Critique fiction up to 5K words
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I will review your complete or partial short or long fiction work for content, structure, clarity and grammar, for content up to 5K words. If your work is longer, we can negotiate on multiple packages. Feedback will be provided in written format, up to a page of notes plus in-context edits, depending on the nature, size and quality of the submission.
Please make your work available in RTF, DOC, DOCX, or TEXT file format. Ideally, provide it in standard manuscript format. That is:
- double-spaced
- paragraphs have 1/2" indent
- each page has AUTHOR / TITLE / PAGE NUMBER on top
Not included:
- suggestions for where to market your work
- assessment of "you as a writer" - your feedback will be about the work
- comparison of your work to other works
- an actual review of the work (as intended for publication)
If desired, I can provide feedback to you in the form of MS Word 2016 files with the "track changes" feature enabled, so you have the option to incorporation those of my suggested changes that you like with a minimum of effort.
Here is an excellent write-up on standard manuscript formats:
http://www.scribophile.com/academy/how-to-format-a-novel-manuscript
Note: I am not interested in doing critiques on romantic fiction, including paranormal romance, or text pornography. I respect the writers' and readers' rights to embrace these genres. I am simply not interested in reading them.
Training & Qualifications
I created and edited the small press e-zine 'nanobison' for some years, and read/critiqued several hundred stories for that publication. I've also participated in on-line and in-person writers groups for several years, having read and reviewed over 1 million words by now. I have also been published in a handful of modest publications.
Availability & Preferences
I expected to be able to turn around a critique within 4 days of agreement.