Manuscript Appraisal Service

manuscript appraisal service from Jules Wake

You’ve written the book or nearly finished and you want honest impartial feedback: Is it ready to send off for submission? Could it get published? Does it need more work? You know something’s not quite right but you can’t put your finger on it?


Does your manuscript have

a strong plot/story structure?

do your characters have goals and motivation?

enough show and not too much tell in the writing?

well-developed characters that undergo growth and change?

a strong enough opening, inciting incident in the opening chapters?

too much of an info dump at the start of the story?

These are all vital for a good story and your mum, your granny, your best friend might tell you you’ve written a brilliant book but can they really tell you whether you’ve mastered these essential building blocks in your manuscript.  

A professional, independent critique will identify those issues and areas in your manuscript that need further work and provide a detailed report on how best to improve your writing and progress your story.  What is also invaluable is having comments in the margins of your manuscript that illustrate and give clear examples of what you might be doing wrong, areas that could be tightened up and suggestions for alternative approaches.

manuscript appraisal service from Jules Wake

As an experienced, best-selling author of commercial women’s fiction with an understanding of story structure and the craft of writing, I offer manuscript appraisals which provide a detailed overall report as well as comments throughout the manuscript. 

I want to send you heartfelt thanks for all you’ve done to make this possible….yes, yes, I know you will shrug it off all embarrassed like …but I want to say it so you know I really, really do credit you with being the person who has guided me and had faith in me which has resulted in reaching this goal.

Lynn Forth, author of Love in La Land and Crooked Cat

Prices:
Critique and report of first three chapters and synopsis £175

Full critique and report with comments on the manuscript

70-90,000 words £300
90-120,00 words £375

To book this service simply send me a message.