We offer independent
feedback on creative writing. We believe we’re
unique in offering a number of critiques of your work;
you're not
limited to just one. Each critique comes from an individual
reviewer, written independently.
We use our reviewing skills to:
• broadly analyse your writing
• highlight the strengths
• point up any major flaws
• suggest improvements, where required
• judge whether we think it's of publishable standard
Unlike your family and friends, we are objective.
Unlike a writers' circle, you never meet
us, so you don't need to feel shy. Our critiques cannot
be influenced by
whether we like you or not!
Unlike writers' websites, we are focused
on you and your writing. Our critiques aren't provided
to show off our own
writing, or to gain credits, or to sell other services.
Unlike some critique services, our critiques
are professional, well-considered and in sufficient depth
to be really useful.
Unlike many consultancy services, we are not expensive.
Unlike any other critique service that we
know of, we offer multiple reviews.
We are
• a panel of reviewers who know good writing when we read it;
• skilled at spotting strengths and weaknesses in plot, character, viewpoint,
style, dialogue and grammar;
• excellent at written English;
• enthusiastic in our enjoyment of the written word;
• possessed of keen critical faculties;
• proficient reviewers whose aim is always to help and to build;
• affordable.
How it works
One, two or more of our reviewers reads an extract of your novel or your other
writing and each provides a written critique and completes a checklist of
points.
Having critiques from two reviewers or more
is a good idea – more
than one opinion is always valuable. Overlapping views are reassuring,
while different
reviewers almost always pick up different points too. The fee is on a gently
sliding scale; you pay far less than twice the cost of one critique for two.
For
novel extracts and short stories over 2,000 words, prices
start at just £65;
two reviews cost £85.
