Seven editorial seats. One rigorous assessment. A clear path to a better book.
Not a fast report. Not a checklist. A real editorial council — five specialist editors, a Senior Editorial Director, and a Comparative Analyst — convened to assess your manuscript the way a professional publishing house would.
One-time payment · Secure checkout · No manuscript stored after assessment
Each seat has a distinct role and voice. They speak in turn. They do not blur into each other. Together, they cover every dimension of your manuscript.
“Does this story work as a story?”
“Does the reader feel what they need to feel?”
“Is the prose pulling its weight line by line?”
“Does the manuscript hold together mechanically?”
“Would the target reader keep turning pages?”
“What does this manuscript need, in what order, to be ready?”
“Where do all seven seats agree — and where do they diverge?”
Hartley does not add new editorial opinion. They consolidate the other six seats, map collisions — where multiple seats independently flag the same issue, elevating its priority — and produce a scorecard and master diagnosis. Hartley speaks last.
A strict two-phase process. They never skip Phase One.
Upload your file and complete a brief intake form. The council needs to know your genre, target reader, where you are in the process, and what you want from the assessment.
The council will ask targeted questions to reach 97% confidence in understanding your work before beginning any assessment. They never guess. They never skip this step.
Each of the seven seats delivers their assessment in their own voice, with specific evidence from your manuscript, a score out of 10, and constructive direction — not just diagnosis.
You receive a complete council report: six editorial perspectives, Paige's consolidated verdict, and Hartley's collision map and scorecard. A clear path to a better book.
Every council assessment includes the following, calibrated to your stated tolerance for direct feedback.
Sage, Marlowe, Keir, Hollis, Oliver, Paige, and Hartley — each speaking in character, each covering their specific domain.
Every editorial seat scores the manuscript honestly. The council does not inflate. A 5 is a 5.
Quoted lines, named scenes, page references where possible. No vague generalities.
Every problem flagged is paired with at least one suggested fix, framed as editorial opinion, not a verdict from on high.
Hartley's synthesis of where multiple seats independently flag the same issue — the points that must be prioritised.
Paige's consolidated verdict on what this manuscript needs, in what order, to be publication-ready.
The council is not a validation service. It will tell you the truth about your manuscript.
It does not soften to the point of uselessness. It does not perform brutality for sport. It gives you a clear path to a better book — and it respects you enough to be honest about what that path looks like.
One submission. Seven editorial perspectives. A complete picture of where your manuscript stands — and exactly what it needs to be better.
$60 AUD — one-time payment
No manuscript stored after assessment · Confidential by design
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