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Send us your manuscript

We read it and write back within a few working days with an honest view: what state it appears to be in, which route fits, roughly what it would cost, and what we would do first. Nothing is charged and nothing is committed.

  • Confidential — never shared or used elsewhere
  • We claim no rights in your work
  • Response in 2–5 working days
What happens

Four steps, none of them billable

  1. 1

    You send it

    The form opposite, plus a paste of your opening pages. Nothing is charged and you are not signed up to anything.

  2. 2

    A consultant reads it

    Someone who works in your category reads what you sent — not a template response generated from your genre dropdown.

  3. 3

    You get a written reply

    What state the manuscript appears to be in, which route fits, an indicative cost range, and what we would do first.

  4. 4

    You decide, or you do not

    Plenty of authors take the reply and publish elsewhere or on their own. That is a completely normal outcome.

How we treat your manuscript

  • It is shared only with the consultant assessing it, who is bound by confidentiality obligations.
  • It is never shown to third parties, sold, or used to train any system.
  • We claim no rights in it at any stage — not on submission, not ever.
  • You can ask us to delete it at any time and we will, except where accounting law requires a record.
Read the full privacy policy

Before you send it

None of this is required for a free assessment, but getting your file in order now saves money at every later stage.

Manuscript preparation checklist

Tell us about your manuscript

Takes about five minutes. Everything here is treated as confidential.

At least 25 words. Include the ending — this is not a query letter and we are not deciding whether to acquire it.

Optional but strongly recommended — it is the difference between a general reply and a specific one.

We use your details only to answer your enquiry. No spam, no reselling your information, and unsubscribe from anything at any time. Your manuscript and project details stay confidential.

Please do not attach large files to email or post physical copies — if we need the full manuscript we will send you a secure upload link.

Rather talk it through?

Some manuscripts are easier to discuss than describe

Book a free thirty-minute call instead. No script, no pressure, and you can send the manuscript afterwards if you want to.

Your manuscript stays confidential. We claim no rights in your work at any stage.

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