Which Spun Yarn feedback option is right for you?
Do you want feedback on your complete manuscript?
Click on a report below to learn more about it!
NOTE: Your manuscript must be shorter than 90,000 words to be eligible for this feedback option.
Your complete manuscript will be read by THREE Spun Yarn readers. Our readers have been carefully selected from around the country and represent a diverse variety of age, gender, and worldview. Based upon the type of feedback that you're looking for, we'll match you up with the right three readers for your manuscript.
Your Spun Yarn Manuscript Feedback Report will be delivered to you within 30 days after we receive the draft of your book. See what a Spun Yarn Manuscript Report looks like here. At over 30 pages and beautifully designed, we promise that you've never seen anything quite like it.
Each Spun Yarn Manuscript Report consists of three core components – Flash Feedback, Qualitative Feedback, and Quantitative Feedback.
Flash Feedback: At the quarter, halfway, three-quarters, and ending point in the book, Spun Yarn Readers provide input on the reading experience. Flash Feedback provides excellent insight into what readers are thinking in real time as they read a manuscript.
Qualitative Feedback: Spun Yarn readers provide feedback on what they thought were the best aspects of a book, along with their opinion on the focus areas most in need of improvement. Authors also have the opportunity to pose two questions directly to Spun Yarn readers at the outset of the feedback process, which are answered in this section of the Manuscript Report. For a small additional charge, authors can ask up to three additional Reader questions.
Quantitative Feedback: In this third section of the report, readers provide a numerical score of your novel on a scale of 1 -10 in eight key categories. By focusing on trends, correlations, and deviations in this quantitative data, the Spun Yarn is able to provide clear insight into the strengths and improvement areas in a manuscript.
NOTE: HAVE A MANUSCRIPT LONGER THAN 89,999 WORDS? PLEASE SELECT THE SUPERSIZED MANUSCRIPT OPTION.
Every book is different, but here are three common moments in the writing process when writers have found Spun Yarn feedback to be most helpful.
1. New Direction
You’ve finished a draft of your manuscript and at least one full round of editing yourself. Or, you’ve been trying to sell your book and something just isn’t working. Now it’s time to understand which parts of the book are working best and where to focus your revision efforts going forward.
"I know it’s time to get outside feedback when I can no longer see the flaws in the manuscript myself."
2. Agent Ready
You’ve finished multiple revisions and potentially have already received feedback from friends, family members, or other writers. You’re almost ready to begin contacting literary agents, but you want to get the book as close to perfect as possible.
“Agents are so busy and make decisions on a manuscript very quickly. You really only get one bite at the apple. Feedback from the Spun Yarn helped me make it as compelling as possible for readers and agents right from page 1.”
3. Sensitivity Reader
Your manuscript includes characters with specific lived experiences you haven’t personally experienced yourself. You want to get it right and would appreciate insightful perspective. Our diverse pool of readers offer a targeted beta read.