Asking friends and relatives for feedback on your writing can be fraught – and, let’s face it, they’re unlikely to give an honest account of any weaknesses. And don’t even think about using AI* to do your work for you! It is detectable – you could end up with nil points and a disciplinary strike.
I completed a degree with the Open University in 2018, achieving distinction grades in both A215 Creative Writing and A363 Advanced Creative Writing. My highest TMA score from these courses was 98% on the A363 literary criticism assignment.** On the course forums, I gave active feedback on my peers’ works in progress, and several students later remarked that my comments accurately second-guessed the tutor’s subsequent appraisals of their final submissions.
Unless it’s already distinction-grade material, utilising my feedback should boost your work by at least one grade.
I will analyse your work for quality of structure, plot, theme, characterisations, dialogue and readability. While I will note grammatical errors where appropriate***, this will not be the primary focus of my critique.
Works accepted:
Short stories, life writing, novel chapters, film, stage and radio play scripts.
I am unable to give feedback on poetry – unless it forms part of a larger narrative.
Introductory Pricing
Up to 1,000 words: £20
Up to 2,500 words: £40
Up to 5,000 words: £60
Submissions to be sent as MS Word files (.doc/.docx). Turnaround within 5 working days – usually sooner. I will send you your script, marked up with my comments and any suggestions for improvement. Payment must be received with or ahead of submission. My feedback will be honest and may be brutal. No refunds will be given once I have accepted your submission – although if, for whatever reason, I feel that I am unable to provide useful feedback on your work, I will refund your payment.
Get in touch via the contact form, and I will send instructions for payment via bank transfer or Paypal.
* The cover image for this post was creatively iterated from an AI image I made using Nightcafe.com. AI imagery seems to have a problem with chimneys.
** In case you’re wondering, I dropped the two points for an instance of slightly intemperate language on what turned out to be a savage critique of a fellow student’s script. All my substantive comments were accepted.
*** Direct speech is rarely grammatically correct - and you may have good reason to bend grammatical rules elsewhere - for example, if your narrative uses the first-person, the narrator's language is part of their characterisation.
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