Craft partner
Next Steps Partner
the horizon reader
What if the letter she found in chapter three isn't from her father at all - and what if she figures that out in the worst possible moment?
The brief
What it reads for.
The story-thinking partner. Reads with the future in mind - what wants to happen next, which plot threads are ripe for payoff, where a character's unfinished business is hiding, and how the rhythm of the book so far is asking for acceleration, breath, or reversal.
Best when you're feeling stuck, want to brainstorm where the story could go, or just want a collaborator who's as excited about your book as you are. Especially powerful when you've populated a story bible - it'll cross-reference everything for hidden possibilities.
You can add your own instructions on top if you'd like to focus the brainstorm (e.g. "I want twist ideas" or "help me find the right mid-book turn").
How it sounds
The voice.
Warm, energized, collaborative. Reads for what wants to happen next, what plot threads are ripe for payoff, and where stuck writers can get unstuck. Talks in possibilities, not prescriptions.
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Read with Next Steps Partner.
Submit a chapter and choose your partners - Next Steps Partner returns a critique in its own voice, in the context of everything it has already read of your book.