Alison McGhee

Manuscript Critique Services
Are you a serious writer looking for a careful, devoted reading and critique of your manuscript? Our manuscript critique service features two senior editor-writers with many years' experience in both writing and editing books of all kinds. Our specialties: novels (adult, young adult and children's), memoirs, short story collections, essay collections, general nonfiction, mysteries, thrillers and noir. OPTION #1 1) an extremely careful reading, followed by 2) a summary critique letter, usually 3-5 pages, detailing the editor's overall sense of your work and what sort of revisions would make it the best possible manuscript. Fees: $600 for a book-length work of up to 60,000 words. $800 up to 80,000 words.
OPTION #2 1) an initial, extremely careful reading, followed by 2) a second extremely careful reading accompanied by line-editing and margin notes, and 3) a summary critique letter, usually 3-5 pages, detailing the editor's overall sense of your work and what sort of revisions would make it the best possible manuscript. Fees: $800 up to 50,000 words. $1000 up to 75,000 words. (75,000+ word manuscripts can also be considered.) Payment (via Paypal or personal check): Two-thirds upon manuscript acceptance and the last third upon completion of the edit. Turnaround time is approximately three weeks, often sooner. For more information, email me at alison_mcghee@hotmail.com. You may send your work as a Word or WordPerfect attachment.

Manuscript Critique Services