Professional Manuscript Consultations

Option 1: Reading

with Mark-up

4¢ / word

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Reading + Mark-Up: Your writing coach will mark up your document with light editorial notes as they read. These notes may include basic comments on style, mechanics, and organizational flow. When they have finished reading your document, they will send you a copy that includes all of their notes, so that you can reference them in future. Please note that a mark-up is NOT a full-scale edit.

Editorial Letter: After reading your document and marking it up, your writing coach will also provide a brief editorial letter outlining their feedback. This will prepare them to discuss your work in-depth during your live video consultation.

Option 2: Reading

without Mark-up 

2¢ / word

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Reading (without mark-up): Your writing coach will read your document thoroughly, but will not mark it up with editorial notes.

Editorial Letter: After reading your document, your writing coach will also provide a brief editorial letter outlining their feedback. This will prepare them to discuss your work in-depth during your live video consultation.

Option 3: Poetry

Manuscripts

$7.50 — $15 / page 

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If you purchase a manuscript consultation for a poetry manuscript, your writing coach will either provide feedback “with mark-up” at the rate of $15 per page, or “without mark-up” at the rate of $7.50 per page.

With Mark-up: Your coach will mark up your document with light editorial notes as they read, and also provide an editorial letter outlining their feedback.

Without Mark-up: Your coach will read your entire manuscript before your live 1- or 2- hour consultation, and provide an editorial letter outlining their feedback.

How It Works

Our manuscript consultation service includes a live 1- or 2-hour consultation. This meeting takes place on Zoom and a shared Google Doc.

Before your live consultation, your writing coach will review your entire manuscript (either with or without a mark-up) and provide an editorial letter explaining their feedback.

During the real-time meeting that follows, they’ll walk you through each point outlined in their letter.

They’ll also provide actionable steps you can take to improve your work, answering any questions you may have along the way.

How Long It Takes

Prose:

• Prose documents of fewer than 20k words will receive a 1-hour live consultation.

• Prose documents of more than 20k words will receive a 2-hour consultation. (Flexible if requested.)

Poetry:

• Poetry manuscripts of less than 50 pages will receive a 1-hour consultation.

• Poetry manuscripts of more than 50 pages will receive a 2-hour consultation. (Flexible if requested.)

What It Costs

This consultation will be billed at an hourly rate (from $85—$200/hr), according to our standard pricing model for time-based live meeting services.

To learn more about how we price manuscript consultations and other services, please visit our pricing page for authors, professionals, and creatives.