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Tora Brumalis

Sensitivity Reader

About

Tora Brumalis is a Black trans woman sensitivity reader who has read everything from short stories to full length novels for clients including Marvel Comics, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Harlequin Books, as well as independent authors. She is also familiar with tabletop game design.

Reads For

A sensitivity read is helpful when an author chooses to write a marginalized identity or specific circumstance with which they have no personal experience.There are many issues Tora is qualified to assess the portrayal of.

  • Black American culture, AAVE, antiblack racism

  • Black womanhood, misogyny, womanism

  • Trans women, lesbianism, transmisogyny, nonbinary identity

  • Queer culture & critique, racism in LGBTQ+ spaces

  • Disability, ableism, accessibility, mobility aids

  • Classism, homelessness, unemployment

  • Sexual harassment/abuse, domestic abuse/violence, assault

  • Fat positivity, fatphobia, body insecurity, eating disorders

  • Mental health, personality disorders, dissociative disorders

  • Drug use, overdose, hospitalization, self medicating

Pricing

  • Flash up to 2k - $60 flat

  • 2k - 5k | $100 flat

  • 10k - 100k | $0.015 per word

  • 100k - 120k | $0.0125 per word

  • 125k+ | Please enquire

  • +$25 per 50k rush fee

  • $35 for an email consult of up to 6 questions

Additional charge may be applied for manuscripts that require extensive reading for multiple issues.

To accommodate current economic struggles, sliding scale rates may be offered to independent authors or those of marginalized backgrounds. Please enquire for more information.

Results

Client will receive a comprehensive write-up with citations where necessary. The original document with in-line comments may also be provided. Developmental edits are not included.

Past Clients

"After receiving questionable feedback from a different reader, I hired Tora. She provided clear and accurate feedback, indicating areas where the previous reader's comments had validity while putting my mind at ease about others. I appreciated Tora's approach, and her feedback made it so much easier to work through those problems to make this story better!"

- Alethea Faust | Author of Sex Wizards