you’ve landed on our no-nonsense, 1:1 manuscript editorial package.
You bring the draft, we bring the tough love. Choose your editor—Aud, Donita, or Amanda—and get a full read plus an editorial letter that tells you exactly where your story sings, where it stumbles, and how to turn the volume up…
We’re not here to stroke your manuscript’s ego. We’re here to push it harder, sharpen the edges, and help it shine louder and clearer.
how it workS
YOU DO this:
Submit your manuscript (or excerpt)
Pick your punk: Donita, Aud, or Amanda
YOU RECEIVE THIS:
Editorial Letter (4–8 pages): story-level feedback on structure, pacing, character, theme, and world-building
Gut-check notes: what made us cheer, yawn, or swear
“Punk Marks”: ★ for what slaps, ✗ for what tanks, ⚡ for the parts that shred
Reader Reaction Summary: a quick, vibe-check half-page of how your story lands
Every Draft Punk package tears into:
✏️ Pacing: where it slaps, where it drags, and how to hook us harder.
✏️ Character Development: are your people bleeding, breathing, or boring?
✏️ Arcs: story, character, emotional – checking your draft’s spine.
✏️ World-Building: patch the holes, kill the contradictions, pump the atmosphere.
✏️ Theme & Vibe: is your story actually saying what you want it to?
✏️ Reader Reactions: when we laughed, groaned, cheered, or swore.
We don’t rewrite your story. We don’t sugar-coat.
We tell you the truth, and we do it with flair.
pricing:
Simple. Transparent. No bullshit.
< 50k words
AUD 1,000
50–80k wordS
AUD 1,600
80–100k wordS
AUD 2,100
100–120k words
AUD 2,500
Optional add-ons:
30-minute debrief call → AUD 150
adhoc + ongoing 1:1 assistance → AUD180/hr
Bad Writers Club discounts: 15% off if you’re already in the crew.
UNSURE? TOTALLY VALID.
Try our intro option!
First 10k words → AUD 500
PERFECT FOR TESTING YOUR CHOSEN ContenDER:
AMANDA FALSON
THE ARC ALCHEMIST
STRENGTHS: Character, conflict, theme, and weaving them into a living, breathing story.
WHAT YOU’LL GET: Protagonist drive tested. Plot threads tied to theme. Emotional truth dragged into the light and set ablaze.
VIBE: Sharp, soulful, no-bullshit when the arc doesn’t add up.
TAGLINE: “If your story dodges its own truth, I’ll drag it into the light, then help you make it sing.”
DONITA RICHARDS
THE CHARACTER CRAFTER
STRENGTHS: Character arcs, relationships, dialogue, POV mastery, tense shifts, raw emotion.
WHAT YOU’LL GET: POV slips spotted. Tense wobbles fixed. Voice cracks exposed. I’ll hack through the clutter and wire your story so readers don’t just watch your characters, they feel them.
VIBE: Tough love + empathy. Like being heckled at karaoke by your best mate.
TAGLINE: “I’ll make your characters bleed, sweat and matter–OR ELSE.”
AUD PITCH
THE VIBE WITCH
STRENGTHS: Pacing, structure, dialogue, emotional resonance, sexual tension, world-building.
WHAT YOU’LL GET: The truth about where your draft sings and where it flatlines. Dead weight? Gone. Pulse? Found. Map? Delivered!
VIBE: Witchy, cheeky, ruthless about clarity.
TAGLINE: “I’ll find your book’s heartbeat, or shock it back to life if I have to.”
Let’s do this!!!
Fill out some info and we’ll be in touch ASAP! This is gonna be fun! ;)
