Dark Tales

Services

Proofreading

"Tell Me I'm Pretty" package

• You've already had it edited.
  
• You want one more set of eyes to check it over.
  
• You're all set to send it to your ARC team next week.
  
• You're satisfied with it, but still a little more nervous than you'd like.
  
• You need a few quotes to start advertising with.
  

Content edits

"Give it to Me" package

• You may not be sure if your story flows.
  
• You might be scared your characters aren't consistent.
  
• Perhaps you're worried about plot issues.
  
• Maybe you feel like the story is just missing something.
  
• You could be thinking you need to explore a new genre.
  

Copy editing

"Down & Dirty" package

• You know the comma is your archnemesis.
  
• You can't decide between a colon or an em dash.
  
• Yes, there can be too many adjectives/adverbs.
  
• You lent out your only thesaurus, so you use the same words repeatedly.
  
• You want to put that last sparkle on it.
  

Beta editing

"The Quickie" package

• You realize you forgot to get it edited...and you go live next week!
  
• You aren't sure if you really need editing at all.
  
• Your author bestie suggests editing.
  
• You just want a little of everything, because you edit your own work.
  
• You want to try our services.
  

Media PA

"Look at Me" package

• You want someone to keep the media machine warm.
  
• You just don't have the time to make extra videos.
  
• Tiktok is just not your thing, so someone else can fight it.
  
• Keeping up with multiple accounts is not your idea of fun.
  
• Words are your forte, for good reason.
  

Jack-of-all

"Call Me Ma'am" package

• You don't want to do it? That's ok.
  
• Tracking receipts are the devil.
  
• Soooooo many emails...
  
• You have no time to package up all that swag for readers.
  
• Keeping up with calendars and all that is mind-numbing idiocy.
  

Lister

"Missionary" package

• You need someone to advertise for your ARC team.
  
• A private FB group for your team? Yes, please!
  
• Spreadsheets are the devil's mistress.
  
• Who has time to compile all those email addresses??
  
• But you still want to be the one who sends out the copies.
  

tracker

"Whole Shebang" package

• All that stuff in the Missionary Package? Yep.
  
• Tracking down people for their reviews is for the birds.
  
• You're too soft-hearted to purge from your team.
  
• Reminder emails? You barely remember doctor appts!
  
• Doing all of that with multiple books? No, thank you!
  

brainstorm

"Talk Dirty to Me" package

• Your characters are not behaving themselves.
  
• The next plot point is being pretty evasive.
  
• Somehow the character doesn't quite fit into the story.
  
• What is wrong with the setting anyway??
  
• How can you save that chapter?
  

sprint

"Wham Bam" package

• You want to write, but that block...
  
• A quick session just to get the creative juices flowing.
  
• Your writer friends are unavailable to sprint right now.
  
• You're not looking for feedback, just a partner.
  
• Those characters need to let off some steam!
  

guide

"Mrs. Robinson" package

• You have an outline, but you aren't sure where to start.
  
• There are characters in your head, but they're stuck there.
  
• Your plan is not panning out so well.
  
• Romeo is acting more like Dracula.
  
• Where in the world do chapter breaks go??
  

Design

technology

Heather Paul

• graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design with minors in Mass Communications and Theological Studies
• three years working as on-air talent for WUEV-FM.
• award-winning
  
• designed best-seller covers
• mother to a daughter
  

dark tales

Jackie Kranz

• Public school educator for way too many years
• degrees in history, physical anthropology, Italian language & literature, curriculum & instruction, education, and dyslexia therapy
• lives on a farm with an insane number of animals
• mom to a son
  

Digital

Transformation

Ashley Woodruff

• professional editor and full-time nerd
• degrees in film, screenwriting, and business administration
• worked as a script doctor and coverage writer
• taught creative writing
• award-winning! (whoop!)
• mother to twin toddlers, a pre-teen, and a sassy dog
  

Alpha/Beta readership

Stephanie Rowe

"Jackie is an awesome addition to my beta reading team! She has a very quick turnaround, and she has a great eye for detail. She is fantastic at finding typos, inconsistencies, and errors, and she has a great sense of what to leave intact. I always take basically every suggestion she makes, because she is always on point. I am so thankful I have her on my team! Plus, she's a treasure to work with as well, because she's a great person! Love her!"

Editing

Audrey Rush

"Jackie is a writer's dream! Her attention to detail on the sentence level is stellar, but what sets her apart from other editors is her ability to bring a story to the next level. She reads deeply and critically, and always has ideas for how to make the character arcs, plot, and tension stronger. I highly recommend her services!"

Social media