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Author Critique Swap
A precision peer-level exchange for writers dedicated to the elevation of draft prose.
Basic Information
Full Name
Email Address
Link to Profile (if applicable)
e.g., social media, Scribophile, Wattpad
Working Title of Your Project
Working Title of Your Project:
If you have yet to name the project, leave this blank.
Brief Synopsis or Elevator Pitch Box
Premise
What is the core hook? (Helps Editorial Engine understand repetitive rhythmic style)
Genre Classification
Primary Genre
Select primary genre
Literary Fiction
Commercial Fiction
Women's Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
Thriller
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Magical Realism
Paranormal
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Memoir / Narrative Nonfiction
Secondary Genre
Select secondary genre
Literary
Psychological Thriller
Psychological Horror
Supernatural Horror
Domestic Thriller
Gothic
Dark Academia
Magical Realism
Paranormal
Supernatural
Contemporary
Family Drama
Coming of Age
Trauma Fiction
Body Horror
Women's Literary Fiction
Speculative Literary
Slipstream
Weird Fiction
Ghost Story
Tone / Mode / Flavour
Psychological
Noir
Gothic
Dark
Unsettling
Atmospheric
Trauma-Triggered
Physiological
Body-Focused
Literary
Surreal
Dreamlike
Bleak
Intimate
Suspenseful
Speculative
Custom Tags
Comma-separated tags for unusual hybrids.
Word Count (Optional)
What is the current stage of your manuscript?
e.g., Second Draft, Fully polished, Just finished first draft
Development
First Draft
Second Draft
Editorial Review
Polished
Other
Please specify your current stage
Audit Parameters
What type of feedback are you looking for?
Select all that apply to your current objective.
All
Pacing
Plot Holes
Character Development
Line Editing
Grammar
Other
Please specify other feedback goals
Experience and Security
What genres do you love to read and are comfortable beta-reading?
Literary Fiction
Literary/Speculative Fiction
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fiction
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Womens Fiction
Thriller
Psychological
Physiological
Supernatural horror
Other
Please specify other genres you love
What genres will you not read?
I will read anything
Literary Fiction
Literary/Speculative Fiction
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fiction
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Womens Fiction
Thriller
Psychological
Physiological
Supernatural horror
Other
Please specify other genres you avoid
Have you beta-read before?
Yes
No
What is your style of feedback?
Commitment
What is your turnaround time for reading a full manuscript?
Are you comfortable exchanging feedback on a similar word count?
Yes
No
Motivation
Why do you want to join this specific swap group?
*
e.g., I have enjoyed critiquing chapters from The Middle Held.
Where did you hear about this swap?
Verification and NDA
Authorial Name for Protection
For protection of your work submitted here, what do you want your authorial name listed as? This will be used for the watermark.
Do you agree to the reciprocal NDA?
Yes
No
Swap Notifications
Do you want to be added to the swap notifications? (When your work is reviewed or critiqued, an email will be sent.)
Yes
No
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