Manuscript Reports
Get detailed feedback on your manuscript from one of our expert editors. £750 for a manuscript of up to 95,000 words. Price dependant on manuscript length.
Apply NowFull Manuscript Reports
We’ll match you with one of our expert editors based on the genre and style of your book. Your editor will then read your manuscript in full and give detailed feedback on your work, including in-depth advice on how to address any problem areas.
Your report will comprise at least 1,500 words and cover structural issues, such as plotting, characterisation, narrative perspective, writing style, voice and pace. Your editor will explain what’s working well in your manuscript and what could be improved to take your work to the next level. They won’t take up valuable space in the report summarising your book and the plot; they will instead focus on specific areas to develop and hone as well as highlighting particular strengths in your work, giving you a clear direction and the confidence to move forward with your edits.
Partial Manuscript Reports
If you’re in need of guidance midway through your draft, you can also opt for a partial manuscript report focusing on up to 60,000 words of your novel-in-progress. (Scroll to view full price banding).
As with the full manuscript report, your editor will provide feedback on what’s working well and what could be improved, looking specifically at your plot, characters, structure and pacing. We recommend including an outline of what you think will happen next (to be included in the total word count), so that your editor can also provide a steer on any pitfalls or challenges to bear in mind – hopefully giving you the direction you need to write to the end of your novel with confidence.
We offer full (or partial) manuscript reports for the following:
- Novels written for adults
- Novels written for children (older than 7) or young adults
- Memoir
- Narrative non-fiction
My editor highlighted exactly where the weak points were but, more than that, advised on how to strengthen the plot, make the characters more complex ... She was supportive, and highlighted the strengths of the manuscript which made me far more confident about my writing. I also had a consultation with her afterwards, and she was very generous with her advice and suggestions.
Former student
Consultation
For an additional fee of £300, you can obtain a one-hour consultation with your editor. This consultation will take place within one month of your receipt of the manuscript report. You will be able to use this time to discuss your editor’s feedback, ask questions and explore different ways of implementing their suggested edits and changes to your manuscript.
READY TO REQUEST YOUR REPORT?
To request a full (or partial) manuscript report please fill in our application form. We ask that you send us the first 3,000 words of the novel or memoir you’d like a report on, and a synopsis of no more than a page (both need to be in the same document, as you can only upload ONE file in the application below). The form also asks you to let us know little more about your work-in-progress and if you have any specific concerns that you’d like your editor to address. Your application will help us select the right editor for your novel or memoir from our experienced team.
You can request a report at any time, and we will respond to your application within seven working days.
Report fees
- Up to 40,000 words - £450
- Up to 50,000 words - £550
- Up to 60,000 words - £650
- Up to 95,000 words - £750
- Up to 100,000 words - £785
- Up to 105,000 words - £820
- Up to 110,000 words - £855
- Up to 115,000 words - £890
- Up to 120,000 words - £925
- Up to 125,000 words - £960
All prices are inclusive of VAT. If your manuscript is longer that 125,000 words, please email students@curtisbrowncreative.co.uk and we will be able to advise you further.
Our Editors
All of our expert editors are either established authors with significant teaching experience or respected publishing professionals.
Genevieve Fox
- Renowned feature journalist
- Acclaimed memoir writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Sarah Hilary
- Award-winning crime writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller students
Wyl Menmuir
- Award-winning author
- Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
- Provides feedback to our Write to the End of Your Novel students
Anthony Trevelyan
- Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize
- Creative Writing teacher
- Provides feedback to our Starting to Write Your Novel students
REPORT ALLOCATION
- We will respond to your request for a full manuscript report within seven working days and let you know which of our expert editors is right for your project.
- We consider it important that each applicant can be matched with an editor who has the right experience and expertise to be able to provide a useful report. If we do not have an editor who we think can be helpful to you, we will respond within seven days of your application to say that we are not able to provide a report for you.
- You will receive your report within four weeks of confirmation. Your report will be confirmed after you’ve agreed to our choice of editor and we have received your fee payment.
- You can book and pay for your consultation in advance or, if you opt for the report option only but later decide you would like to have a follow-up consultation, you can request this after your report has been delivered. The consultation will take place after we’ve received payment and within one month of your receipt of the report.