Manuscript Assessment Services
Attention writers and authors: are you unsure whether your manuscript is any good and worth publishing?
We can help you strengthen and polish your story to create a publish ready manuscript that readers will love!
It’s vital to have your manuscript as strong as possible, before investing further time, energy and money into your book.
- Create a book that readers will be happy to buy
- Get positive reader reviews instead of negative ones
- Save time and money during the editing and proofreading stages that follow
What you get from our professional manuscript assessment services.
- Your manuscript assessment will be performed by an industry professional, unbiased appraiser.
- You will receive a written report
- Plus comments written on the manuscript itself focusing on:
- characterisation consistency
- dialogue
- identifying plot holes
- style and structure
- tone and voice
- strong messaging
- pacing
- rhythm.
Fiction and nonfiction manuscript assessment service
Pricing starts from just $197 and is calculated based on word count.
Turnaround time varies based on word count.
Example: allow between 2-3 weeks for a 60,000 word manuscript.
Children’s picture book manuscript assessment service
From $167
Turnaround time: 3 – 5 business days for up to 1000 words.
Turnaround time: 5 – 7 business days for between 1001 to 2000 words.
Children’s picture books with between 500 and 1000 words, are considered the industry standard. If your manuscript is outside of these word brackets listed above please email us using the orange button below so that we can provide a custom assessment quote for you.
Children’s picture book manuscript assessment service + mentoring session package
From $297
Turnaround time: 5 – 7 business days for up to 1000 words.
Then your one hour Skype session is scheduled with Penny, senior editor and children’s book expert who has previously worked for trade publishers Scholastic and Penguin.
Avoid the headaches, going around in circles and feeling left to your own devices after receiving and implementing your assessment feedback. Get a 1-on-1 mentoring session with your appraiser to cover all the changes you’ve made and fast-track completing your manuscript ready for book production and publication.
Manuscript assessment services FAQs
Q. Do you review manuscripts after the writer has completed making changes?
A. Yes, certainly. For an extra fee, we can review your manuscript and provide mentoring after you’ve made changes please email us.
Q. Do you offer manuscript assessment in bundle packages?
A. Yes, we do! Make sure you list the services you would like, starting with your manuscript assessment when completing your quote form.
Q. I don’t have a PayPal account, how can I pay you?
A. That’s no problem. You don’t need a PayPal account to pay your invoice. You’ll also have the option to pay via credit card or bank transfer (AU only).
Q. Do you also offer 1-on-1 mentoring session for fiction and nonfiction authors?
A. Yes, we do. When completing your quote form, be sure to mention you’d like a 1-on-1 mentoring session and a bundle quote will be provided along with any additional services you require.