The sample is the introduction. It’s what a retailer previews, what a bookseller reads standing up to, and what a reviewer forms their opinion from. There are more decisions made about buying the book in the sample than anywhere else in the book.
For that reason, an introduction should not summarize. An introduction of each chapter telling the reader what each chapter discusses makes the reader feel like they don’t need to continue reading. It should rather construct the problem in such a way that the reader continues to read the rest of the argument.
A reader stays because the first few pages echo their words back to them, but this time, their problem is articulated so clearly it feels like the reader was explaining it to themselves. The ability to do this is what makes them want to keep reading. The part where the author describes themselves is the space where they have to list their reasons to trust in this person.
Generated introductions summarize the book. You get a summary of why the subject is important, a summary of what the reader will learn, and a chapter-by-chapter explanation. It is a good abstract. Abstracts tend to be the only things that encourages people to browse a book, so they get a good abstract.
We write introductions after reading the manuscript or outline (if the book is unpublished). An introduction has to be written in a way that summarizes and previews the book, and the only way to do that is to have written the book. Because introductions need to sell and offer a preview of the contents of the book, unpublished authors tend to overestimate, resulting in an inflated feel (and in some cases an overtly positive/rosy feel) of chapter three.
The edit checks pages for consistency with the book they belong to. Any promise made here needs a chapter behind it. The voice has to match chapter one and not the marketing copy. Terms introduced must retain the same meaning throughout, at least two hundred pages later.
One rate, whatever the format: $10 per 100 words. You are paying for the writer’s time and judgement, so the price scales with the words rather than with a package tier.
| Typical introduction | Words | Writing | Fee (1%) | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 500 | $50 | $0.50 | $50.50 |
| Standard | 1,000 | $100 | $1 | $101 |
| In-depth | 2,000 | $200 | $2 | $202 |
The writer receives 100% of the writing price. Our 1% fee is added on top of it, and 0.5% is donated to tree planting. Full pricing breakdown.
What the piece is for, who reads it, roughly how long it should be, and anything it must include or avoid. Links to your existing material help. If you are unsure, send what you have and the writer will come back with questions.
Up to 3 days. The writer has to read around the subject before writing it, so we quote honestly rather than promising an hour. If your deadline is tighter, say so in the brief and we will tell you before you pay whether we can meet it.
We can do this with a final outline, but expect this to need several revisions. Introductions drafted against a plan tend to deliver more of what you intended to say rather than what is written. For that reason, many clients request it as a late addition, and it costs the same, regardless of the order.
Completely. Copyright transfers to you on delivery, with no attribution requirement and no licence back to us. Nothing written for you is resold, repurposed or republished.
Reviews from completed, paid orders in this category.
My novel took four years, and the back cover took three sentences and had me stumped for six weeks. The writer must have read the full manuscript (instead of the synopsis) which I know because the copy references a scene from chapter fourteen.
Chapter seven got me stuck for almost a year, and the suggested structure finally helped. Great outline, but the email with it was a two-sentence filler. I had to ask for a paragraph explaining the order of the chapters.
I had managed to write around 40 thousand words. Unfortunately those words didn’t provide any structure. When I received the feedback on this, it contained a merged chapter, one chapter completely removed (along with an explanation as to why) and the additional feedback stated that the chapter that had been removed was essentially doing the work of three chapters which I had already written. It was a bit painful to read, but correct.
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$10 per 100 words · all of it to the writer · 0.5% to trees