The Book Doctor
NOTE:
As of 1st January 2005
John Trenhaile will be
offering a more limited service.
Please familiarise yourself
with the changes on the
page entitled 'Significant Alterations.'
Who am I?
Even then, it was no picnic. Every one of my novels
was worked over, and revised, and redrafted again and
again. My UK editor would make ten pages of suggestions.
My US editor would submit another twenty pages. My agent
would then add a further dozen. I’d take account of all of
them when writing the second draft. Then the process would
be repeated with the third draft, and so on, until the job was done.
One consequence is that, no matter how depressed you may be
feeling about your work, I bet I’ve felt the same way in the past.
I’ve been there, I’ve done that, and the T-shirt is pretty grimy by now.
I suppose what I’m saying can be boiled down to this: I understand.
The way ahead
If you like the sound of what I’m saying, contact me to request an
agreement. Fill it in and post one copy back to me along with the
material you want assessed and the reading fee of £50.00.
Preferably, submit your work as an email attachment.
"Nobody can guarantee to find you a publisher.
But I can make your work better."
Copyright © 2005 John Trenhaile Critiques. All rights reserved. Revised: December 14, 2004 .