I'll use Story Grid tools to diagnose your draft
As a professionally trained Story GridĀ® Certified Editor, I'll deliver the following:
See how the masters do it. I'll recommend three masterworks for you to analyze using the Story Grid tools.
I'll create a detailed (hey, it's a spreadsheet) analysis of the first five scenes of your story pointing out where they work, where they don't, and how to improve them.
Editors at the major publishing houses ask six questions of a manuscript. If the answers don't excite them, it joins all its cousins in the Rejection pile. I'll ask those questions first, and we'll go over the answers together.
You will also get:
Six Core Questions
Spreadsheet of your first three scenes
One Hour Call + recording
Scene & Convention "cheat sheet"
Next Step Recommendation
Up to 80,000 word manuscript
Six Core Questions
Spreadsheet of your first three scenes
One Hour Call + recording
Scene & Convention "cheat sheet"
Next Step Recommendation
Up to 95,000 word manuscript
Six Core Questions
Spreadsheet of your first three scenes
One Hour Call + recording
Scene & Convention "cheat sheet"
Next Step Recommendation
Up to 120,000 word manuscript
I'm not accepting manuscripts over 120,000 words at this time. My advice is to try to cut your draft down -- look for exposition and ask if its really necessary. Look for redundancies between scenes. If your story really requires a large canvas, you can fill in the form below and I'll try to find a Story Grid Certified Editor who handles longer manuscripts. If I find one, they'll contact you directly.
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