Terms and Conditions
  • The novel assessment is a single report, plus a 30-minute phone/Skype conversation if required. Further consultation may attract an additional fee.  
  • GDNC reserves the right not to offer a novel assessment of any particular piece of work, even after a fee has been paid, if it does not deem it suitable for assessment for any reason. In these rare cases, the fee will be refunded in full. Prompt notice will also be given that this is the case.
  • Manuscripts must be submitted via the submission form here. Manuscripts cannot be accepted by post.
  • Formatting of manuscripts: these must be double-spaced and in a 12-point font. Please do not forget to insert page numbers: if these are not inserted, GDNC will insert them for your reference. Pleas put the word-count at the top of the manuscript.
  • Once the work has been submitted, it is not, unfortunately, possible for the author to change aspects of it.
  • Once the work has been received, refunds cannot be offered.
  • The estimated time taken for a novel ​assessment to be delivered is between 3 and 6 weeks.
  • A Rapid Return service is available for those for whom time is of the essence. The fee for this is the standard charge plus 25%. Please contact me to arrange this.
  • If any client feels they have legitimate concerns about the reader's report, I will do my best to resolve them. Bear in mind, though, that manuscript assessment involves the opinion of a single consultant: two literary consultants may give two different opinions. 
  • GDNC reports are always honest, and represent Gary Dexter’s true opinion, since he feels this is the best way to help any writer improve.
  • Submitted work is treated with confidentiality and not made known to or discussed with anyone apart from the reader, Gary Dexter.
  • The client holds copyright in their work by law automatically, without the necessity to sign it.
  • The opinions contained in the GDNC report may be used on personal websites and quoted in any publicity material the writer wishes to produce.
​Privacy policy
  • GDNC will never share your data with third parties for marketing purposes without your consent.
  • GDNC is committed to safeguarding the privacy of website visitors, and users of our our services.
  • We may capture data about usage of this site via Google Analytics. We aim to improve our services via this means. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analysing the use of the website and services.
  • We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and services, that you enter into with us and/or through our website ("transaction data"). The transaction data may include your contact details, your card details and the transaction details. These will not be made available to any third party.
  • We will retain your personal data in order to administer your account and to provide the products and services you have requested from us. We will store your data in order to aid and facilitate provision of future services to you. It will never be shared with any third party.
  • This privacy notice was last updated on 1/11/19.