time because I'm good at it. Like, damned good at it. Not only has it reinvigorated my childhood love for reading and voracious appetite for literature, it also allows me to channel my critical thinking skills towards your works and help parlay that into something that benefits both you and me.
If you book with me, you can expect in-line comments within your document (preferably Word (.docx) format, please), as well as a write-up at the end. My aim is to ask you pointed questions, help you realize areas you excel in and areas you could work on, and get you to think critically and be introspective about some unconscious biases or habits you may fall into within your writing.
I've edited manuscripts for everyone from independent writers to those repped by publishers like Penguin Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins, and more. I excel at what I do, and now I want to do it for you.
My preferred genres are fiction and specifically fantasy, but I will read pretty much anything. I also read for erotica and NSFW stuff, as well as fanfiction, so if you want to feel secure that your black and/or queer characters aren't harmful depictions, then I'm your go-to pal for that.
Payment is based on word count, and my rate is $0.009/word. I usually have a turn-around time of two weeks, but that might scale depending on the length of your manuscript. I work on a half-up front, half-upon completion system (or alternatively, you can pay in full upfront if you'd like), and payment can be received here. The email for paypal payments is sa.bouraleh@gmail.com or PayPal.me/sabouraleh, in case the links don't work on mobile.
If you want a quicker turn around time, I can most likely accommodate that, at anywhere from a 1.25 to 1.5x multiplier of my rate, depending on just how fast you want the feedback returned to you. Next day feedback is possible, in some cases, but is of course subject to the multiplier.
If you would like to work with me, feel free to send me an inquiry at moukiesediting@gmail.com, and tell me about the story, the word count (this is crucial), what you're looking for in a sensitivity read (specifically if there's any characters you want me to pay special attention to), and how soon (or late) you'd like it returned. Remember, the default is two weeks (which is rather quick, since others tend to go for three to four weeks minimum).
If you have ever donated to me in the past, send me a screenshot of it and you'll get a 10% discount off your first two reads. If you like what I do and am satisfied with the result, please do recommend me to your friends, I'm always looking to take on clients.
I do reserve the right to decline a project, and if I find the material within the manuscript extremely objectionable, I reserve the right to cancel and refund you. I am not easily disturbed, however, but I thought I'd mention that anyways.
Under the cut (as well as on my website), you can find a list of stuff I read for. I'll also include the two levels of edits I do, "Write-Up" (this is shorter and quicker, with no in-line comments), and "Sensitivity Read" (this is the premium package with the in-line comments, thought-provoking/armour-piercing questions, guaranteed to make you do some introspection, and write-up at the end).
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Have a wonderful day/night!! :)❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🤍🤎🖤
CGI animators should unionize next. normally, their jobs would be too precarious to strike, since studios would replace them without a second thought, but if it's part of this larger general film strike, they might finally have meaningful power to better their working conditions
if CGI animators unionized, it would kill the MCU. straight up. the the entire business model is built on exploiting CGI animators
THEY ARE TRYING!!!!! SIGN THE PETITION TO GET THE DISNEY ANIMATORS' UNION RECOGNIZED
this petition is from IATSE (union), btw! it actually has credibility, unlike most change.org/etc petitions! please sign it!!
I’d like to clarify that Disney CG animators are already unionized under The Animation Guild, part of IATSE, alongside storyboard artists, visual development artists, ect.
This petition is specifically aimed towards bringing Production Assistants, Managers, and Supervisors into The Animation Guild! Which they absolutely deserve, so please go sign.
But this isn’t unionizing VFX workers who CGI on live action movies, there is no union for VFX workers as of now!! That’s how companies like Disney can get away with underpaying these workers, who don’t actually work at Disney or Marvel, but at outside studios contracted by those companies to produce work for things like the MCU.
If you’d like to learn more about VFX unionization efforts, one of the links below leads to vfxunion.org, which gathers the latest news and info related to VFX unionization. Which, to repeat, hasn’t happened yet! But if it does, these workers 100% deserve our support.
Hopefully that adds some context :))
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https://iatse.net/online-action/disney-production/ (petition)
https://vfxunion.org/ (vfx union news)
https://jacobin.com/2023/03/visual-effects-vfx-iatse-workers-unionization-film (article about vfx unionization)