Critiques
I offer critiques for writers of non-rhyming picture book manuscripts (up to 1,000 words)! Critiques delivered within two weeks of receipt.
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Fee: $60
(Discount offered for additional critiques after the manuscript has been revised)
Email me at wickmelanie@hotmail.com to get started!
"As a critique partner, Melanie always digs deep into the heart of the story to provide extremely insightful feedback. She has an incredible eye for structure and details, and an even better ear for harmony of a piece— which is rare! When she looks over my manuscripts, she always comes back with abundant notes and thoughtful "what ifs" and her suggestions have never failed to make my work ten times stronger. She's seriously the best."
-Ellen
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"Melanie's critiques are beyond smart and thoughtful—they're kind and supportive and make you immediately excited to get back to work revising. She's shown me how to examine the issues in my manuscripts from a different angle, and she's helped unlock the stories that I was always trying to tell."
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-Christina
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"I was fortunate enough to win a picture-book critique with Melanie through a donation she graciously made to an auction for a good cause — and then, based on her encouraging, insightful feedback, I commissioned an additional four critiques! Once again, her feedback was spot-on and so helpful. Melanie is generious with her knowledge and is particularly adept at helping heighten emotional resonance; strengthen story throughlines; clarify and highlight character arcs; and identify additional story hooks or layers to emphasize (that you might not have considered, yet). She delivers all that feedback in such kind, thoughtful, patient, and supportive ways. Finally, she also mentioned great recommendations for comps or mentor texts for several of the manuscripts. Overall, I had such a great experience working with Melanie, and I'll definitely reach out to her again when I'm stuck or need a little extra support!"
-Jessica