Developmental Assessment is one of the three types of feedback I offer, in which I read your entire manuscript and give you feedback on the overall shape, style, characters, storyline, causality, dialogue, world-building, pace and voice. I do this by phone, with you calling me at a prearranged time. I can offer my thoughts in notes as well as, or instead of, a phone call, but as notes take a long time to write up, they make the service more expensive. Also, it’s most effective if we can ask each other questions, so a phone chat tends to be the cheapest and most expedient option.