Service II
Editorial Review
A comprehensive manuscript assessment with a detailed revision roadmap — so you know exactly what your story needs and how to make it stronger.
What It Is
Not a critique. A roadmap.
Most editing services return a manuscript covered in comments and leave you to figure out what it all means. The Cora Press Editorial Review is different. You receive a 10–12 page written report that evaluates your manuscript at the story level — structure, character arcs, pacing, worldbuilding, theme — and gives you a phase-by-phase revision roadmap with specific, actionable next steps. You'll know exactly what your story's strongest elements are, where the gaps are, and how to close them.
What's Included
A full-manuscript evaluation.
- ✦Executive summary: marketability, core strengths, and positioning
- ✦Plot construction and momentum analysis
- ✦Character development, arcs, and believability
- ✦Worldbuilding consistency and integration
- ✦Pacing, tension, and reader engagement
- ✦Thematic clarity and emotional resonance
- ✦Genre alignment and audience expectations
- ✦Publishing-industry perspective on acquisition barriers
- ✦Phase-based revision roadmap with clear next steps
- ✦Customized recommendations for your specific genre
Transparent Pricing
Flat-rate pricing by manuscript length.
Manuscripts over 120,000 words are not accepted for this service. The Editorial Review does not include line editing, grammar correction, or formatting.
The Process
Assessment with real direction.
Submit your complete manuscript
Send us your finished draft. We accept novels, novellas, and short story collections in the speculative fiction genre (sci-fi and fantasy, family-friendly, no horror or explicit content).
Full read and analysis
Your editor reads the entire manuscript, evaluating story architecture, character development, worldbuilding, pacing, and thematic coherence against genre expectations and publishing standards.
Receive your 10–12 page report
Within approximately two weeks you receive a comprehensive written report with a full assessment of your manuscript's strengths and gaps, plus a phase-by-phase revision roadmap with prioritized, actionable guidance.
Common Questions
Answers before you start.
Does this include line editing?
No. The Editorial Review operates at the story level — structure, character, pacing, worldbuilding, and theme. It does not include grammar correction, sentence-level editing, or formatting. If you need sentence-level work, see Stylistic Line Editing or Developmental Editing.
What genres do you work with?
We work exclusively with science fiction and fantasy authors writing family-friendly speculative fiction. We do not accept horror, explicit sexual content, or graphic violence.
How is the feedback delivered?
As a written report — not as tracked changes or inline comments. This gives you a clear, readable assessment you can reference throughout your revision process rather than a document full of marginalia.
Not sure whether your story needs revision, repositioning, or a different path entirely?
Start with a diagnostic. Most authors discover the answer changes everything.