Sara's promptness, professionalism, and follow-through are amazing, not to mention the quality of her feedback and how clearly she communicates her suggestions. I ended up getting an offer of representation, and an agent, from one of the pitches she critiqued, on the very manuscript she had critiqued! 

Vanessa Konoval

Sara rips apart my stories in the best possible way, giving me a masterclass in craft in the process. She knows so much about the market and the industry.
Suzanne Elson

what I offer you

• experience critiquing hundreds of manuscripts

• a track record of repeat clients securing mentorships, representation, and book deals

• a vision for big-picture improvements and an eye for making every word count

• a breadth of knowledge about what's being published right now (see my PB First Lines collections)

• 10 years of experience reading picture books aloud

• a knack for bringing a manuscript to life on first read-through

mini critique

I'll record myself reading your picture book manuscript, up to 1,500 words,

 and offer comments on plot and character development.  

$30

query edit

I'll tighten your sentences, edit for grammar, and make suggestions for word choice. 

$40

full critique plus pitch draft

Just need help with the pitch, not the whole query? I'll do a full critique of your manuscript and draft a pitch for your story. 

$150

query pitch to twitter pitch

You have the perfect pitch for your query! How do you possibly cut it down to 280 characters? Let me help! Send me a PDF of your query and I'll work with you to wrangle that hook into shape for the next twitter pitch party. 

$50

manuscript ranking

I'll review three or more of your polished manuscripts and rank them in order of readiness to query.  

$20/manuscript

read through

I'll record myself reading your book and send you the audio recording.

Free