Why We're Raising Our Prices

At The Spun Yarn, we're a small team of writers and readers. One of our defining company ideals is to put authors first, and that means holding ourselves to an incredibly high quality standard at an affordable price. We know that authors have appreciated this because through word of mouth alone, we've seen steady growth since we started back in 2017. We are so grateful to those authors who have helped us spread the word!

Given our commitment to doing right by authors, we wanted to transparently explain the upcoming increase in our prices. When we launched the Spun Yarn in 2017, we intentionally charged less than it actually costs to create a report. Now in our third year, we have generated more than 200 reports, with about a third of these for repeat customers. By operating a lean editorial and operations team, we’ve been able to eke out a three-year runway and we couldn’t be prouder of all the authors we’ve helped get their manuscripts closer to publication. 

In order to continue paying our readers a fair rate, and to continue operating, we are going to raise prices on December 1. We will continue to operate a lean team to deliver the products authors have derived the most value from: the SmartStart, the Complete, and the Supersized Manuscript Report, as well as the Sensitivity Reading Report that many of you have been asking for.

Until then, if you've been on the fence about whether or not to try a report, now is the time! Until December 1st, you can continue to buy or gift a Manuscript Report at at our current rates. You can use it now or next year, whenever you're ready.  On December 1, a Complete Manuscript will cost $499, a Supersized $599, a SmartStart $199, and a Sensitivity Report $599.

The Spun Yarn has been life changing for us, for our many readers and for our published and debut authors. Thanks for your encouragement and partnership. We look forward to changing your book trajectories for years to come.

Sincerely,

Sarah, Sean, Jay, Lauren, and Julie