Marlowe

Free sample edit

Send us your first 1,000 words. We'll edit them free.

See what a professional edit does to your writing before you spend anything. A Marlowe editor will return your opening edited, with notes, within 2 business days.

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A working title is fine.

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Paste the opening of your book: 100–1,000 words.

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Free, no card, no obligation. One free sample per author. We use your details to send your edit; see our privacy policy.

What you get

  • Your opening, editedEvery change tracked, so you see exactly what an editor does to your sentences, and why.
  • Notes you can useThe patterns we noticed: what's working, and what to watch for in the rest of the book.
  • Back in 2 business daysTo your inbox, with an honest view of what level of editing the full manuscript needs.

Good to know

  • Free, with no card and no obligation to order anything.
  • One free sample per author.
  • Your writing is read only by the Marlowe team and is never shared or published.
  • Fiction and non-fiction both welcome, in English.