Manuscript assessment
A manuscript assessment provides you with:
what you get
Service includes…
I’ll read your manuscript and write a comprehensive editorial report (10–20 pages, depending on your manuscript’s length). This report will focus on a range of big-picture elements: the plot and structure, characterisation, your setting/world-building, the target market, and any other broader areas requiring attention. Some examples from your manuscript will be included so you can understand where the critique could be applied.
You’ll also receive a manuscript revision guide to help you plan your changes, and a customised resource sheet tailored to you.
I include an optional 30-minute follow-up call or live-text chat to discuss any questions you have. Editorial notes on a revision plan (up to 5,000 words) are also included.
not ready for a full assessment? try the…
Mini assessment
This is a short diagnostic report covering my initial editorial impressions of your manuscript, with targeted critique on 1–3 key areas for improvement. I’ll also provide you with feedback on the overall marketability of your manuscript. Advice on next steps is included as well – for example, whether the manuscript is ready for submission or publication, or if further rewrites would be useful.
What other writers are saying
She is simply amazing
The manuscript assessment I received from Rachel was extraordinarily helpful. I was blown away by Rachel’s thoughtful and thorough work and there is no doubt that my novel will be incalculably stronger because of Rachel’s feedback. She is simply amazing. If you are a writer in search of professional editing services, you found them. End of search.
Fantastic
I genuinely cannot express how grateful I am. Your notes are fantastic and have really helped me to see a clearer direction for the rewrite. They’ve really helped things click into place for me. It’s given me a new burst of excitement to start thinking of the revision and take this from a somewhat good idea to a great story.
Really helped me
Thank you so much for your feedback – it’s really helped me cut away all the fat from the story and streamline it, and to really focus on the story that I want to tell and what I want readers to get out of it. I’d struggled to explain my book to others and I see now that this was because I was throwing too many plotlines and characters at the wall and seeing what would stick. I’ve re-written around 50,000 words from scratch and it already feels so much better and is more snappy than the earlier draft. I feel much more immersed as I feel I know the characters and the world better than before.
An injection of energy
Rachel’s manuscript assessment taught me so much, and unlocked a completely new way of looking at and understanding what did and didn’t work in my manuscript. Her notes were incredibly thorough, thoughtful and detailed, returned in a well-structured document with constructive ideas for fixing the big issues. I felt such an injection of energy after working with her, it has been invaluable for me.
A valuable resource
Rachel was a professional from start to finish. Her feedback was comprehensive, but also concise and direct. Her different service offerings make her a valuable resource for anyone working on a manuscript at any stage. Her professionalism, dedication to the craft of writing, and general literary acumen reflected great credit on her, and I would highly recommend her services.
Inspiring
Your manuscript assessment was exactly what I was hoping for. You confirmed some thoughts I had, raised plenty of new ones and helped me see where things were working where otherwise I had doubts. My head was nodding throughout and I found your suggestions/explanations inspiring. I can’t wait to get to work. Thank you so much.