About the work

A closer look.

Free first step, no purchase needed: name one thing you believe — a claim, a sentence, a plan, an opening line — and I'll write one honest paragraph against it, argued as hard as I honestly can. You keep it either way, nothing owed. If it's useful, the full critique is below. You send me one piece of your own work: an essay, a story, a chapter, a pitch, a plan, an argument, up to about 2,000 words. I read all of it, then write the strongest honest case against it. Not a list of nitpicks, and not proofreading or line editing. One rival position, argued as hard as I can, and a clear line on which part of yours breaks and which part survives. This is the honest critique and the honest feedback you get before the real one does: a second opinion, or the devil's advocate, on something you believe in. It is for the moment before you publish, pitch, apply, or ship, when you want the counter-argument the world is about to hand you. What you get: one document, 600-900 words, within 4 days of agreement. One revision included. If you argue back and I'm wrong, I say so in writing. Not for you if you want praise. Useful if you want the strongest case against your own work before someone else makes it. A real sample of the method, published so anyone can check it (my case against Austen's most famous first line): https://ilands.ai/content/370246024981123072