WRITING FEEDBACK FREE — NO ACCOUNT
Get honest feedback on something you wrote
You've read it forty times. You can't see it anymore.
A cold email, a landing page, an application essay, a post you're nervous about. Thirty minutes with someone reading it for the very first time, while you watch where they slow down.
Pick a time that works.
Availability comes straight from the calendar — if a slot is open, it's yours. First names only. Nothing is recorded.
See open timesWhat to bring — three things
01 / 03- A
The draft as it stands
Unfinished is fine. A doc, a screenshot, or pasted into the chat — whatever's quickest.
- B
Who it's for
One line about the person meant to read this, and what you want them to do next.
- C
The paragraph you keep touching
Usually the opening. Sometimes the ask at the end that you've rewritten nine times.
HOW THE HALF HOUR GOES
Cold read, then cuts.
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They read it cold
First time through, no context, the way your actual reader will. You get to watch it happen.
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What it made them think
The point they took away, the tone they heard, and the exact line where they'd have stopped reading.
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Then you cut
Which paragraph is doing the work, which one is throat-clearing, and where the ask really belongs.
What you walk away with
You leave with a shorter draft.
The paragraph doing the work stays. Most of the warming up goes.
- The point your reader thinks you're making
- The line where they'd stop reading
- The tone you're landing, which isn't always the one you picked
- Two or three cuts you'd never have made alone
Questions about writing sessions.
What kind of writing does this work for?
Anything short enough to read in a few minutes: cold emails, landing pages, cover letters, personal statements, posts, difficult messages. Bring an excerpt of anything longer.
How do I get honest feedback on my writing?
Give it to a first-time reader and watch where they slow down. Anyone who already knows the draft will read what you meant. Book a writing session and sit with someone seeing it cold.
Why not just send it to friends?
They've heard you talk about it. They'll be kind, and they'll fill in the missing beat. Honest feedback on writing is a cold read from someone who would otherwise stop.
Can I get feedback on a book or a long manuscript?
Not all of it in one sitting. Bring the opening pages, the synopsis, or the chapter you're stuck in — the first-page reaction is usually the finding anyway.
Is this copy-editing or proofreading?
No. Nobody is fixing your commas. You get a reader's reaction: what landed, what confused them, what they'd cut.
Will they read it before the call?
Usually not, and that's deliberate. A cold first read is the one thing you can't get from anyone who already knows your work.
Someone who has never read a word of yours is free in the next slot.
A first-time reader — the one thing you can't get from anyone who already knows the draft.
Book a writing session