Consultancy

I’ve book doctored for a major London literary consultancy for about 15 years and now do this freelance as well. I’ve had even longer experience writing novels and non-fiction and working with editors in the major publishing houses.

A manuscript I doctored in its early stages went on to win the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012. I have also worked with many promising new writers, guiding them to the stage where their manuscript is taken seriously by agents and publishers. I have a number of more seasoned clients who ask me to be a professional pair of eyes on manuscripts in progress, or intellectual property companies who hire me to guide authors through revisions.

In-depth report

I work with completed manuscripts, or a manuscript as complete as you can get it. I write you a detailed report, with plenty of examples of your book’s strengths and weaknesses – all with the aim of helping you bring the novel up to publishable quality.

I usually try to turn them around within 6 weeks, other work permitting, but if you decide you do want to proceed I will make a firm delivery date and do my utmost to stick to it so you’re not gnawing your fingernails for too long.

How much?

My charges for a full manuscript critique are GBP£9.50 per 1,000 words, minimum charge GBP£195, payable in advance (I can send you a Paypal invoice and I let Paypal do the currency conversion).

That may seem like quite a chunk of money, but what I tell you in this initial report will help you not only with this novel, but with all the others you’ll write afterwards.

Is that all?

Is that all you get? No, I don’t abandon you after the initial report. You’re guaranteed up to 4 emails (ie 4 sent by you) for questions, discussions and so on. What clients usually do is write queries directly on the report in a contrasting colour and we have a back-and-forth conversation like that. Which is quite fun.

Is there a cheaper option?

If that’s a little beyond your budget, there’s another option. A lot of people find it helpful to ask me to critique a portion of the book – the synopsis and the first 10,000 words. Usually I can identify in that the main issues for the rest of the book and you can use it to guide your revisions of the whole thing. The cost of that would be GBP£250.

NEW! Brainstorm your plot

Stuck on your outline? Want to pep up your plot but you’re out of ideas? Send me a detailed synopsis we’ll arrange a time to brainstorm on Skype. GBP£250.

What kind of books do I work with?

I work with non-fiction, memoir, fictionalised memoir and a lot of types of fiction. But if your book is in a genre I don’t read I might not be the best person to advise you. Drop me an email  – rozmorriswriter at gmaildotcom – and tell me a little more about your book.

Copy-editing and proof-reading

I’ve worked in book production for more than 20 years, the last three years freelance. I can copy-edit and proof-read a manuscript, in UK English – email me for details. But copy-editing and proof-reading are only necessary if you’re publishing the manuscript yourself. If you’re submitting to agents and publishers you don’t need this.

Any questions? Don’t hesitate to drop me a line and we can chat about what options might suit you.