Manuscript Critique
when the second draft needs a little extra help
You have completed your manuscript.
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves on second draft.
If you know your book has problems but you’re stuck on how to fix them, then it’s time for a professional manuscript critique. Even the best writers sometimes need a second set of eyes to help them take their manuscript from good to great. My constructive critiques run from 30 to 60 pages in length, depending on the length of the manuscript and the issues discussed.
If you’re interested in learning more, feel free to send a query using the form to the right. Or just keep reading!
Expert Manuscript Critique Services for Writers
For over two decades, I have been helping authors achieve their dream of publication. I have worked with fiction and nonfiction projects in just about every genre you’ll find at the bookstore, turning manuscripts into published books, major publishing contracts, and best sellers.
Through this experience, I have learned an important lesson: if you want to publish a book, then you get out what you put in. It’s an incredible accomplishment to complete the first draft of a manuscript, but now that you have completed the first draft, the true work can begin.
With my time-tested, publisher-approved critique service, you will have everything you need to hone your writing craft and take your manuscript from good to great.
Kyle Fager
Manuscript Evaluator
Editor
Guy Who Looks Like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo
A good critique makes you do the above, not the below…
Keep your chin up, my friend. Nothing’s beyond fixing!
My professional, constructive critique will help you take your book to the next level.
What you’ll get …
Thorough analysis of the major elements of your book as well as clear, practical guidance for any necessary revisions.
Detailed comments and suggestions throughout your manuscript, focusing on specific scenes or passages that need work, along with before-and-after examples to illustrate my points.
One-on-one consultation with a professional (that would be me) as you incorporate the critique and make revisions to your manuscript.
Follow-up review of your manuscript after you’ve completed your rewrite.
The benefit of my twenty years’ experience in the book publishing business.
What you won’t get …
A few pages of generic, canned material that too often masquerades as a critique in this business.
Brutal criticism – it isn’t constructive or necessary.
What my clients are saying
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It began with a critique of my very rough manuscript. Over more than thirty pages, Kyle discussed in detail every critical part of my story. In my case, dialogue was a problem. He helped me see specific places where I needed to show rather than tell. Through the critique, I was able to make changes to the plot and conflict that made a huge difference. On the mechanics, Kyle helped me straighten out issues with grammar and tense. Kyle is highly professional during every turn of the writing process, and his critique will set you on a path to success. I highly recommend his services.
—Jack Cawthon
Author of The Prettiest Street in Savannah -
Kyle Fager helped turn this storyteller into a writer by suffering through a manuscript that was full of information but in need of professional help. His incredibly detailed insights into the first draft’s strengths and weaknesses were exactly what I needed to turn my dream into a reality.
—Greg Stamm
Author of Come Cruise with Me in a Post-COVID World -
My deepest thanks to my editor and writing advisor, Kyle Fager, whose brilliant guidance throughout the writing and editing process was essential to making this book compelling for a wide audience. The original manuscript I worked on and sent to Kyle was a boring recitation of facts and figures. But he came up with incredible ideas that improved the work immensely and contributed to greater sales. I could not be more thrilled with how my book turned out and was received.
—Gary Schwendiman
Author of The Future of Clean Energy
Questions about the next steps for your book?
Give me a call at 608-213-7594
or
Your Words Literary Services
Manuscript Evaluation ………. $345
I’ll read your manuscript from first page to last and tell you what you’ve done right and what still needs work.
Manuscript Critique ………. $24 per thousand words
My practical, detailed suggestions will show you how to turn your manuscript into a book with solid commercial value.
Manuscript Editing ………. $40 – $50 per thousand words
I’ll correct the mechanical errors (spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, etc.) and I’ll polish the prose to improve clarity and narrative flow.
Book Proposal ………. $950 and up
I’ll help you avoid the mistakes that can make the difference between sale and rejection.
Major Rewrite ………. $15,000 and up
I’ll develop a rewrite plan for your approval. Then, I’ll overhaul your manuscript from the ground up.
Ghostwriting ………. $25,000 and up
I’ll ghostwrite your book based on your story idea or outline.