Editorial Evaluation

Examples of Questions Answered:*

All manuscripts:

• Where and what are your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses?
• Who is your target audience?
• In which category does your book fall?
• What is your next step toward publishing?
• Does your writing style work for your genre?

Fiction:

• Where are your main inconsistencies?
• Where are your plot holes?
• Is every sub-plot resolved?
• Is your manuscript well-paced?
• Does your resolution work for your storyline?
• Are your characters well-developed and believable?

Non-fiction:

• Is your book well structured?
• Do your chapters and sections flow logically?
• Does your introduction grab the reader’s attention?
• Is the main objective clearly conveyed to the targeted audience?
• Do you need supplemental sections such as appendices or indices?

*These are examples of the types of questions that will be addressed. Not every question will be answered in every editorial evaluation. Manuscripts will be assessed, and questions will be answered based upon relevance to the manuscript.