Prose Critique vs Story Pitch

Prose Critique

By Haowjy (Creative Writing)

Get detailed, adversarial feedback on your fiction writing across voice, pacing, character, and clarity.

Story Pitch

By James Anditis (Journalism)

Write compelling story pitches for editors with hook, sources, scope, and competitive angle.

Prose Critique

• Analyzes fiction drafts for plot logic, pacing issues, scene necessity, and stakes
• Evaluates character motivation, arc progression, and relationship dynamics for consistency
• Reviews voice quality, dialogue authenticity, POV discipline, and subtext
• Identifies line-level prose problems like rhythm, clarity, repetition, and show-vs-tell balance
• Checks continuity across facts, timeline, geography, and character states

Story Pitch

• Provides proven templates for daily news, features, investigations, and op-ed pitches
• Structures your pitch with hook, evidence, access, and timeline sections
• Helps you answer the critical questions editors ask: why this story, why now, why you, why this outlet
• Formats pitches for different publication types and editorial expectations
• Includes real examples showing how to present sources, visuals, and resource needs

Reach for Prose Critique when…

• You've finished a draft and need honest feedback on what's not working
• You're revising a novel or short story and want to focus on specific dimensions like character or pacing
• You need to know which structural issues to fix before polishing prose
• You want adversarial reading that challenges your assumptions rather than validates them

Reach for Story Pitch when…

• You're pitching a story idea to an editor or publication
• You need to write a freelance query letter that stands out
• You're competing for an assignment in your newsroom
• You want to refine your story angle before you start reporting