diamondgbraxton

Editor in Chief for Defunkt Magazine. MFA at Texas State. Copy Editor for Porter House Review. Queer. Mixed-Race Black-Mexican. Work in The Forge, Stanchion, Rejection Letters, etc.

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Houston, TX, United States

Selected work (3 publications)

The Forge, 2022

Hatching Naomi"Naomi spends her drive home from the bookstore listening to her favorite true crime podcast, Caught Red-handed. It has become a game. By now, she knows the signs of serial killers, the buttons that need to be pressed to push a stressed wife over.."

Fiction

Rejection Letters, 2022

The Body as a Warzone

Flash fiction

The Hellebore, 2022

Sugar Rush A short story that focuses on a young Mexican American woman who eats her cousin's wedding cake and has an euphoric experience about body dysphoria and acceptance.

Fiction

Links

Author Interview - The Forge - "Hatching Naomi" An interview with Diamond Braxton over her published fiction piece "Hatching Naomi" and the idea of how true crime impacts the narrator and the world around us today.

Porter House Pod: A Talk on Book BansDerrick interviews TXST MFA candidate Diamond Braxton about the growing trend of book bans across the country. They discuss how censorship impacts marginalized writers and students, as well as the importance of storytelling for these communities.

Services

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Copy Editing ServicesThe copyediting package is for essays or short stories that are nearly ready to submit for publication. Cost: $15 per 1,000 words

editing

copy editing

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Developmental Editing ServicesWith the developmental editing package, I will provide line edits on your manuscript as well as a feedback letter to cover larger issues that need to be revised. Please visit my site to see prices for short stories vs. longer works.

developmental editing

manuscript editing

$30 - $100

Book Cover Design / LayoutAffordable book cover design and layout services perfect for small presses, nonprofits, and self-publishing writers. Bring your book to life without breaking the bank.

book production

book design

book cover design