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Short Story Evaluation

$185.00

Short Story Title *

Requested Evaluator (not required)

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Short Story Evaluation Overview  [+]

The ScriptShark Short Story Evaluation Service offers the author affordable access to professional analysis provided by such publishing marketplace professionals as editors, book critics, representation and publishing personnel. ScriptShark engages the services of the mentioned publishing pros to provide the author with a professional, in-depth evaluation to ensure that voice, style, and narrative are projected in a manner that helps position the material for success in the marketplace.

As part of the ScriptShark Short Story Evaluation, you will receive a short synopsis for your story, as well as constructive commentary for the material. Additionally, you will receive our Literary Sharkgrid, a 2-page document evaluating the short story's execution by category.

To begin the process, simply add this product to your cart and proceed to check out. If you submit your order and payment online, email your short stories to: scriptshark@baselineresearch.com

Should you prefer to submit both short story and payment via mail, simply place your order online choosing the Check or Money Order payment option, then print your receipt and send it along with your payment and manuscript to:

ScriptShark
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Submission Standards:
All submissions must be double spaced
Submissions must provide author's name, word count, on first page in accordance with publishing standards
Material must be written in a font no smaller than 11 points
Materials must be submitted in .doc or .pdf format
Short Stories are for materials containing up to 25,000 words

Short Story Evaluation FAQ  [+]

Why would I want to pay anyone to evaluate my work?
Honest feedback is an invaluable tool for any writer, novice or professional. We find that many writers have people who are more than happy to read their work: Their parents. Their partners. Their friends. However, personal relations will rarely tell you what they really think of your work, even if they are capable of reading your short story with a discerning publishing eye. Unbiased, constructive evaluation from a professional evaluator allows you to receive sober and insightful evaluation from an individual vested in nothing but the improvement of your material.

Why should I get my short story evaluated before I send it to agents and publishers?
ScriptShark short story evaluation services prepare the writer for the publishing industry by providing industry-caliber evaluation from professional industry minds, the same sort of professional who would evaluate your short story in any agency, journalistic publishing environment, or publishing house, or, better yet, evaluate it for a short-story-collection book review.

What if I don't agree with the ScriptShark evaluation?
As the writer of the material, you are its champion. No one, no matter how much they like or dislike the material, will ever have your same exact vision of it. Therefore, it is rare that a writer agrees or disagrees with their evaluation from beginning to end. It is your job as the writer to identify the comments and suggestions that may assist you in strengthening your vision and crystallizing your short story or short story collection, and discard others which do not serve the story that you feel passionate to tell. As a rule of thumb, and whether comments are given by ScriptShark evaluator or a room full of publishers, we find that a writer usually accepts approx. 70% of suggestions, while 30% are discarded.