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Manuscript Critique

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If you know your book has problems but don’t know how to fix them, then it’s time for a professional manuscript critique. My manuscript critiques usually run from 30 – 60 pages in length, depending on the length of the manuscript and the issues discussed.

$22 per thousand words 

What you’ll get

  • Thorough analysis of the major elements of your book as well as clear, practical guidance for any necessary revisions.
  • Detailed comments and suggestions throughout your manuscript focusing on specific scenes or passages that need work, along with before-and-after examples to illustrate my points.
  • One-on-one consultation with a pro (that would be me) as you incorporate the critique and make revisions to your manuscript.
  • Follow-up review of your manuscript after you’ve completed your rewrite.
  • The benefit of my thirty-plus years’ experience in the book publishing business.

What you won’t get

  • A few pages of generic, canned material that too often masquerades as a critique in this business.
  • Brutal criticism – it isn’t constructive or necessary.
Anatomy of a Greenleaf Critique
The advice you gave me during and after the critique of my novel, Touched, has come full circle. You suggested narrowing it to a single viewpoint, simplifying its content, and shortening it to a middle-grade novel. Well, after reworking it several times trying to get it the way I wanted it, I’ve seen the light. I am working on a single-viewpoint version right now that I foresee being about 45,000 to 50,000 words. The language is greatly simplified, and is only from Nat’s viewpoint. I did get some helpful advice from the local writer’s group in my hometown, but nothing that propelled me forward like the information from you. Every day I put words into my story, I am seeing the wisdom in the pages from your critique, and I get closer to a better story.
Daniel DundayAuthor of Touched

Other Services

Manuscript Evaluation………………………………………$285
I’ll read your novel or book-length nonfiction manuscript, evaluate its market potential, and give you a written assessment of its strengths and weaknesses.

Manuscript Editing………………………………………..$40 – $50 per thousand words
I’ll correct the mechanical errors (spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, etc.) and I’ll polish the prose to improve clarity and narrative flow.

Book Proposal……………………………………………….$950 and up
I’ll help you avoid the mistakes that can make the difference between sale and rejection.

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