Have you finally finished self-editing your manuscript, but you’re not sure it’s quite ready for a developmental edit? You may instead be ready for a fiction manuscript evaluation.

Maybe you’ve gone through a round or two of beta reading but received conflicting feedback? It’s likely time to seek out a trained editor who’s geared up to complete a manuscript evaluation.

Think of this evaluation (also known as a manuscript critique or manuscript assessment) as a Developmental Edit Lite. My evaluations center on the following:

• Character and Plot Development
• Conflict, Stakes, and Pacing
• Structural Framework

Unlike a full developmental edit, I only do one pass on your manuscript and there are no inline comments. Your evaluation letter is also much shorter, but you’ll receive pointed suggestions related to the above storytelling principles as they apply to your manuscript:

• Trained bird’s-eye view of your story’s landscape: making sure your character’s goals, motivations, and conflicts are clear.
• Laser focus on your particular vision and goals for your story and whether the on-page story accurately reflects them.
• Expert knowledge of how the elements of fiction are or are not working together in your story to effectively impact your target readers.
• Deep familiarity with your work’s genre and its readers’ expectations.

Reflecting On Your Story One Word At A Time!

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