READER FRICTION DIAGNOSTIC

Where might the reading experience be losing force?

Tick the statements that sound familiar. You can choose as many as you like. This is a way to name the feeling you are seeing—not a score for the manuscript.

01I sometimes cannot tell what is happening or why a detail matters.02I understand the scene, but I do not feel pulled toward the next question.03I understand what the character wants, but the outcome does not feel important.04Scenes contain useful material, yet the story seems not to move.05I sometimes receive explanation before I have a reason to want it.