Holistic Manuscript Feedback

Manuscript Review or Developmental Edit?

Both the manuscript review and the developmental edit take a holistic view of a completed manuscript.

Both focus on key issues in your book. What's the difference?

A manuscript analysis is an overview of your book's main structure, themes, characterization, reader takeaway, and more.

A developmental edit also looks at the big picture issues, but includes in-text comments with additional specifics about the manuscript.

Manuscript Review

Need feedback on your full manuscript or book proposal? Get professional insight on the big-picture issues in your manuscript. This option can help you see what's working and what changes to consider, without the overwhelm and in-page comments.

A manuscript analysis is an overview of your book's main structure, themes, characterization, reader takeaway, and more.

This is for you if:

You have a completed manuscript
You want a high-level overview of your book's strengths and weaknesses
You're not ready for an in-depth developmental edit.

Deliverables include:

A detailed editorial letter addressing big-picture issues about what works, what needs further development, and next steps.
A 60-minute follow-up call to discuss the feedback, address questions, and next steps

Your Investment: $1400, up to 70K words

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Developmental Edit

A developmental edit takes the manuscript review to the next level: it includes comments directly in your manuscript pages, as well as a full editorial letter.

This is for you if:

You have a completed manuscript that is ready for thorough feedback
You're looking for specific feedback on a holistic and page-by-page level
You want insights into what works and what needs work as a complete piece

Deliverables include:

In-Depth Feedback: Receive comments on clarity, flow, genre-specific guidance, and tone throughout your manuscript.
Reader Expectations Analysis: Get feedback on the expectations set by your first pages and how to align them with your message.
A 90-minute follow-up call to discuss the feedback and next steps

Your Investment: $2800, up to 70K words

I'm Interested

* Up to 70K words. Flat per page rate thereafter) in standard manuscript formatting: 1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced Microsoft Word document.

Why work with me?

If we haven’t met, I’m Maurene.

Author, instructor, and experienced book coach.

If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent years consuming all the books, blogs, and advice out there, hoping to find the perfect approach to writing your book.

I’ve tried the classes, joined the groups, and even earned a master’s degree in writing. But despite all that, I found the practical side of writing still eluded me.

I was often told, “Just write, it’ll come together,” so I did.

But it didn’t.

Even with the knowledge I’d gained, something was missing.

You know that feeling when you follow all the advice, but it just doesn’t seem to work for you?

Or when you see others writing with ease, seemingly without a plan, and they end up with a polished book?

Yep, I’ve been there too.

I’ve been the writer staring at a blank screen, willing the words to come. Now, I help other writers avoid the overwhelm and frustration I faced.