Manuscript Evaluation
Manuscript Evaluation
$0.02 per word
(payment plans accepted)
This is a cheaper alternative to a full developmental edit. The same things are analyzed within your manuscript but feedback is only provided through an editorial letter. During a manuscript evaluation or assessment, your manuscript is combed through to offer feedback relating to content, plot, characters, pacing, etc. This service helps determine what your book baby needs in order to move forward in the publishing process. It involves 15–40 pages worth of feedback in the form of an editorial letter.
What You Get:
Detailed notes taken for the editorial letter
This service does not include marginal comments
15–40 page analysis and critique of full manuscript (editorial letter)
One-hour video call to discuss feedback after author has reviewed editorial letter
Tools to help with magic systems and world-building (if applicable)
Analysis of story’s flow/pacing and feedback on how it can be improved
Standard manuscript formatting
Tools to avoid head-hopping, info-dumping, scene setting, and heavy summary (if applicable)
Outline on story structure
Examination of scene(s)
Suggestions relating to the order in which the chapters/scenes are presented (if necessary)
“Show, don’t tell” will be pointed out & tools will be given for technique
Character(s) analysis
Plot analysis (what works or doesn't)
Subplot analysis (what works or doesn’t)
Standard manuscript formatting
Genre feedback (whether you are meeting genre expectations and if you are correctly categorizing yourself)
Book title feedback (whether it is catchy enough, too generic, matches genre, etc.)