Manuscript Evaluations
Before you launch into extensive rewriting or editing work, we strongly recommend you consider a professional evaluation of your manuscript. This will not only provide a comprehensive overview of your work's strengths and weaknesses from an objective viewpoint, it will save you time and money in the long run.
Our professional evaluation involves a careful reading of your manuscript and a thorough, single-spaced, 10- to 15-page report, cross-referenced with specific examples from your work.
Fiction evaluations
These include the hook, especially the first three paragraphs and the first five pages; the power and effectiveness of the story engine; transitions and writing flow; punctuation, spelling, grammar, and sentence structure; formatting, storyline, subplots, characterization, dialogue, point of view, setting/mood, symbolism, pacing, and more. It will also include an evaluation of your manuscript's fit in the current market, your audience, and recommendations for the pursuit of either traditional or self-publishing.
Nonfiction evaluations
These include structure, organization, and scope; target audience, educational level of readership, author's competence and expertise in subject area, photos, diagrams, graphics, sidebars, special art, first page hook, narrative tension, use of fiction techniques, overall rating as a resource, and other relevant elements, including recommendations about marketability and publishing path.
Our professional evaluation involves a careful reading of your manuscript and a thorough, single-spaced, 10- to 15-page report, cross-referenced with specific examples from your work.
Fiction evaluations
These include the hook, especially the first three paragraphs and the first five pages; the power and effectiveness of the story engine; transitions and writing flow; punctuation, spelling, grammar, and sentence structure; formatting, storyline, subplots, characterization, dialogue, point of view, setting/mood, symbolism, pacing, and more. It will also include an evaluation of your manuscript's fit in the current market, your audience, and recommendations for the pursuit of either traditional or self-publishing.
Nonfiction evaluations
These include structure, organization, and scope; target audience, educational level of readership, author's competence and expertise in subject area, photos, diagrams, graphics, sidebars, special art, first page hook, narrative tension, use of fiction techniques, overall rating as a resource, and other relevant elements, including recommendations about marketability and publishing path.
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"After much research and conversations with several professional editors, I decided to hire Linda Nathan to edit my book, and I am so glad I did. Linda is a consummate professional who offered a free pre-contract consultation and really listened to me. She communicated in clear terms precisely what she would do and what the cost would be. She provided a contract that was easy to understand and worked well for both of us. Linda consistently exceeded my expectations at every turn. First, Linda produced a thorough and thoughtful evaluation of the manuscript with 10 to 12 pages of detailed notes and suggestions. I was so pleased with that work, I also hired her to edit the book. She produced a thoughtful and sensitively edited final manuscript at an affordable price. Linda Nathan is an exceptional wordsmith whose high-quality work is worth every penny and more. I heartily and happily recommend her to other writers.
Peter Tormey, Ph.D., Author
The Thursday Speeches: Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Football from Coach Don James (2014)
"Linda Nathan's evaluations of my two novels were just what I needed to improve them before sending the finished manuscripts to my publisher. Her suggestions showed me how to make the revisions I knew were necessary. She let me know when the stories dragged and what needed deletion, whether it was dear to my heart or not. She saw what was missing and needed adding. Correcting the wrong punctuation and minor errors she saw helped me present a more polished manuscript.
"After making the changes she suggested, I felt that both stories were strengthened and were easier for readers to follow. I highly recommend using Linda's editing skills to take your novels to the next level."
Barbara Hattemer, Author
Field of Daisies (OakTara 2012)
An Island Just for Us (OakTara 2013)
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