Questions writers ask us.

Two PDFs, a standard edition and a print edition. Inside, you'll find:

• An opening note and a top-line summary of what matters most
• Notes on every chapter, with what's working and how to fix the rest
• Stories and arcs that start but never finish
• Passages that read like AI, and how to rewrite them
• Every claim that needs a citation
• Market research and comparable titles
• How well your book turns readers into clients, or how ready it is to publish
• A revision plan that puts your edits in order, with a time estimate for each phase

Within 72 hours of receiving your manuscript. It arrives by email with download links.

Then it's free. Read it, then email orwell@launchquack.com within 10 days of delivery. Tell us what it missed and what it told you that you already knew. We'll refund the full amount.

Our founder did this work by hand at an agency, where an assessment like this cost $1,000. Building Orwell brought the price down, and we passed the savings on to you.

We currently assess Self-Help, Self-Help Memoir, Memoir, Business, and Nonfiction, faith-based books included. We don't assess fiction yet.

A .docx or .txt file, between 500 and 120,000 words. If your file doesn't fit, we'll email you so you can send a new one.

Yes. Send what you have, as long as it's at least 500 words. The assessment covers what you've written and what the finished book still needs.

Each purchase covers one manuscript. For a second book, just buy a second assessment.

Not right now. We only serve customers in the United States. If an order comes from outside the US, we'll refund it.

Not yet. Gifts are coming soon.

Yes. Each chapter's notes end with the claims that need a source, like quotes, statistics, and scripture. We don't find the sources for you, but you'll know exactly where they go.

Yes. Orwell flags passages that share patterns with AI-generated text, and he shows you how to rewrite them. Readers, agents, and publishers watch for these patterns now. A flag doesn't mean you used AI. Tired drafting and habit create the same patterns.

Not to us. We don't judge how you wrote it. The assessment shows you where your book reads like AI, so you can make it sound like you.

Yes. Orwell flags quotes, lyrics, and poems that need permission. He also flags real people who could be recognized. His notes aren't legal advice, so talk to a lawyer about anything he flags.

No. Orwell tells you what to change and exactly how to do it. You make the changes. If you'd like hands-on help, email us at orwell@launchquack.com.

We can't promise that. The assessment shows you what to fix and how. What happens next is up to you and your book.

Yes. Orwell can misread a passage or get a fact wrong, just like a human editor can. Check anything important before you rely on it, especially facts, quotes, and dates.

Yes. Share it with anyone helping with your book. Just don't resell it or publish it as your own.

Our founder. He's a ghostwriter who used to assess manuscripts at a ghostwriting agency. He built Orwell around that work and our own research into what makes books succeed.

Your assessment is written by Orwell, the assessor our founder designed and built on Anthropic's Claude. Orwell follows the method our founder used as a manuscript assessor at a ghostwriting agency. Our founder may read any assessment, but a person doesn't review each one before it's sent. That's how we keep the price at $297. It also means fewer people ever see your manuscript.

No. We use your manuscript only to create your assessment and to help with support or refunds. It's never used to train AI models.

Only the services that run the assessment, like payments, file storage, and PDF creation. They handle it only to create your assessment. We never sell it or share it for advertising.

We delete your manuscript about 30 days after delivery. We keep your assessment so we can help with questions later. If you want it deleted, email us and we will.

Yes. Your book is yours. Sending it to us doesn't transfer any rights.

Yes. If you hire LaunchQuack to ghostwrite a book later, the full amount you paid comes off the price. The credit never expires. It works once, on one project. It doesn't apply if your assessment was refunded or charged back.

Share your link with a writer. They get $20 off. You get $50 cash once their 10-day guarantee window closes with no refund. Visit the Referrals page to join.

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