Manuscript Assessments Ready to take your manuscript to the next level? Our expert manuscript assessments provide invaluable feedback to help you refine your writing and increase your chances of publication. Our manuscript assessment service provides unparalleled reliability and practical support to unpublished writers from Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK and the USA. Our team of editors are committed to helping you unlock the full potential of your book. Our trusted, professional manuscript appraisers will give you the insight you need to identify areas where further development is required and move your manuscript one step closer to publication. Why Choose Our Service? Benefits of our industry-recognised manuscript assessment service designed to propel authors like you towards literary greatness: ✅ Unparalleled Evaluation: Our experienced editors meticulously analyse every aspect of your manuscript, from plot to pacing, dialogue to style, leaving no stone unturned. ✅ Constructive Feedback: Identify the strengths and weaknesses of your work with insightful feedback that guides you towards mastery. ✅ Masterful Storytelling: Ensure your narrative arc and plot structure are flawlessly executed, captivating readers from start to finish. ✅ Brilliant Characterisation: Dive deep into your characters’ development and motivations, unlocking the power to create truly compelling individuals. ✅ Literary Polish: From grammar to clarity, we’ll refine your writing style, vocabulary, and consistency, transforming your manuscript into a true masterpiece. ✅ Captivating Themes: With expert analysis of thematic consistency, symbolism, and underlying ideas, we’ll help you craft a cohesive and thought-provoking work. ✅ Fresh Perspective: Benefit from the objective viewpoint of an experienced editor, offering insights that will take your manuscript to the next level. ✅ Tailored Editing: Our personalized suggestions, tailored to your voice and style, will enhance your manuscript’s overall quality, making it irresistible to readers and publishers alike. ✅ A Door Opener: Gain a competitive edge in the publishing world, increasing your chances of capturing the attention of literary agents and publishers. ✅ Book Deal Assurance: Stand out from the crowd by proving your commitment to excellence, ensuring your manuscript shines brightly in the eyes of publishers. ✅ Elevate Your Craft: Grow as a writer with guidance from our professional editor, equipping you with skills to conquer current and future writing projects. ✅ Confident Publishing: Be confident in your manuscript’s readiness for publication, knowing it has been thoroughly assessed by industry experts. Take Your Manuscript to the Next Level with a Professional Assessment You’ve poured your heart and soul into your book. The culmination of late nights and writer’s block now lies neatly bound before you. But is your manuscript truly ready for its moment in the spotlight? Before you query agents or publishers, be sure your masterpiece puts its best foot forward with an objective manuscript assessment. Our professional manuscript assessment service analyses all aspects of your book, providing constructive feedback to refine your work. Our editors thoroughly evaluate your manuscript’s plot, pacing, characters, themes, writing style, and more. We identify strengths to highlight and weaknesses to improve. Our sole focus is empowering you to transform your manuscript into a captivating, polished book that demands attention. We Dig Deep, You Soar High Our editors dive deep into the heart of your story. We assess the narrative arc and structure, ensuring compelling rising action and seamless plot transitions. Character development and believable dialogue are put under the microscope. The effectiveness of themes and symbolism in enhancing your story’s resonance receives close scrutiny. At every turn, we offer tailored suggestions to elevate your writing. We strive to polish your diamonds in the rough so your manuscript’s inner brilliance shines through. Our assessment includes a comprehensive editorial report summarising key feedback. You’ll gain invaluable insights to finesse your work line-by-line and chapter-by-chapter. Any flaws that could cause rejection letters will be identified and resolved. The Writerful Difference At Writerful Books, we focus solely on serving authors and their stories. Our professional editors have assessed thousands of manuscripts spanning every genre. We take your book as seriously as if they were our own. Our passion lies in helping you master the art and craft of writing. With over a twelve years of experience working with traditional publishers such as HarperCollins, we understand what agents and acquisition editors look for. A manuscript assessment prepares your work for success in today’s competitive publishing landscape. When you’re ready to transform your book into its best possible version, trust the professionals at Writerful Books. Submit your manuscript below to take that pivotal first step on the path to publication! What our authors are saying… - Rebecca R. Thank you so much for the report. I am thrilled to receive this kind of feedback! It was so detailed and the reader made really insightful and useful suggestions. Please be sure to thank them for their thorough critique and kind comments. This was beyond helpful for me as well as reassuring that the book is worth my continued hard work. - Rebecca R.Read Moreread less - Rob B. Just got to work and read the report with some trepidation. I'm happy to say that I'm quite excited. I've noted your points which I've found encouraging and enlightening so I think I'm going to be making some changes including extra work at the end. There is a sequel that expands a lot more on what happened and how Sarah's life changes and what drives Rachel. In the new year I'll send it to you for a read. In the mean time many thanks and have a great Christmas. Kind regards, Rob. - Rob B.Read Moreread less - Sonya S. Thank you for your professional feedback. I really appreciate your advice and your ability to be direct. You have given me a lot to think about. I look forward to the challenge. Warm Regards, Sonya. - Sonya S.Read Moreread less - Natalie J. Thank you so much for the report. It had great feedback. - Natalie J.Read Moreread less - Bert O. I have just started book 4 of this series so I will certainly use your pointers! - Bert O.Read Moreread less - Catherine C. Thanks so much Declan. I’m going to make a few modifications now thanks to your suggestions. Great thanks so much! As you say good writing is rewriting, and as I re-read the rest of the manuscript I am struck with how many glaring holes there are and how many (lots!) opportunities for improvement! So, I think I will continue to work on it before I send the rest of it to you. Thanks for the feedback. I felt my writing had improved, so its nice to know I am not delusional. BTW, this is a completely new story, with the previous 2 manuscripts as only back story. Thanks so much. It is a very well written, comprehensive report. I’m very impressed with the quality. There are some helpful suggestions for improvement and the summary of characters and plot is spot on. [...] Thanks again for such an in-depth report, I know that was beyond the realm of a beta read, so I really appreciate it! Catherine Craig. - Catherine C.Read Moreread less - Elizabeth S. Thanks very much for this. I will work on the recommendations, especially to speed up/improve the beginning. I’m feeling a little more hopeful about the story overall. Best regards, Elizabeth. - Elizabeth S.Read Moreread less - Martin O. Thanks for the comments, they were exactly what I wanted. [...] I like your idea of rewriting as a epistolary novel taking the form of a diary though I need to look up exactly what that means and find some good examples. Martin. - Martin O.Read Moreread less - Paul B. Declan, just read your report. I'm hugely relieved by your comments. Thank you so much for your thorough assessment. I'll ensure you get a mention in the acknowledgements. - Paul B.Read Moreread less - Maia F. Thank you so much, Declan. I’m actually going to submit the manuscript (after editing and polishing as much as possible) to a contest. Then, I’ll see what feedback I get and will go from there. I’m not sure if it’ll be a traditionally-published novel or I’ll self-publish it, but either way…it’ll happen 😊. I really appreciate your help. - Maia F.Read Moreread less - Latifa J. Thank you for the manuscript assessment. I really appreciate how quickly you've gotten back to me. I'll start working on it as soon as possible, (rewriting it, taking everything you've mentioned into consideration). Thanks again! Regards, Latifa - Latifa J.Read Moreread less - Danielle B. Thank you so much for your detailed responses to all of my specific questions and also your general feedback! This all helps SO much. The two most important things I took from your feedback was that 1.)[...] I just thought of some scenes/ideas of how I can do this so now I just have to write them out and see which ones work best 🤞 2.) There needs to be a stronger hook in the first chapter. I can see now that where I started the story probably isn't the best place to start it. And 3.) there definitely needs to be downtime between the intense scenes. Someone actually suggested this to me before but I was wary because I was afraid of slowing down the story and boring the reader but I think I just have to figure out a balance. [...] Best, Danielle Brown - Danielle B.Read Moreread less - Rudy S. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I wanted to say the notes were extremely helpful and gave me alot to think about. I don't know if too much time has passed by now but I thought I should try. My only question for the reader to clarify on is that I forgot to mention that this book is the first of a planned series. And she said the characters didn't feel developed, and i'm just wondering if knowing that changes anything? I hope the Covid didn't knock you around too much and that you're feeling better. I've read the notes and first wanta thank you for the feedback. I genuinely appreciate it. - Rudy S.Read Moreread less - Katherine S. Please let the reader know that I'm flattered, and none of your beta readers should ever fear causing offense. I want their honest opinions, besides I'm pretty thick-skinned 🙂 - Katherine S.Read Moreread less - Anni T. Thank you so much for the quick turnaround on your beta read! Your report was very insightful and will help a lot in understanding a reader's perspective. I am so glad the story came together for you - that alone is extremely helpful. Yes, the subject matter is dark, which is always difficult when trying to write a story that is entertaining! I have lines that I won't cross, esp. when it comes to writing about children. I think writing for shock value is a race to the bottom. I'll go back and work on the dialogue that is stilted/unrealistic - yes, it would be awful for the narrator to have to read stilted dialogue! Also, I have to thank you for ploughing through the story despite it being so messy! My editor is finding 100s of errors and many inconsistencies. I've been under pressure to make a deadline for my audio publisher and I've had issues caused by the border closure in Victoria (we were meant to be moving there). I agree with the border closure, but it's been a difficult time - as have these past months been for many, many people. - Anni T.Read Moreread less - Tom F. Sorry it has taken so long to get to you. I’ve been swamped with day-job work. I also want to thank you for reading and providing thoughtful comments. - Tom F.Read Moreread less load more Further Reading: What is a Manuscript Assessment? Find Your Voice as a Writer Manuscript Assessment Fees: The fees are calculated per 1000 words. There is a minimum word count of 50,000 words. AUD $16.25 per 1000 wordsCAD $14.65 per 1000 wordsGBP £8.75 per 1000 wordsEUR €9.95 per 1000 wordsUSD $10.85 per 1000 words *Manuscript assessments don’t include proofreading or copy editing. We offer substantial discounts to authors requesting a manuscript assessment who need to hire an editor for further editing or proofreading. We will provide a report to you by email approximately 2-3 weeks after the submission of your manuscript and will confirm a deadline with you once the manuscript is received. As a guideline, our reports are generally 3,000 to 5,000 words depending on the type of manuscript you are submitting. Services can be negotiated in advance and tailored to suit your needs. Note: We also have an express evaluation and expert evaluation service which is a more economical option for writers who want a quicker turnaround time while still receiving expert advice from a professional book editor. An express or expert evaluation is recommended for writers who don’t want to commit to a full manuscript assessment. Manuscript Evaluation Service Book an Assessment Below! 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