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er.vinayaksharma77

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60-Minute Zoom/Phone Chat

Price: $100.00

*Zoom or Phone—your choice! Not to be recorded.

  • A specific manuscript of yours
  • Brainstorming ideas & solutions
  • Ranking your strongest ideas
  • Researching & vetting agents
  • Querying
  • "The Call"
  • Author-Agent relationship
  • Going on submission
  • Writing craft & process
  • How to craft compelling pitches
  • [Traditional] publishing business & market
  • Navigating social media
  • Building a career as an author
  • Assembling a list of potential agents for you to query
  • Next steps & setting SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound) goals
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30-Minute Zoom/Phone Chat

Price: $50.00

*Zoom or Phone—your choice! Not to be recorded.

  • A specific manuscript of yours
  • Brainstorming ideas & solutions
  • Ranking your strongest ideas
  • Researching & vetting agents
  • Querying
  • "The Call"
  • Author-Agent relationship
  • Going on submission
  • Writing craft & process
  • How to craft compelling pitches
  • [Traditional] publishing business & market
  • Navigating social media
  • Building a career as an author
  • Assembling a list of potential agents for you to query
  • Next steps & setting SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound) goals
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Pitch Critique/Creation

Price: $30.00

Through Twitter contests, my pitches have received requests from 20 different agents and editors and been used for both my deal announcements via Publishers Weekly and Publishers Marketplace. I’ve also helped dozens of writers and illustrators secure industry requests using pitches I critiqued and crafted for them. I’d love to do the same for you!

  • Picture book writers: I will read your manuscript, critique your current pitch (if you have one), and craft THREE additional pitches for you.
  • Novelists: I will read your synopsis, critique your current pitch (if you have one), and craft THREE additional pitches for you.
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List of Comp. Titles &/or Mentor Texts

Price: $30.00

*This service is for picture book creators only. I will read your manuscript, conduct research, and provide you with a list of 5+ comp titles and/or mentor texts with specific reasons for why I’ve selected each. Potential titles might come from:

  • Picture books
  • Children's literature within other formats
  • Television shows (live action and animated)
  • Movies (live action and animated)
  • Theatre
  • Historical figures and events
  • Current figures and events
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Query Letter Edit

Price: $40.00

Through comments and track changes, I will polish your query letter, focusing on:

  • The personalization / connection to the agent/editor (if applicable)
  • Polishing your pitch
  • Reviewing and suggesting comp titles (if applicable)
  • Ensuring your author bio is short and snappy and highlights your strongest credentials
  • Brevity/Streamlining all sections
  • Formatting
  • Producing a query that is professional and has personality
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Full Critique:

Price: $125.00

What this critique focuses on:

  • Concept & Premise
  • Plot
  • Pacing
  • Character development
  • Tension & Stakes
  • Voice
  • Language
  • Structure
  • Humor & Heart (where applicable)
  • Theme and Takeaway
  • Creative suggestions
  • Strengths and suggested areas to work on
  • Feedback on art notes & how to improve story’s visual potential (if applicable)
  • Identifying your story’s hook
  • Page turns and pagination suggestions
  • Formatting
  • Possible line edit suggestions (which may or may not address spelling, grammar, punctuation, alternate phrasing and structure)
  • Broadcast-quality audio recording of your manuscript (for your private use only)