Professional Critiques
Professional Writing Critiques
Are you tired of receiving rejection slips? Do you want feedback on your creative writing from someone other than a friend or family member?
Getting an honest and objective opinion about your written work is not easy. The people who are close to you might be blind to the flaws in your writing or they simply might want to refrain from hurting your feelings.
But getting feedback is essential for any writer who is serious about getting published or finding readers. A professional critique will identify your strengths so you can build on them. It will also pinpoint the weaknesses in your writing so that you know which areas need improvement.
Get Professional, Constructive Critiques on Your Writing
Writing Forward offers professional critiques for writers who want honest, objective feedback on their work from a well read, savvy, fellow writer.
The professional critiques I offer look at every aspect of your writing and are designed to help you build on your strengths while diffusing your weaknesses. By offering suggestions and detailed descriptions that explain why particular elements in your written work are not working, I can help you improve your writing.
Through the critique process, you’ll gain new writing skills and learn techniques for making your work more compelling and readable. You’ll also get feedback that explains problems in detail along with suggestions and recommendations for healing those problems.
Critiques include proofreading for grammar, spelling, and punctuation as well as editing for language, context, and readability. In addition, you’ll receive feedback on the content of your work, including concerns about plot, pacing, subtext, themes, characterization, emotion, conflict, consistency, and more.
Critiques are ideal for fiction writers, but bloggers, memoirists, and other creative writers will also benefit from professional critiques. I love working with other writers and helping people produce writing that shines. In my own work, I have found that critiques are the most valuable way to find out how a piece of writing resonates with readers.
What You Get with a Professional Critique
You’ll get a marked-up draft that is proofread and edited along with a written critique, which addresses and explains problematic elements in the written material. There will be a special focus on consistencies (or lack thereof). All of my writing services are handled in a professional, friendly, and supportive way.
When you hire me to critique your written material, you get the following:
- A complete proofread, checking for spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- A thorough editorial review that examines structure, tone, consistency, flow, and readability
- An in-depth written critique noting strengths and weaknesses, which includes suggestions for improvements and recommendations for revisions
For all editing and proofreading projects, I adhere to the standards set forth in The Chicago Manual of Style. If there is another style guide you’d like to use for your piece, please let me know and I will do my best to accommodate your needs.
Rates
Critiques are $25 per document plus 12¢ per word. Discounts are available for longer pieces, such as full-length manuscripts.
How to Get Started
To get started, simply contact me and tell me about your creative writing project.
Are you working on a large, long-term project? Having trouble reaching your writing goals? Want to improve your writing? You can hire me as your writing coach. If you want something simpler, then take a look at my proofreading and editing services. If you’re not sure which service would be best for you, then I can always make a recommendation.
Keep on writing!
