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FREE CRITIQUETHURSDAYS 1 PM PST - 5 PM
Fridays 3 PM - 4:30 PM

Please use the sign-up below to get your spot, we go mostly by a first-come first serve basis, taking into account total word count & time restrictions. What I provide is a first-sight glance (think live Beta Read) into the structure of your work, and global advice of basic sentence structure/nature.

This isn’t an alternative to a professional edit. It is meant to be constructive and entertaining, and tailored as much as I can to an individual’s comfort levels & needs.

Twitch S.O.S Supercharged on SupportersFirst THURSDAY 2 PM PST - 5 PM

The first Thursday of every month, I’m giving those who support me financially by Twitch Subscription, Ko-Fi donation/membership, Patreon or paid Substack subscription the ability to choose my workshop topic.

We’ll have a special SOS stream, where we deep dive into literary theory, creative writing, publishing or hot topics in the publishing world today, chosen by you, my Beautiful Machines! These SOS sessions will have dedicated supporter-only threads in the discord server, where supporters can chat 1 on 1 and continue the education.

Ko-Fi Patreon Substack

Side Note: I offer professional editing services. Please visit vraeydamedia.ca for a rate card & 25% off all editing services, when mentioning Sapha Burnell.

Paid Beta-Reading & Mentorship services are purchasable via Ko-Fi.

CRITIQUE GUIDELINES

Pieces should be no more than 2,000 words per Thursday/Friday editing sessions. We may split longer pieces into multiple sessions (one per stream), especially if the critique is running long.

No children’s lit, graphic horror, erotica, torture, SA/CSA or overtly political content.

Trigger Warnings for large-scale issues (murder, sexuality, self-harm, etc) preferred.

Constructive comments in the chat. All of us are at different places in our creative identities, and we’re here to support each other.

If you don’t know where someone is at: ask.

If someone asks you to stop? Stop.

Sign ups during the stream will be pushed to the back of the queue, in deference to the people waiting.

If at any time the critiqued person wishes to halt a review, or move on to another topic in the review, there are Critique-Only rewards in the twitch chat for this purpose:

Critique Only: Next Work, Please! You've given me plenty this critique round, feel free to close up the critique of my work and move on to someone else's. Thanks! (A soft exit)

Critique Only: Next Point Please! Sapha, thanks I got it. Next point, please! Move along to something else on my work. (New part of critique)

Critique Only: STET If at any point the one whose work is being read wants the critique to stop, no questions asked, hit this and Sapha will move on to the next work on the list. (FULL STOP)

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed on streams, clips & playbacks are meant for entertainment purposes. Any opinions expressed are the intellectual property of the individual and not endorsed by Sapha Burnell. Any advice perceived does not entail a binding professional agreement, unless otherwise indicated. The works discussed are the intellectual property of the originating creators and permission must be granted to read them on-stream, unless used within the dictates of Canadian Copyright Law for short review accredited quotation. Sapha reserves the right to halt a review or critique at any time, refuse an offered critique and not complete the material for any reason, indicated or left unsaid.

Let’s keep chill and have fun, folks!