Manuscript critique
let's look at your story
Do you need a manuscript critique?
A manuscript critique will enable you to make effective revisions to your manuscript by implementing the suggestions yourself. There are no in-text comments, but you will receive a written report which covers the big-picture issues, and you'll have all the information you need to address the elements that aren't working too well and how to build on those that are.
The report will look at the following:
Plot
Does the structure work?
Is it easy to follow?
Characterisation
How are the characters represented?
Does their behaviour make sense – are they behaving according to
their personality?
Pace
How is the story unfolding?
Is it too fast?
Does it drag?
Narrative style
Which point of view has the author used?
Does it work with the type of story?
Tense
Is it written in past or present?
Or a mixture of both?
Does this work?
I gave her the manuscript in tatters and she turned it into
a great, easy reading novel
Deborah edited my first novel. I gave her the manuscript in tatters and she turned it into a great, easy reading novel. I was so impressed with her work and attitude I personally wouldn't work with anyone else in the future and would most certainly recommend her services.
R Barnard, author
She made a fantastic difference to my manuscript
Deborah is a dream to work with. Responsive, smart, encouraging and knowledgeable, she made a fantastic difference to my manuscript and I’m sure she will to yours too.
Graham Wall, author