Take the next step with your writing with a professional manuscript assessment and developmental editing service. I work with fiction and non-fiction writers at all stages, providing detailed, practical feedback and guidance to strengthen structure, character, pacing, and theme while respecting your unique voice and style. Whether you are developing a novel, memoir, or poetry collection, a professional manuscript assessment will give you the clarity and confidence to move your project forward to the next stage.

What I Offer

• Manuscript Assessment (Fiction/Non-Fiction) – Detailed editorial reports with recommendations on point of view, structure, pacing, characterisation, relationships, description and setting, thematic development, and overall readability.
• Report + Marked-Up Manuscript – in-depth inline comments and tracked suggestions directly in your document.
• Developmental Editing Support – guidance and mentoring through the revision process.
• Follow-up Calls or Zoom Debriefs – optional one-on-one discussion to clarify feedback.

Contact Rosetta today for a consultation and quote.

About Rosetta

I am a published novelist and poet with extensive experience supporting writers at every stage of their careers. Alongside my own creative work, I have taught, mentored, and examined at many institutions and events including:

• University of Waikato (Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato)
• University of Auckland (Waipapa Taumata Rau)
• Auckland University of Technology (Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau)
• Manukau Institute of Technology (Te Pūkenga)
• Auckland Writers Festival Schools Programme

I have also assessed and mentored writers for the New Zealand Society of Authors, mentored through The Creative Hub, judged national creative writing awards, and marked Master’s-level creative writing for several New Zealand universities.

My published works include three novels with Penguin Random House (Purgatory, The Unreliable People, Crazy Love) and two volumes of poetry (Little Rock, Over Lunch). I have held residencies at the University of Waikato, Michael King Writers’ Centre, and internationally.

This wide experience in both academic and literary contexts ensures I bring a rigorous, professional, and supportive approach to every manuscript I assess.