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    So, You Want to Be a Sensitivity Reader?
    So, You Want to Be a Sensitivity Reader?
    So, You Want to Be a Sensitivity Reader?
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    So, You Want to Be a Sensitivity Reader?

    By Patrice Williams Marks

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    Whether you call them Sensitivity Readers, Diversity Editors or Targeted Beta Readers; their goals are the same: to add authenticity to manuscripts, scripts, marketing materials, gaming storylines which feature marginalized groups... and it's a booming business in need of trained individuals.

    Sensitivity Readers, Diversity Editors and Targeted Beta Readers are not hired to edit out creativity, but to simply offer suggestions or alternatives, if needed. It is up to the client whether to use any of the suggestions or not. 

    Sensitivity Readers, Diversity Editors and Targeted Beta Readers have personal experience within a certain niche and are available to authors, publishers, gaming or marketing companies who include diversity within their creative content and want to make sure they are not unintentionally including bias or misrepresentation of a particular group.

    To explain it even further, it is just another tool in the writer's belt to use.

    Example: If you wrote a TV show based in a hospital or courtroom and you have zero experience in either, wouldn't you hire a consultant who is a doctor or attorney to read over your script to make sure you're getting it correct? You now understand what Sensitivity Readers, Diversity Editors and Targeted Beta Readers do.

    What Are *Some* of These Groups?

    - Minority Groups

    - Different Cultures

    - Different Religious Groups

    - The Disabled or Physically Challenged

    - The LGBTQ community

    - Medial/Mental Disorders, etc.

    If you are an avid reader, a writer or author and want to offer this service, then this book is for you. 

    You Will Learn:

    - What exactly a Sensitivity Reader is (and Isn't)

    - How to discover your niche

    - What a Sensitivity Review Covers (and doesn't)

    - How to can get started in the business and make a good living at it

    SCROLL UP AND BUY NOW TO LAUNCH YOUR LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN AS LITTLE AS TWO MONTHS.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatrice Williams Marks
    Release dateNov 30, 2018
    ISBN9781386777472
    So, You Want to Be a Sensitivity Reader?
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    Patrice Williams Marks

    Patrice Williams Marks penned her first book in third grade; The Day Snoopy Got Married. While it didn't make the NY Times Best Seller List, it was an instant classic with the Nacca Valley Elementary School staff. From that moment forward, Patrice knew she was a writer. With a zest for travel and a insatiable appetite for all things vintage and period, Patrice uses her investigative journalism background to create authentic characters to occupy the pages of her books. Patrice has a talent for shining a light on riveting, obscure true stories from times past and generating page turners.Please FOLLOW or visit website to sign up to be notified new releases! www.PatriceWilliamsMarks.com (Sign up here to be notified of full novel release)Twitter: @PWilliamsMarks @Unfinished_TheFacebook.com/Author.PatriceWilliamsMarks

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      So, You Want to Be a Sensitivity Reader? - Patrice Williams Marks

      So, You Want to be a Sensitivity Reader?

      So, You Want to be a Sensitivity Reader?

      Patrice Williams Marks

      Circa Publishing

      Copyright © 2018-2019 by Patrice Williams Marks

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Contents

      THE FREE SENSITIVITY READING COMPANION COURSE

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      1. What Is a Sensitivity Reader?

      2. Who Can Be a Sensitivity Reader?

      3. Who Could Use a Sensitivity Reader, and is it Censorship?

      4. Do You Have the Background to Become a Sensitivity Reader?

      5. How Do You Become a Sensitivity Reader?

      6. What Can/Should You Review as a Paid Sensitivity Reader?

      7. What Does a Sensitivity Review Cover?

      8. How Much Can You Make?

      9. How I Used a Sensitivity Reader For My Epic Screenplay

      10. Do You Need a Formal Contract When Working as a Sensitivity Reader?

      11. F.A.Q.

      12. Ready To to Launch Your New Business as a Paid Sensitivity Reader?

      13. Free Download: Preparing For Your Business

      Join My Launch Team

      14. Want to Share This Course With Others?

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      THE FREE SENSITIVITY READING COMPANION COURSE

      To help guide you, consider taking our free 7-day course which includes examples, assignments and more. Reading this book is your first step to success. The free course is the second. Click on the button below for instant access. See you on the inside!

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