Finished a draft of your manuscript and wondering what’s next? These services will help you develop and revise your story so that it captivates readers from the first page to the last.
- One-on-one guidance, focusing on big-picture storytelling elements such as plot, structure, point of view, character arcs and worldbuilding.
- Targeted, personalised feedback that takes into account your creative goals.
- Tools for a stronger manuscript, new skills and more confidence in yourself as a writer.
- An extensive editorial report, containing a detailed assessment of your manuscript and suggestions about where to focus your revisions.
- Up to an hour of follow-up guidance after receiving my feedback. This can be on anything from feedback on your new ideas to coming up with a step-by-step revision plan.
- A personalised list of resources and reading recommendations for creative inspiration.
- character development,
- worldbuilding,
- point of view or tense,
- revision techniques and approaches,
- and any other areas you’d like my input on.
Manuscript evaluation
A manuscript evaluation is a detailed breakdown of where your novel excels and how you could make it even stronger.
How it works
A manuscript evaluation looks at your work with broader brush strokes than a full edit. My feedback will focus on macro-level storytelling elements such as structure, point of view, character arcs and worldbuilding.
I'll read through your manuscript and write up an extensive report detailing what works well and what could work even better in your next draft. This usually takes around 4 weeks. The report is typically around 8–12 pages long.
This process doesn't involve manuscript annotation, but the report may refer to example passages from your novel. It'll be up to you to apply the guidance to the rest of your manuscript, if you wish.
You'll have 2 weeks after receiving my evaluation to ask me for up to an hour's worth of further advice and guidance.
Here's what you get
Typical price range: £850 to £1000, depending on word count. Get in touch for a quote.
Developmental feedback on your synopsis or outline
If you’re looking for guidance on your overall story, getting feedback on a synopsis or outline can be a more affordable route that than getting feedback on your full manuscript, especially if you anticipate making large-scale plot changes in your next round of revisions.
Whether you have a synopsis, a chapter-by-chapter outline or a detailed plotting spreadsheet, I’ll be a fresh pair of eyes on your story, bringing with me years of experience and training in identifying developmental issues.
£220 for feedback on up to 2000 words of plotting materials, or get in touch for a personalised quote.
Story coaching
If you’d like feedback and guidance outside of the more comprehensive services above, I offer coaching tailored to your needs. This is ideal if you're looking for guidance with:
Coaching is flexible because it can target individual scenes and chapters, rather than your entire manuscript. Coaching would be ideal if you already know what you want to work on and are looking for some guidance and support along the way.
If you'd like support throughout your revision process, we can also schedule regular check-ins to keep you moving forward and motivated.
Get in touch to discuss what you’re looking for and how I might be able to help.
Specialised feedback and consultation
I offer sensitivity reading and gender worldbuilding consultation at all stages of planning, drafting and revising. These can be added on to other developmental and coaching services, or you can book them as stand-alone services.
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