Manuscript Evaluation

Save big while still getting professional guidance for your work. A manuscript evaluation is an awesome tool for the writer with a smaller budget. 

Manuscript Evaluation

1. Review our terms and conditions and ask any questions you have before making a purchase. 
2. Purchase the manuscript evaluation service for the approximate amount of words in your piece. If you have an exact word count, select the "Invoice Me" option to pay the service minimum and put your exact word count in your order notes. We'll invoice you for the overage you'll need to pay for the service (example: if there is a $500 difference between our minimum price and how much you need to pay for your full manuscript evaluation, we'll send you an invoice for $500). 
3. Click the 'Choose File' button under the quantity box to upload your manuscript and complete the checkout process. 
4. A professional developmental editor will review your entire manuscript and provide in-line comments wherever they find problems, including why an issue may be problematic and what your options are for repairing the issue. The evaluation also includes an executive summary letting you know how close the piece is to being "print ready," what the major strengths of the piece are, what the major vulnerabilities of the piece are, and what we recommend your next steps in the book development process be. 
5. We submit the evaluation to you so you can use it to revise your own work on your own time. 

Timeline: Generally about 1 week per 20,000 words, though this can change based on multiple variables (such as how long it takes you to submit the file, office holidays, how long your payment takes to be finalized, etc.). 

No editing: An evaluation is just an assessment of the work as it stands when you submit it. We will not be making any direct changes to the piece beyond adding our commentary to it. This service is meant for authors who want to get an outside, professional opinion on their piece so that they can take that feedback and apply it to their manuscript as they see fit. If you want someone to make changes on your behalf, you will need to purchase an actual editing service such as developmental editing.