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Editorial Services | Writing Advice
FastTrack vs Full Manuscript Assessment: Which Litro Service Fits Your Draft?
The wrong kind of feedback wastes time. The right kind tells you what to fix next. Use this guide to choose the service that matches the stage, length, and pressure point of your draft.
Start with FastTrack if the piece is under 4,000 words
FastTrack is the best fit for short fiction, essays, and poetry under 4,000 words. It gives you a focused editorial diagnosis: what is working, what is holding the piece back, and what to revise next.
Use FastTrack if the piece feels close but still unclear, if editors keep passing and you do not know why, or if you want serious editorial feedback before paying for deeper editing.
FastTrack is £45, delivered within 10 business days after payment and upload. Your manuscript is used only for editorial review.
Not ready to buy yet? View the sample report first.
Choose Full Manuscript Assessment if the work is longer or structurally uncertain
Full Manuscript Assessment is for novel openings, novellas, memoirs, and book-length nonfiction. Choose this when the main issue is not one short piece, but the shape of a larger project: opening grip, pacing, stakes, structure, reader orientation, and overall submission-readiness.
If you are asking whether the opening chapter works, whether the manuscript begins in the right place, or whether the project has a clear commercial or literary position, choose the Full Manuscript Assessment rather than the £45 FastTrack Review.
Full Manuscript Assessment is £99. It is the better fit for longer work and novel openings.
Start Full Manuscript Assessment — £99
Use Revision Check only after you have revised
Revision Check is not the first step. It is an optional follow-up for writers who have already received a FastTrack report, revised from it, and want a senior re-read focused on whether the priority revisions have landed.
Revision Check is £35. It does not replace a full report and does not guarantee publication.
Ask these three questions before choosing
1. How long is the draft?
If it is short fiction, an essay, or poetry under 4,000 words, choose FastTrack. If it is a novel opening, novella, memoir, or book-length work, choose Full Manuscript Assessment.
2. Do you need diagnosis or deeper structural direction?
If you mainly need to know what to fix first, FastTrack is usually enough. If the whole architecture of the project is in question, choose Full Manuscript Assessment.
3. How close are you to submitting?
If you are preparing for a journal, competition, workshop, or MFA submission, FastTrack gives you a practical revision plan before you send the piece out. If the work needs larger development before it can be submitted, choose the full assessment.
Simple comparison
| Service | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| FastTrack Review | Short fiction, essays, poetry under 4,000 words | £45 |
| Revision Check | A second pass after revising from a FastTrack report | £35 |
| Full Manuscript Assessment | Novel openings, novellas, memoirs, book-length work | £99 |
The commercial truth
Writers lose time when they buy the wrong kind of feedback. Do not buy the service that sounds grander. Buy the one that matches the draft.
If the piece is short and close, choose FastTrack. If the project is long or structurally uncertain, choose Full Manuscript Assessment. If you have already revised after a FastTrack report, use Revision Check.
None of these services guarantees publication. They are editorial feedback services designed to help you revise with more clarity.
Short piece under 4,000 words?
Choose FastTrack for a focused editorial report: what is working, what is blocking the piece, and what to revise next.
Novel opening or book-length work?
Choose Full Manuscript Assessment for deeper notes on opening grip, structure, pacing, stakes, and submission-readiness.
