Erika Krouse

writer and editor

Official website for Erika Krouse, author of Contenders and Come Up and See Me Sometime.

Questionnaire for manuscript services

I currently have a wait list for new clients. If you’d like to get on the wait list, please fill out this questionnaire, AND please also email a 2-5 page sample of your work to EditingEK (at) gmail (dot) com. I’ll be back in touch to see if you’re still looking for help when I have availability. Thank you!

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address [I never share contact info]

Genre of manuscript

Please tell me about the manuscript you need help on

Subgenre of manuscript

Full or partial

Would you like to submit:

Other information

Please tell me anything else I need to know about your manuscript

How long have you been working on your manuscript, and what revision stage are you currently in?

How long is the manuscript? Please give an approximate word count.

For essays and short stories, would you prefer full feedback (markup, written report, and 1:1 conversation) or some other variation (for example, skipping one of those three elements)? For book-length works, do you want a full manuscript analysis, or an analysis of your first 50 pages + outline?

What kind of feedback are you looking for—structural, characterization, stylistic, etc.?

Note: my comments tend to be structural and conceptual in nature, so that’s what you get with me. If you are looking for close line-editing, please let me know and I will refer you to an excellent line editor.

Where are you located?

For our chat, do you prefer:

Do you have any issues, sensitivities, or concerns about receiving feedback? If so, please let me know what they are, and what has worked for you in the past.

What are your ultimate hopes for the manuscript?

Would you like to share your concerns about any particular elements of the manuscript?

If you don’t mind sharing, how did you hear of me? Thank you!