Are you looking for someone to critque a partial or full of your manuscript?
Looking to enter a writing contest or submit to an editor or agent?
Make sure your WIP is ready for its grand debut!
Eliza Knight offers critique services to those who are looking for a second set of eyes to get your manuscript into top-notch shape. You can be a writer at any stage in your career to benefit from critique services.
Eliza is a trained contest judge, participating in judging nearly a dozen contests a year including RWA's Golden Heart. She is the Contest Chair for HHRW's RTTA contest and the Chairman of CHRW's Golden Claddaugh Contest. In addition, Eliza is a free-lance copy editor. She teaches numerous workshops a year on writing craft and research.
What can you expect from your critique? Eliza will look for the following:
Writing Mechanics (spelling, grammar, any other typos)
Hooks - beginning and ending
Characterization
Point-Of-View
Setting
Pacing
Show vs. Tell
Active vs. Passive
Goals, Motivation, Conflict
Dialogue
Narrative
Story Development / Plot
Inconsistencies (Ex: heroines eyes are blue in ch. 1 and brown in ch. 2)
Where appropriate: Romance (sensuality), Suspense, Paranormal, Historical.
Anything additional you are looking for direction on.
Critiques are:
Trial: First 3 pages free
$35 for the first three chapters or 12,000 words
$10 for each additional chapter (Max 5000 words each)
$50 for a full short story length (Max 20,000 words)
$75 for a full novella length (Max 40,000 words)
$100 for full category length (Max 60,000 words)
$150 total for a full novel-length critique (Max 120,000)
Critiques are accepted in both electronic and print formats.
Testimonials
“Eliza has a great eye for details, and a terrific ability to help you tighten up the writing without losing the author's voice. I absolutely recommend her.” ~ Jeannie Ruesch, Romance Author
“Eliza Knight's editing and critique services are thorough, enlightening, and her suggestions were spot-on! I She helped me take my story from good to great. I can't recommend her services enough.” ~ Renee Knowles, Romance Author
“Eliza Knight offers positive, insightful critiques that focus on maximizing a fiction writer's strengths. Eliza's feedback has helped me create memorable characters, layer emotion and motivation into my writing, and revise for emotional impact. I've been fortunate to have the benefit of Eliza's expertise as a critique partner. Any writer interested in developing craftsmanship and skill in depicting character arcs through emotions would benefit from Eliza's insight and mastery of the craft of writing.” ~Wendy Gray, Romance Writers of America Pro Member, Romance Author
If you are interested in having a critique, please contact Eliza at writer@elizaknight.com