Please get in touch for a professional opinion on your non-fiction work-in-progress or finished manuscript.
What you get
- In-depth analysis of your 30,000-word manuscript or work-in-progress
- Expert evaluation of overall concept, structure, and organisation
- Feedback on suitability for your intended readership
- Detailed review of the first three chapters, highlighting strengths and areas for improvement
- Assessment of writing style, tone, flow, pacing and clarity
- Chapter-by-chapter breakdown with targeted recommendations
- Actionable suggestions to enhance your work
- Guidance on preparing a book proposal
My process
- Submit your manuscript (up to 30,000 words)
- Pay a 25% deposit
- Allow two weeks for thorough review
- Receive a detailed assessment report
Is this service right for you?
It’s ideal for authors who:
- Have a completed manuscript or substantial work-in-progress
- Are looking for professional insight before approaching agents or publishers
- Want to refine their work based on expert feedback
Pricing
From £275 for a manuscript or work-in-progress up to 30,000 words. I usually allow two weeks for completion.
Get in touch
Please contact me and tell me a bit about your project. Maybe a free Discovery call would help?
Please note: I don’t provide advice on specific literary agents. The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2025 (Bloomsbury, 2024) has lots of great advice on how to get published.
Mary Davis gives constructive and encouraging advice while maintaining a sense of realism. Her suggestions are concise and well thought out and take the form of enhancements of what has been written rather than criticisms of it. I found her advice enormously valuable and encouraging.
–Robert Hunter, former head of fraud at Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills
