FEEDBACK
“…my work had already been through three mentoring programmes, through creative writing scholarships in the UK and had nearly been longlisted for a novel competition, yet it was still sitting in the drawer with little prospect of being published. I knew there was something wrong with it, but I couldn’t quite grasp what it was.
Reading Portia’s feedback was like opening a new gate within a confinement. I could suddenly see what was lacking in the construction of the character and what needed immediate refinement. Portia’s feedback creates a sense of urgency while remaining encouraging and refreshing. For emerging writers like me, I highly recommend her service.”
Bang Wang, UK
It’s a tender place, when you expose your work to feedback.
You could have been working on a project for months or it might have been an intense two week affair.
You want to know how it reads to someone else but you’re not after opinions.
You want to know if it’s working.
Not if it’s likely to sell or if it’s ‘too melodramatic’.
You want to know what you’re communicating and if anything important is getting lost.
NOTES THAT TELL WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW
NOTES DESIGNED TO ENERGISE
This service has levity built into it because momentum is valuable.
The intention here is to facilitate your forward motion.
Notes can feel often heavy. Is if they’re a sentence. A rating. Giving you a new load to bear.
Meanwhile you’re out here inventing worlds.
You’re raising the stakes of drama, making comedy more absurd and tragedy more heartbreaking.
You don’t need someones judgement, you need someones’ response.
£100
HOW IT WORKS
You send in your first 10 pages and you’ll get notes back that cover:
✱ Big picture estimations
✱ Character analysis
✱ Writing focus (2 - 3 specific edit suggestions)
✱ Key questions, carefully chosen, designed to encourage your next draft.
Why the first 10?
This helps to keep it light.
The vital opening pages are where the foundations are laid, where key characters are introduced and tone is established.
If there are places where your intentions as a writer aren’t crystal clear in those pages, that’s powerful data.
If everything you hoped to communicate is landing, even better.
What I do: I respond to text the same way I respond to performance. I’ll tell you, truthfully but tenderly, what I’m getting. I’m honest about what I think I’ve understood clearly, what I think has been implied. How I felt reading it. If I got confused.
What I don’t do: give you my opinion on if the material is ‘good’. This isn’t about my taste, it’s about where the words on the page are working effectively - and where they’re raising questions.
The aim is to help you locate the gaps between what you’re transmitting and what I’m receiving.
Feedback that’s actively looking for your talent and where you can push it further.
Get notes on your first 10 pages so both you and your next draft, thrive.
You will receive a link to a submission form in your payment receipt.
