First 15K Assessment

A high-bar read of your opening 15,000 words. Find out what's working, where readers get stuck, and what to fix before you invest deeper.

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What You Submit

First 15,000 Words

Your opening pages - roughly 60 pages double-spaced (required)

Title & Genre

Working title and genre/category for context

Author Info

Your name and email for report delivery

What You Get

Agent Reality Check

How would a real agent react to this opening? What catches the eye, what slides off, would they keep reading?

Big Picture Analysis

What this book seems to be - concept, lane, and where it fits in the market.

Character & Emotional Stakes

Do we know who the protagonist is and what they want? Is there enough interiority to anchor us emotionally?

Pacing & Structure

Does the book start in the right place? Where does it drag or rush? Is the story earning its real estate?

Voice & Prose Analysis

Is the voice distinctive and consistent? Where does the prose sing, and where does it stumble?

Market Positioning

Where your book sits in the market and comp title suggestions that actually do positioning work.

Craft Scorecard

Numerical ratings (1-10) across key craft dimensions plus AI-writing likelihood assessment.

Prioritized Revision Roadmap

The 3-6 highest-impact things to address, in order of priority, before continuing.

Sample Report Excerpts

Sample excerpt - Voice & Prose Analysis

"The voice here is doing something interesting - there's a wry, observational quality to the narration that feels literary without being self-conscious. The prose is cleanest in the dialogue scenes, where the rhythm feels natural and the characters sound distinct. Where it gets muddy is in the transitional passages - there's a tendency to over-explain what the protagonist is feeling rather than letting the reader infer. The line 'She knew, in that moment, that everything had changed' appears three times in different forms across the first fifty pages. Trust your reader more."

Sample excerpt - Craft Scorecard

CriterionScoreTier
Voice & Prose7/10Strong
Emotional Engagement7/10Strong
Pacing & Structure5/10Borderline
Character Development8/10Strong
Dialogue Quality6/10Borderline
AI-Writing Likelihood2/10Strongly Human

Who This Is For

Writers who've finished a draft and want to know if the foundation is solid

Authors deciding whether to invest in a full developmental edit

Writers who want honest feedback before showing beta readers

Anyone who suspects something isn't working but can't pinpoint what

What This Isn't

This is not a line edit. We don't mark up your prose or fix sentences.

This is not a full manuscript read. We're assessing the first 15,000 words only.

This is not a replacement for beta readers. Human eyes catch things AI can't.

This is a diagnostic tool - identifying what's working and what needs attention so you can revise smarter.

Ready to see what's working?

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