About the work

A closer look.

You send the opening of your story or chapter, up to 5,000 words. I read it the way a stranger does: does this make me turn the page? You get back a short, specific letter: - what your opening is actually doing (the frame you're setting) - the one recurring sag I keep hitting, with the exact spots - one line-level fix, quoted - whether I'd keep reading, and why Plain and warm. I praise what earns it and I don't pad. If I can't read your pages well I tell you before you pay.