R. Haven Does Sensitivity Reads!

Are you a writer in need of a sensitivity reader? I’m qualified to read and offer suggestions on the following!

  • LGBTQ+ issues as an asexual, panromantic, transgender man who has experienced pregnancy, a hysterectomy, and top surgery

  • Polyamorous relationships

  • Mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, Dissociative Identity Disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, selective mutism, psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, and suicidal ideation

  • Physical disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, chronic pain and fatigue, and impaired mobility

  • Trauma topics such as sexual abuse, familial abuse, emotional abuse, poverty and starvation, homelessness

My rates are $0.01 CDN per word! You can contact me below with word count and details!

  • From Bloomsbury Publishing, on Red’s work on These Shattered Spires:

    “R. Haven’s feedback was thoughtful, detailed and perfectly attuned to the character in question and the overall needs of the book.”

    From author Cassidy Ellis Salter:

    “I found R’s notes incredibly thoughtful, well structured, and sensitively explained. As well as helping me improve my portrayal of selective mutism, R’s notes will help me draft going forward. What a joy to have such a careful and in-depth sensitivity read.”

    From author A.J. DeLoach:

    “R. Haven was a fantastic sensitivity reader! His feedback on my manuscript, which featured a main character with dissociative identity disorder, was invaluable. He quickly swept through my 103,000 word novel and helped me smooth out the rougher edges (i.e. inaccuracies), all while remaining respectful and even complimentary of the aspects of the story and representation that were working.
    Like any good reviewer, he balances both critiques and positive feedback extremely well, and by the end of reading/implementing his suggested changes, I undoubtedly ended up with a higher quality manuscript than I had before. Having never enlisted a sensitivity reader before, I didn’t know what to expect (and was, quite frankly, nervous), but R. Haven made the process a breeze, and I’d sincerely recommend his services to any current or aspiring authors.”

If you’re here because you’re interested in ordering a copy of The Other Face of Sympathy, I charge a base price of $24.80 for the book, plus shipping (which we can calculate on a case-by-case basis).

Do you need to contact me for any other reason? You can still use this form to ask questions, get comments to me directly, or anything else! I ask that you be respectful and patient - I try to reply to everything, but will not engage with inflammatory or rude messages.