Manuscript Critique Service
for Unpublished Authors

Imagine having a legendary fiction editor looking over your shoulder and offering crucial advice as you write. In effect, that’s precisely what our manuscript critique service provides. Specifically, Michael Garrett, Stephen King’s first editor and publisher, will read every word of your manuscript, inserting commentary throughout. As a result, his insights are invaluable in guiding you toward the most effective possible rewrite.

Moreover, a manuscript critique is essential to ensure your manuscript reflects true professionalism at publication and resonates with readers. That said, be prepared for criticism. While the truth sometimes hurts, it’s exactly what produces growth. After all, you’re paying for informed criticism, not empty praise. And no writer improves through praise alone.

Why You Need A Professional Critique

You already possess the imagination to spark vivid scenes and the skill to create characters readers care about. You have the discipline to self-edit, and the determination to complete a manuscript and self-publish. That is no small accomplishment. Moreover, you know how to weave ideas together, build tension, and keep readers engaged from beginning to end. At the same time, you recognize the value of learning from a true professional. In doing so, you accept that what you may have once believed to be essential in a manuscript may not always be the case.

However, being so close to your own story makes it difficult to catch everything. As a result, pacing can slip, dialogue may fail to land, and subtle inconsistencies easily go unnoticed. Nevertheless, you know your book has genuine potential. With a professional consultant’s trained eye, you can smooth rough edges, tighten the narrative flow, and ensure your manuscript reaches its full potential.

In short, you’re already a capable storyteller, and ultimately, our manuscript critique service is the step that allows your book to stand shoulder to shoulder with the very best.

A critique service is not an expense;
it’s an investment

If you’re serious about your writing and about giving your novel its best possible chance, this is not a step to skip. In fact, a professional manuscript critique bridges the gap between good and publish-ready, between a story readers simply enjoy and one they truly remember. Through the guidance of Michael Garrett’s editing and publishing experience embedded directly into your manuscript, you won’t just be told what needs work. Instead, you’ll understand why it needs attention and, just as important, how to fix it.

Ultimately, a critique service is not an expense. Rather, it’s an investment in your growth as a writer and in the long-term success of your work. After all, you’ve already done the hard part by writing the book. Now, give it the expert attention it deserves.

Take the next step that transforms promise into polish and let your manuscript rise to the level it was meant to reach.

Visit our critique service pricing page for your total cost.

And when you’re ready to proceed, contact us and please:

• Provide a brief, no more than a short paragraph, summary of your storyline.
• State clearly how many rewrites you have completed so far.
• Provide assurance that you have run Spell Check from beginning to end.
• Make a convincing argument that your manuscript has genuine potential that could benefit from our critique service.

Thank you.

You will hear back from us promptly.

“I learned more from your advice than from all of the books
I’ve read and the courses I took at Gotham Writers’ Workshop.”

— Jack Trandahl

“My agent called to tell me we received an offer for a three-book deal from Penguin.
Thank you for all the knowledge you passed on to me. I learned so much from you.”

— Cecy Robson, author of Flame and Promise

Become a better writer with our manuscript critique service!