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The Process
Submit Your Book
In order to be considered for a book review, your submission must go through an initial evaluation to determine acceptance. To submit your book for evaluation, please click here.
Confirmation Email
Once your request has been submitted, please monitor your inbox, as we'll be sending you an email confirming whether or not we are accepting the project.
Fill out the Form
Once you've received an email confirmation stating that we've accepted your book for review, please submit your Book Review Request form as completely and accurately as possible
The Waiting Period
The time allotted for the book review process depends on the length of your book. To see our estimated turnaround times for book reviews, please take a look at our pricing breakdown below.
Your Review
Once your book review is completed, you’ll receive an email from us with the review attached. If you’ve earned an award, Wrytagan Certified Badge, and a/or a letter of recommendation, they will be attached as well. All attachments will be in PDF format.
Awards
The Golden
Wrytagan
If while reviewing your book we decide that we love it, you'll receive The Golden Wrytagan Award. Not only will you be able to show it off to your friends and family, but we'll also feature your book on our website!
The Sapphire
Wrytagan
If while reviewing your book we decide that we really, really love it, you'll receive The Sapphire Wrytagan Award. Not only will you be able to show it off to your friends and family, but we'll feature your book on our website, you'll receive our Wrytagan Certified Badge, and we'll even write a specialized letter of recommendation that you can send to literary agents and publishers of your choice!
Wrytagan Certified
Badge
This badge certifies that you've not only written one of the best books that we've ever read, but that you truly understand what it takes to make a story come to life.
Review Elements
Our book reviews are broken up into 14 elements. This allows us to dig deeper when writing our reviews and organize our thoughts more accurately.
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Characters
Characters are what drive the story. Or at least, they should. In order to have a great story, you need great characters.
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Plot
Plot = substance. Does your story have substance?
02
Conflict
There are many types of conflict. But it's how you use that conflict that determines which way your story will go.
04
Resolution
Not all stories resolve with a happy ending. Some don't resolve at all. How does your story end?
05
Structure
Structure is just as important as plot. Without structure, the plot becomes confusing and the information unreadable.
07
Plot Twists
Plot twists are the mighty explosions that impact your story in a way that keeps people talking. However, if not used responsibly, they have the power to wreck your story in a way that may be deemed irrepairable.
06
Pacing
Pacing can make or break your story. Don't let bad pacing cost you your audience.
08
Worldbuilding
Where will you take us? Where will we go?
09
Genre(s)
Genre is the little box we put our story in and is usually the first thing that determines whether or not someone will read it.
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Book Title
A book's title goes hand and hand with its cover. Give them a story, without giving them the story.
13
Strengths
What made your story strong?
10
Book Cover
They say don't judge a book by its cover, but the cover is one of the main reasons that we picked up the book in the first place.
12
Overall Enjoyability
Not everyone will like your book. And that's ok. Don't base your credibility of being an author on someone else's opinions.
14
Weaknesses
What made your story weak?
How are our book reviews different from our editorial assessments?
The book reviews that we provide are more extensive than the average book review, and provides you with feedback that we believe will take you further in your author career.
Unlike our editorial assessments:
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Our book reviews are spoil free. Readers will get a feel for your book without feeling like they’ve read it already.
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Our book reviews are priced by page count. We don’t believe that it’s fair to have a shorter length book priced the same as a longer book.
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Our book reviews include fewer elements.
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Our book reviews don’t include a chapter by chapter or page by page analysis.
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Our book reviews take less time.
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Our book reviews are more affordable.
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Our book reviews are published on our site unless you opt out. We advise that you please read the Book Review Publishing Disclaimer below for more information.
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Our book reviews are only for published works of fiction. If we can't find your book online, then we can't perform a review of your book. At that point, we advise that you take a look at our editorial assessment services or book editing services.
Rules and Regulations
Must be a Complete and Published Work of Fiction
At this time, we are only taking completed, fictional works into consideration. If you’re interested in a deep dive analysis on an unpublished work of fiction, please take a look at our editorial assessment services or book editing services.
You Must Submit Your Request and Then Fill Out the Form
In order for your written work to be taken into consideration, you must submit a request for us to review your book, and if it's accepted, you must fill out a Book Review Request form. If you submit your request any other way, it will not count as received and we may not respond.
You Must Meet Age Requirements
We do not work with anyone under the age of 13. Those who are between the ages of 13 and 17 must obtain a signature from a parent or legal guardian. Signatures can be applied to the Book Review Request form in the appropriate field.
Must be a Novel, Novella, or Short Story
Accepted works include novels, novellas, and short stories. At this time, anything that falls outside of those three categories are not permitted. We are not accepting poems, children’s picture books, essay’s, textbooks or guides, memoirs, or articles.
Must be a Written Work
All submissions must be written works. We are not accepting submissions for anything video and/or audio related.
Must Not Include Plagiarism or Copyright Infringement
If your work is found to be plagiarized or infringe on someone else's copyright, we will decline your request. All written work must be your own. If your work is found to be plagiarized or infringe on someone else's copyright after a book review has already been done, you will be stripped of your awards (if you've earned any), the public will be notified via social media, your book will be posted on our book reviews page with the words 'INFRINGES ON COPYRIGHT' or 'PLAGIARIZED', and we will no longer accept you as a client.
Must Not Include AI
If your work is found to be written by AI, we will decline your request. We want to review YOUR work, not a computer's theft. If your work is found to be written by AI after a book review has already been done, you will be stripped of your awards (if you earned any), the public will be notified via social media, your book will be posted on our book reviews page with the words 'WRITTEN BY AI', and we will no longer accept you as a client.
Partial Reviews
Partial book reviews are not permitted. If you submit a 300 page book, but you only request for the first 50 pages to be reviewed, your request for a book review will be declined.
Book Submission
Price Breakdown
Book Review Publishing Disclaimer
All book reviews are published on our website by default. If you are against having your book review published, you have the ability to opt out while filling out the Book Review Request form. If you choose not to opt out while filling out the form because you want to wait until you receive your review, you will be allowed ONLY 7 calendar days from the email delivery date and time to decline the publication of your review. If you decline the publication of your review while filling out the Book Review Request form, you will be allowed ONLY 30 calendar days from the email delivery date and time to opt into publication.
If you do not opt in or opt out of publication within the timeframes specified above, you voluntarily waive your right to participate in any decision making regarding the publication of your review. If you submit a request for a book review from us, you accept our terms and conditions regarding the book review process, including the publication of your review.
Refund Policy
Please be sure to read the Book Review Publishing Disclaimer, the Rules and Regulations, the Right of Refusal, as well as this Refund Policy before submitting your book review request.
All rules and regulations must be followed when you’re submitting your written work for review. Breaking any of those rules and regulations will result in having your refund request denied.
Our Right of Refusal states that we can decline a book review request for any reason at any time at our discretion. If your written work follows all of the rules and regulations, but is still declined, then you will be offered a refund.
Refund requests must be submitted to our Support page before we confirm acceptance of your book for review. Once accepted, the service is non-refundable.
Refunds are processed within 3-5 business days. Once that refund has been fully processed on our end, if you have any further questions or concerns regarding your refund, please contact your card carrier.
Right of Refusal
House of Wrytagan reserves the right to decline any submission for any reason at our sole discretion. Submitting a book for review does not guarantee selection, a featured review, or placement on our website. If your request is declined, we are under no obligation to provide feedback, editorial critique, or justification for our decision. However, as stated in our Refund Policy, we will offer you a refund. If you understand and would like to proceed, please select Get Started below.
