✦ Alpha Manuscript Reading

Our Alpha Manuscript Review is an early-stage developmental service for works still in progress. We focus on the core foundations of your manuscript, including plot, pacing, character development, and overall story structure.

This service focuses:

• Plot structure and pacing

• Character development and motivation

• Story clarity and flow

• Worldbuilding consistency

• Overall direction of the story

You’ll receive honest, constructive feedback that highlights what’s working, what needs strengthening, and where the story may be confusing or losing impact and chapter-by-chapter feedback.

Alpha Reading is ideal for:

• First or early drafts

• Writers who want developmental insight

• Stories that need structural guidance

Important:
This service does NOT include any editing, proofreading, or grammar corrections. Feedback is provided through notes, comments, and a summary report - not line-by-line edits.

Pricing:
This service is a flat rate of $70 AUD, regardless of word count.
No hidden fees. No per-word pricing. We believe in helping writers grow and bringing their stories to life without breaking the bank.

Recommendation:
We recommend reaching out prior to booking this service. While we offer a flat rate, sharing your manuscript’s genre, goals, and approximate word count allows us to confirm availability and ensure we can allocate the appropriate time and attention your manuscript deserves. This helps us provide focused, effective, and tailored feedback.

Contract Notice:
All our services are provided under a written agreement. This contract ensures clarity around timelines, responsibilities, and expectations for both parties, protecting your work and ours. Your booking is confirmed once the contract is signed.

✦ Beta Manuscript Reading

Our Beta Manuscript Review provides honest, reader-focused feedback on your manuscript, helping you understand how your story resonates with readers.

We assess clarity, engagement, pacing, and emotional impact, highlighting what is working well and where improvements may be needed before final editing or publication.

This service focuses on:

• Reader experience, flow, and pacing

• Character relationships, motivations, and arcs from a reader perspective

• Worldbuilding and setting immersion

• Engagement, readability, and emotional impact

You’ll receive actionable feedback highlighting:

• Strengths of your story

• Areas that may confuse or disengage readers

• Moments that resonate emotionally or fall flat

Important:

• This service is reader-feedback only and does NOT include structural editing.

• This service does not include line editing, copyediting, or grammar corrections.

• Feedback is provided through notes, comments, and a summary report.

Pricing:
This service is a flat rate of $75 AUD, regardless of word count.
No hidden fees. No per-word pricing.

Recommendation:
We recommend reaching out prior to booking this service. While we offer a flat rate, sharing your manuscript’s genre, goals, and approximate word count allows us to confirm availability and ensure we can allocate the appropriate time and attention your manuscript deserves. This helps us provide focused, effective, and tailored feedback.

Contract Notice:
All our services are provided under a written agreement. This ensures clarity around timelines, responsibilities, and expectations for both parties, protecting your work and ours. Your booking is confirmed once the contract is signed.

✦ Light Edit (Polish & Flow)

A lighter, detail-focused edit designed to smooth and refine your manuscript without changing your voice.

This is for authors who feel their story is solid but want it to read cleaner, sharper, and more professional.

Includes:

• Grammar, punctuation, and spelling corrections

• Sentence structure and readability improvements

• Clarity and flow adjustments

• Light consistency checks

• Dialogue and narration polishing

Pricing (AUD)

• Up to 80,000 words - $200

• 80,000 – 90,000 words - $250

• 100,000+ words - From $370

  This service is a fixed rate regardless of word count. Manuscripts over 100k+ words will be individually assessed, and final pricing will be confirmed prior to booking.

Recommendation:

We recommend contacting us before booking this service if your manuscript is over 100k+. This ensures we are able to provide the most effective, professional editing for your work.

Contract Notice:

All services are provided under a written agreement. This contract outlines timelines, responsibilities, and expectations for both parties, ensuring clarity and protection for your work. Your booking is confirmed once the contract is signed.

✦ Heavy Edit (Story & Structure)

A full, big-picture edit that strengthens the core of your story—how it flows, builds, and emotionally hits.

This is for authors who want to elevate their manuscript on a deeper level before polishing.

Includes:

• Plot structure and overall story consistency

• Pacing, tension, and story arcs

• Character development, relationships, and motivations

• Scene order and narrative flow

• Worldbuilding clarity and immersion

• Stakes, conflict, and emotional impact

Important:

• Deliverables usually include written notes, chapter-by-chapter feedback, and a summary report, sometimes with suggested rewrites.

Pricing (AUD)

• Up to 80,000 words - $550

• 90,000 -100,000 words - $700

• 100,000+ words - From $900

This service is a fixed rate regardless of word count. Manuscripts over 100k+ words will be confirmed after a brief manuscript review.

Contract Notice:

All services are provided under a written agreement, ensuring clarity around timelines, deliverables, and responsibilities for both parties. Your booking is confirmed once the contract is signed.

Final Manuscript Proofreading

Finished your manuscript and want a final polish before publishing?
This service provides a detailed correction pass, focusing on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence clarity to ensure your manuscript is clean, consistent, and publication-ready.

Includes:
• Grammar, spelling, and punctuation corrections
• Sentence flow and readability refinement
• Consistency review (character names, formatting, and continuity)

Pricing

• Up to 80,000 words – $230
• 80,000 – 100,000 words – $300
• 100,000+ words – $350

Recommendation:
We recommend reaching out prior to booking this service. While we offer a flat rate, sharing your manuscript’s genre, and approximate word count allows us to confirm availability and ensure we can allocate the appropriate time and attention your manuscript deserves. This helps us provide focused, effective, and tailored feedback.

Contract Notice:
All our services are provided under a written agreement. This contract ensures clarity around timelines, responsibilities, and expectations for both parties, protecting your work and ours. Your booking is confirmed once the contract is signed.

We kindly recommend reaching out to us first so we can understand your manuscript, word count, and goals, and ensure we’re the right fit for your story before you book.

From there, you’ll be guided through a simple process to submit your work, and we will also send you the contract and all relevant details before we begin your review, along with instructions on how to proceed.

Once everything is confirmed, we’ll begin providing thoughtful, reader-focused feedback to help refine your story.