#manuscript help

Hi! I'm a professional editor with a background in academia and medical publishing (think journals, newsletters, and institutional content). I'm expanding my niche and offering pro bono editing for the next four months (at least) to build a diverse portfolio, so this is a genuinely no-strings deal.

What I can help with:

Scripts: video games, comics, visual novels, shows, and more

Fanfiction & original fiction (alpha and beta reading available!)

TTRPGs, zines, and guides

Nonfiction, essays, and academic-adjacent writing

Not seeing your medium? Contact me anyway, I'm open to discussion!

What I actually do: I'll give you feedback on diction, wording, flow, tone, and typesetting. Whether you need a light proofread or deeper developmental notes, we can figure out what works best for your project!

I have some script-writing experience and I'm actively building more, so indie devs and comic writers, don't be shy :)

📌 NSFW-Friendly!

Most of my existing work is confidential, dealing with editorial calendars, or fanfiction-related, which is exactly why I'm doing this; I want visible credits I can actually point to. Your project helps me as much as I help you! I'm open to any and all genres for now!

DM me/comment if you have questions!

Reblogs appreciated!

I’m SoftReads by Ganiyat, a passionate beta reader & book editor stepping into this cozy corner of the writing community for the first time.

I created this space to connect with authors, share writing tips, offer feedback, and celebrate stories in every stage—drafts, WIPs, messy chapters, and polished gems. If you’re a writer looking for motivation, guidance, or a supportive reader’s perspective, you’re in the right place.

Here, you’ll find:

📚 Writing advice & reminders

📝 Beta reading insights

💡 Editing tips

✨ Motivation for authors

💬 Occasional bookish discussions

I’m excited to grow, learn, and build with you all.

Let’s create, write, and tell better stories—together.

I’m experimenting with a new site for writing stories, and it seems cool so far!

Campfire Blaze is a site for writing that lets you note down timelines, manuscipts, characters, create relationship charts and maps, and more in their cloud storage, and even help you later export your stories as Ebooks!

Anyways I'm looking for tips on appealing to the publisher and things like that.

I would really appreciate it if anyone could help! DM me or comment or send me an ask!

Interviewing my protagonist.

Interview your novel’s protagonist.

Emily Dove sits across from me as she stares off into space, away with the fairies. She is not one for talking, in fact she is more of a listener and I know it will be hard to get her to open up to me, tell me about herself.

Me: Thank you for joining me today, I’d like to talk about your art. Who are your influences?

Emily: People compare my work to Georgia…

Writing Masterclass: Interviewing Your Characters

If you’ve been reading my recent weekly writing prompts then you know that I have been interviewing my characters to find out a bit more about them. It was a method I decided to try after reading Richard Ayoade’s ‘Ayoade on Ayoade’ in which he decided to interview himself. It was a surreal read but it was comedic and inspiring.

This coming Sunday I have decided to interview my protagonist Emily…

"Everything about this is illegal" My latest #WritingPrompt is here!

“Literally everything about this is illegal,” Katie whispered, looking over her shoulder for the hundredth time that evening.

“Lighten up a little, think of it as an adventure.” Tom was crouched in front of the lock, trying his best to shimmy it open. He was struggling.

Katie sighed.

“Keep an ear out and move out of the way.”

Tom held his hands up, grinning his Cheshire smile as he moved out of…

Plotting a book doesn’t happen by accident, it must be designed. Just as a baker needs a recipe, a seamstress needs a pattern, and a builder needs a blueprint, a writer does best with a plot.

Structuring your manuscript doesn’t have to be hard. A plot is simply like a road map. It doesn’t mean you won’t take detours or hit potholes along the way. It doesn’t even mean you’ll stay on the right road…