You have an idea for a book that is yearning to be told but you don't know how or where to start. The "Building Blocks for a Book" package will help you through the earliest stages of transforming your story idea into a book. I will help you clarify your point and purpose, refine your story idea and structure, pinpoint your ideal reader, understand the market for your genre, and practice writing connecting scenes. I’ll provide a template and tools that you can use to create a compelling foundation before you complete your manuscript. This package includes detailed feedback on your outline, a written summary with next steps, and a one-hour 1:1 Zoom call to address any questions or concerns you may have.
Let's say you have a finished manuscript and you're wondering if it's ready to be published or if it needs more work. The "Manuscript Review & Refinement" package offers a developmental edit of your book based on your goal and intention to be a published author. This is not a line or copy edit for grammar or punctuation. This a big-picture assessment designed to strengthen your story structure, voice, and narrative flow. I will evaluate your manuscript in terms of writing style and tone related to genre and provide detailed next steps for revising your draft. In addition to providing detailed feedback in writing, this package includes a one-hour 1:1 coaching call to answer your questions and help you navigate next steps.
You've decided your manuscript is ready to be published and you're dreaming about seeing it on bookstore and library shelves. But you're not sure if you want to self-publish, seek a hybrid publishing arrangement, or go the traditional publishing route and submit your manuscript to an agent or publisher. The "Pitch" package will help you determine if your manuscript is ready for submission, clarify the publishing marketplace and your options, and assist you in preparing your novel synopsis and query letter. This package includes a curated list of literary agents or publishers to pitch to, evaluation and feedback on your synopsis and query letter, and a one-hour 1:1 coaching call to answer your questions and help you develop a comprehensive pitch strategy.
Built into all of the above packages are tips, strategies, and tools to help you stay motivated, move forward, and maintain momentum to achieve your publishing goals. As your book coach, I'll motivate you to show up and do your best work, encouraging you to silence the voices—internal and external—that make you doubt yourself or derail your intentions. Together, we’ll work on whatever it takes to help you cross the finish line to a completed book. And then, we'll celebrate together!
If you have questions or need help with specific problems about any aspect of your book project, from writing to pitching—you can book a single Zoom + editorial feedback session, or a series of monthly sessions.
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These can typically be scheduled with minimal notice.
Get Started: Building Blocks for Book: $995 for up to 6 weeks (discounted small-group pricing is available for this package and will vary depending on size of the group)
Manuscript Review & Refinement: Starting at $1,500 - $2,500 for up to 6 weeks
Prepare to Submit: The Pitch: $1,500 for up to 6 weeks
Single Session: $75 for one-hour Zoom call, includes written feedback
Series of Sessions: Pricing varies
This is a sentence-level review addressing the quality and style of sentences. It focuses on word choice, sentence structure, and flow of language. It’s for a manuscript that’s complete, well-organized, and effectively structured. Line editors tighten the writing, increase clarity, and ensure that the language communicates the author’s ideas in the most effective and compelling way.
This may overlap with line editing, but it’s chiefly concerned with correcting problems related to grammar and punctuation and with making all elements conform to a particular style guideline.
This is the last stage in the manuscript review process. It is performed on a fully edited, copyedited, designed, formatted, and printed version of a book. The proofreader not only looks for typos and typesetting issues and sometimes fixes problems not caught in copyediting, but also corrects problems in headers, page numbering, and line breaks.
Line Editing/Copyediting/ Proofreading: $75 per hour
Developmental Edit / Manuscript Evaluation: $995 for up to 70,000 words
Synopsis & Query Letter Edit: $175
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