Erin’s notes on my manuscript were full of productive insights and useful suggestions. She identified not only my story’s strengths and weakness at a macro level, but then drilled down into constructive criticism on specific storylines. Erin is knowledgable, honest and easy to work with and her feedback proved incredibly helpful during my revision process.

Elizabeth Lyons-Pence | Manuscript Evaluation

Erin was the icing-on-the-cake for my book! Prior to working with Erin, I had worked with two other editors on manuscript critiques. After incorporating their feedback, I sent my manuscript to Erin for her feedback (naively believing there was little room for improvement). Wow! Even after working with two other editors, the feedback and suggestions that Erin gave were outstanding. Some of her feedback was similar to feedback from the other editors, but she gave me very concrete examples of how/where to address the issues. The concrete examples made ALL the difference. Furthermore, Erin gave me some critically important feedback that the other editors missed that I am so grateful to have received. Without a doubt, Erin helped me turn a good manuscript into a meaningful story.

Kellie McIntyre | Manuscript Evaluation

I highly recommend Erin Arcand for developmental editing as well as beta reading of middle grade books. She is detail-oriented and obviously has a deep knowledge of story structure, tension-building, identifying character motivation, and the components of an ideal story arc. Erin is thoughtful and sensitive, pointing out both what works in a manuscript and what could use strengthening. I appreciate her professionalism and adhering to a reasonable timeline. When I need developmental editing for middle grade or young adult literature I will seek her out.

Tiffany Dickinson | Professional Beta Read