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Welcome!

"Writing is an incredibly lonely occupation and to be able to talk problems through with an interested and experienced reader can be a lifeline." Yvonne Hooker, Senior Editor, Puffin Books*

Your book may be a good book. But what if it could be better?

Are you writing a book? Do you plan to submit it to literary agents and publishers? Or are you considering the self-publishing route to success? If you're in any of these categories, you have arrived in the right place. We offer help to new authors at every stage of the process, before and after their book is published. We offer a wide range of editorial services that can add value to your manuscript and improve your chances of getting published. If you intend to self-publish, an editor's help is an absolute must before your book is published.

A literary consultant can play a major role in getting a book published. Before submitting your manuscript to an agent or publisher, you might want to get an independent and professional opinion on its worth or you might want to have an insight in the market conditions to see if your project is likely to appeal to agents and publishers, based on what ultimately readers demand.

We are book editors and literary consultants. How does our literary consultancy work? We start by assessing your manuscript. In our reports, we talk about consistent and compelling characters, flawless story development, a well-knitted plot with no loose ends, a sustained pace, a logical structure with a consistent narrative, all from a deeply market-aware perspective. If we believe your manuscript is outstanding, if we consider ourselves able to recommend it to a literary agent or directly to a book publisher, we will discuss the options with you and we will be happy to recommend you free of charge. If we think you need to do some more work on your manuscript, our report will be the in-depth analysis that helps you locate the shortcomings in your writing and improve your chances of getting published. To find out how we can improve your manuscript, please visit our Services page. To see what you would be likely to receive, check our Samples of Critique Reports page.

By asking an independent copy-editor to assess your manuscript, you give your writing the chance of being recognised for what it's worth. You put a great deal of time and effort into writing a book, so giving it the chance of a professional literary analysis is one option you should seriously consider. You might just be the famous next big thing that all literary agents and publishers are looking for, or you could be just a hard-working aspiring author, prepared to put in any amount of effort in order to improve her or his work. Either way, you can count on us for a high quality, highly personal and very constructive literary critique and an honest opinion on your writing.

If you write fiction (commercial and literary fiction, fantasy, science-fiction, thriller, mystery, chick-lit, lad-lit etc), non-fiction (celebrity biographies, women's literature, sports books, self-improvement and self-help books, social sciences, history, health and beauty, everyday psychology, fashion, cookery, religion, gardening, property developing, travelling, journalism, business, success stories, politics, parenting, autobiography and biographies) and children's literature, we will gladly accept your work. However, we do not currently accept poetry, drama, screenplays and academic books.

We are also happy to accept unsolicited manuscripts, first-time authors manuscripts and unfinished work. If you're stuck with your work and feel that a professional literary analysis and a constructive critique are the only things you need in order to make progress with your project, you're in the right place. Or, if you're fairly happy with your work, but keep getting rejections from literary agents, involving a literary consultant is the right next step to take. Feel free to browse our website for more details on how we can help get your book published or accepted by a literary agency, get in touch and we'll be happy to find out more about you and your book.

*Quotation from What does an Editor do? in Children's Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2008, p. 129. Yvonne Hooker and Puffin Books do not endorse Daniel Goldsmith Associates services.