Manuscript Assessment

Literary agents are always searching for exciting new authors and marketable manuscripts, so if you keep receiving rejection letters from agents, it usually means there is a problem with your submission package or your manuscript itself. Professional editorial feedback can significantly increase your chances of catching an agent’s attention and moving your work out of the slush pile and onto their request list.

Literary consultancy and manuscript help
At our literary consultancy, an experienced team of professional readers and editors carefully assess your work and identify exactly what literary agents are looking for in your genre. We specialise in working with new and emerging writers who want to make their manuscripts stand out in a crowded publishing market. Our goal is to help you turn a promising draft into a polished, submission-ready manuscript that has real commercial and artistic potential.

Editor’s report service
An in-depth editor’s report provides a comprehensive assessment of your manuscript, highlighting structural, stylistic, and narrative issues that may be holding you back. This report will pinpoint problems with plot, pacing, character development, dialogue, voice, and overall readability, and then offer practical, actionable advice on how to fix them. With clear recommendations and suggested revisions, you will know exactly what changes to make to move your book closer to publication and give agents the confidence to request the full manuscript.

Reader’s report and submissions report
If you prefer a shorter, more concise overview, a reader’s report offers a focused, high-level critique of your work from the perspective of a typical industry reader or agent assistant. It quickly identifies your manuscript’s strengths, weaknesses, and commercial appeal, giving you a realistic sense of how your book might be received in the current publishing marketplace. For writers preparing to submit to agents or publishers, a submissions report concentrates specifically on your opening chapters, synopsis, and cover letter, ensuring that your submission materials are clear, compelling, and professional.

Support to get published
All of these services—editor’s reports, reader’s reports, and submissions reports—are designed to take you one step closer to getting published and building a long-term writing career. By refining your manuscript and submission package before you approach literary agents, you maximise your chances of standing out, securing representation, and ultimately signing a book deal. Whether you are writing fiction, non-fiction, or memoir, expert editorial guidance can be the difference between another rejection and a request for the full manuscript.

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