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Please choose the service you require from the menu below.
Information on how to submit
your work and how to pay for the service you
choose appears to the right of this page. We accept payment
online (using PayPal), or by post. If you need help using this
page, just send us an email
here.
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Quick
Critique:
£20
A 400 word (min.) appraisal of
any single piece of prose up to 1500 words, or a single poem up to 80 lines.
We will provide you with a breakdown of the strengths and weaknesses of
your work and, where appropriate, make suggestions for improving it.
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Full
Critique (prose):
You will receive a detailed analysis and critique of your work (1000 words
minimum), covering:
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Style
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Content
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Structure
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Readability
And including:
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Full copy edit (find and correct
grammatical, punctuation and typographical errors)
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Advice for rewriting
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Fact sheets to help you with problem areas
(where appropriate)
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Rewrite submission at a discounted price
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Single short story, feature, or other prose writing up to 3000 words: |
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£40
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Submission of rewrite (within four weeks of original submission):
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£25 |
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Synopsis and first three chapters
of a novel (up to a total of 10,000 words):
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£75 |
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Submission of
rewrite (within eight weeks of original submission):
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£40 |
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Complete novel, or any
other work not covered by the above, please
contact Word
Doctors for a quote. |
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Submission
online |
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Please send your work in one of these formats
(click for details):
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Submission
by post |
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Prose should by typed in 12 point Arial on an A4 page, and
double-spaced. Poems should be single-spaced.
We can accept
handwritten copy only if the handwriting is very clear and the
text is well-spaced on the page. Work will be returned as for
hard copy above. |
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When you
send your work |
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Please tell us
(where applicable)
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For what
market or readership it's intended |
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What
brief, if any, you are following |
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Whether
you have any particular concerns that you would like the report
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It can also be
helpful for us to know a little about you and your writing
background, but not more than 300 words or so, please! |
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Always keep a copy of your
work. Word Doctors can't
accept responsibility for damage to or loss of original manuscripts, either
in transit or while they are in our care.
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How to pay
online |
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Please pay for your critiques via the Word Doctors download and online payment centre.
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How to pay
by post |
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We can accept payment by cheque in pounds
sterling, drawn on a British bank, or by UK Postal Order. Please include
with your submission. |
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