Query Assessment
Get a closer look at your query letter, plus your pitch and opening pages if you include them, before your first submission or your next round. If you've already started querying, the assessment gives you specific feedback to consider beyond the form rejections.
AI-generated assessment. Feedback on your writing, without rewriting it.
Querying but not getting requests? Read what to check before you revise.
Your full query letter as you'd send it to an agent (required)
A one-to-two sentence hook for your book (optional but recommended)
Opening pages of your manuscript (optional but recommended)
A structured look at what your query and any optional materials communicate, including points that may need more clarity. This is not a prediction of an individual agent's response.
Clarity, hook, stakes, tone - with specific, actionable feedback on what's working and what isn't.
Is your elevator pitch strong enough for a meeting? Who, goal, conflict, stakes - broken down.
Opening hook, character, pacing, voice - and whether your pages deliver on what your query promises.
Ratings across the report's craft dimensions, with assessment notes to help you interpret them.
The highest-impact things to fix before sending your next query, in order of priority.
Sample excerpt - Agent Reality Check
"An agent picking this up would notice the voice immediately - there's a sardonic edge to the narrator that signals literary sensibility without being precious about it. The query does what it needs to do: protagonist with a clear want, obstacle that feels personal and structural, stakes that extend beyond the immediate plot. The comp titles are doing real work (both recent, both in lane). Where the read wobbles is the opening pages - the first scene is all setup, no friction. An agent might keep reading based on the query strength, but the sample needs to deliver tension faster. This is close. One more revision pass on the opening chapter could tip it."
Sample excerpt - Craft Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Voice & Prose | 7/10 | Strong |
| Emotional Engagement | 6/10 | Borderline |
| Pacing & Structure | 5/10 | Borderline |
| Concept & Hook | 8/10 | Strong |
| Market Alignment | 7/10 | Strong |
You're preparing to query and want to know whether someone unfamiliar with your book can follow the pitch.
You've started querying, but the responses give you little to work with.
You've revised the letter so often that you can't tell whether the central story is still clear.
You want to look at the query and opening pages together before your next round of submissions.
The assessment reviews the query letter you submit. You can also include a pitch or logline and up to the first 5,000 words of your manuscript.
You'll receive assessment notes and priorities to consider in revision. The report does not rewrite your query or edit your sentences. It cannot tell you whether a particular agent will request the book.
No. Your query letter is required; a pitch or logline and your first 5,000 words are optional. Including pages allows the assessment to consider the opening alongside the query.
No. The report assesses what you've written and identifies points to consider. You make the revisions in your own voice.
Yes. You can submit your current materials at any stage of querying. A report can help you examine the package, but it cannot explain an individual agent's decision or silence.
No. It covers your query and any optional materials you include within the stated limits. It is not a full-manuscript assessment.