First 10 Pages Review with Jessica Berg
$495
If your query works, your pages are next — and most agents decide within the first few whether they're reading on or moving on. This review tells you exactly where your opening earns the read, where it leaks attention, and the precise line where I would have stopped.
What you get:
- Written feedback on your first 10 pages from a working literary agent
- A clear read on your voice, your opening, your pacing, and whether the story keeps moving
- Specific notes on what's working and what's pulling me out of the story
- The First Page Autopsy — a one-page breakdown of your page one: the line where I leaned in, the line where I first skimmed, where I would have stopped (and why), plus verdicts on voice, opening, pacing, and whether I'd keep reading to page 11 tonight, unpaid
- The pages chapter of your Personal Query Workbook — the autopsy plus your revision checklist for the opening, in fix-first order
This is for you if:
- You're about to query and want to know your opening holds up past the letter
- You're getting query interest but no full requests — the problem is in these pages
- You've rewritten chapter one more times than you can count and lost all perspective on it
What to send: After you order, email your first 10 pages as a Word document to jessica@jessicaberg.me — I'll confirm receipt and give you your timeline.
Turnaround: 25 working days from receipt of your pages. In a hurry? Add the 7-day rush at checkout (+$150).
Why writers book this: I receive 150+ queries a week. About 90% get rejected on page one. Around 2% get requested. This isn't a friend reading your letter — it's a working agent showing you exactly where your materials land inside that math, and how to move them.
I take on 6 reviews a month — total, across all review services. When the month's spots are gone, they're gone, and the listing closes until the 1st. If this page is live, there's a spot. If it's not, there isn't.
November spots: 6 of 6 left.
This is a paid review from me, Jessica Berg. It's separate from Rosecliff Literary, and it isn't an offer of or a path to representation.