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Manuscript evaluation

A manuscript evaluation provides you with valuable feedback on your work, allowing you to continue to refine your manuscript before investing in more intensive editing services, such as developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading. A manuscript evaluation is also a great option for clients who want to find out what type of editing is recommended for their manuscript.

I will provide you with an editorial letter that addresses the following:

  • Content summary
  • Audience analysis
  • Structural analysis
  • Strengths
  • Recommendations

 

Depending on the nature of your work, a manuscript evaluation may also include an analysis of dialogue, character development, and story structure.

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Why a manuscript evaluation?

If one or more of the following sentences describe you, consider requesting a manuscript evaluation for your project.

  • You’d like to continue to work on your manuscript before hiring a developmental editor or copy editor, but you are unsure of your next steps.
  • You want to know whether your intended audience and purpose of your manuscript align with an editor’s analysis.
  • You are not satisfied with the structure and organization of your manuscript and want suggestions for improvement.
  • You are looking for ways to further develop your characters and dialogue.
  • You are interested in an editor’s perspective on the strengths of your manuscript so that you can build on them.
  • You want to know whether there are any problematic gaps in your manuscript’s content.