Fantasy and sci-fi critiqueProofreading & Copy Editing

Beta read and critique of a fantasy or sci-fi manuscript

Delivery from 2 daysRevisions includedQuality check
Beta read and critique of a fantasy or sci-fi manuscript

About this service

We read your fantasy or science fiction manuscript as a demanding genre reader and editor would. Beyond plot, pacing and characters, we look at what makes or breaks speculative fiction: worldbuilding delivered through info dumps, magic or technology that breaks its own rules, too many invented names in the first chapter and a slow prologue before the story starts. Every point comes with quotes from your pages and a way to fix it.

What is included

  • What you getA written critique: overall impression, strengths, problems with quotes from your pages and a step-by-step revision plan. Premium adds line edits of the opening.
  • Worldbuilding deliveryWhere lore stalls the story
  • Rules of magic or techConsistency and real costs
  • Names and terms loadHow much the reader must learn at once
  • Plot, pacing and charactersWhere the story sags or rushes
  • Revision planClear steps for the next draft

How it works

  1. 1
    BriefYou send the pages, synopsis and concerns
  2. 2
    Reading and critiqueWe read closely and write up the analysis
  3. 3
    DeliveryYou get the critique and revision plan

What we need from you

The text or excerpt pasted into the brief, a short synopsis if it is an excerpt, your target readers and what worries you most.

We will ask you:

  • What subgenre is it and who is it for?
  • Does the book open with a prologue?
  • How does the magic or technology work, in short?
  • What worries you most?

Compare packages

PackagesBasicExcerpt up to 2,000 words$20StandardUp to 5,000 words$39PremiumUp to 10,000 words with line edits$75
Deadline2 days3 days5 days
Revisions123
Text lengthup to 2,000 wordsup to 5,000 wordsup to 10,000 words
Revision planYesYesYes
Line editsNoNofirst 1,500 words
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Payment protection

You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.

  • Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
  • The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
  • Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
  • Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
  • Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
  • Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
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Questions and answers

Will you rewrite my story?

No. The critique shows what to change and why; the writing stays yours. Premium adds line edits of the opening.

Can you read the whole series bible?

Send a short summary of the world with the pages. Extra lore counts toward the word limit.

Is my manuscript kept private?

Yes. Your text is used only for your order.

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