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Submission Materials

If you are a querying author who is not quite ready to put your submission materials in front of agents or editors, then one of my query assessment services might be for you. Let's refine your query letter, synopsis, first three chapters so you can get out of the slush pile.

Submission Package Review

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

If you’ve been on query awhile with little to no feedback, or just really want all your submission materials critiqued, then the Submission Package review is the service for you.

I’ll take a look at your query letter, synopsis, and opening chapters (≤ 20,000 words) and assess the total package like an acquisition editor would. You’ll get a report (≥ 4 pages) that details what does and doesn’t work (and why), suggestions to strengthen your submission, as well as any key selling points you can use to attract interest.

This is your chance to pilot test your submission material and revise them before you officially go “On Query”.

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My name is Kate Marope, and I'm a developmental editor who adores HEAs and helping authors fine tune their books to build engaging and emotionally complex reading experiences.

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My name is Kate Marope, and I am a developmental and line editor with eight years’ experience working with traditional and self-published authors, both as a freelancer and as an editor at various publishers →

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