SERVICES
Sleuth Your Story
With “Sleuth Your Story” I’ll help you follow clues and gain insights to solve the mysteries of your yet-to-be-written book and be ready to begin (or continue) writing with purpose.
This service is for you if:
- you’ve dreamed of writing a novel but aren’t sure you can do it.
- you have a story idea but aren’t sure if it will “work”.
- you are committed to a story idea but aren’t sure where to start.
- you’ve started your book but gotten stuck and aren’t sure how to keep writing.
With my guidance, you’ll use Jennie Nash’s Blueprint for a Book to lay a firm foundation, uncovering the fundamentals of your story from the initial idea through to key scenes that will drive the narrative. You’ll create a stable structure to write from, increasing your confidence and minimizing the frustration of writing words that won’t ultimately come together to serve your reader.
We’ll also work to explore and identify:
- your intention for the book and what you uniquely bring to the work
- your most effective creative process.
- how your book might appeal to and serve the reader.
You’ll get:
- a digital copy of Blueprint for a Book by Jennie Nash, divided into three sections, for you to complete and submit to me at each of three deadlines (approximately two weeks between deadlines).
- written feedback on each of your 3 “Blueprint” submissions.
- a 45-minute follow-up coaching call for each round of feedback, to answer your questions, discuss my feedback, and guide you forward.
$425.00 USD (Payment due in full at the time a service agreement is signed and before work begins).
Discover Your Draft
With “Discover Your Draft” you’ll have ongoing support for drafting your book, with feedback on six submissions of up to 30 pages per submission. Submission deadlines are spaced approximately 2-3 weeks apart.
This service is for you if:
- you have a firm grasp of your story and are ready to begin writing your first draft with ongoing feedback along the way.
- you’ve got some chapters written, but not a full draft, and want help writing forward with periodic “check-ins” and feedback to help you stay on track.
- you are actively writing on your novel (or want to be) but want the accountability and ongoing feedback of submitting pages at regular intervals to keep up your motivation and momentum.
You’ll get:
- feedback and support to write forward incrementally
- inline comments on submissions
- an editorial letter for each submission
- a 30-minute follow-up call on 6 submissions, up to 30 pages each.
The “Discover Your Draft” service is offered only as a 6 submission package, with submission deadlines spaced about two weeks apart.
Cost – $1,175 USD for each 6 submission service package. (Payment in full due at the start of each six-submission service package, before work begins.
Measure Your Manuscript
With “Measure Your Manuscript” I’ll evaluate your full manuscript, up to 95,000 words, analyzing the work from its overall developmental perspective.
This service is for you if:
- you want to know what is working in your story and what isn’t working
- you want to know if your manuscript measures up to the best work you can currently do.
- you want help with knowing what to do to get your manuscript to your “best work” status.
- you know your manuscript needs revising, but revising feels overwhelming and you don’t know where to start or how to tackle the revision tasks.
You’ll get:
- inline comments throughout
- an editorial letter with specific comments and examples from the manuscript of where your story is working and where it isn’t, as well as next step recommendations.
- a 60-minute follow-up call for asking questions, discussing the feedback, and creating a strategy for moving ahead.
Cost – $1,900 USD (Payment due in full at the time the service agreement is signed, before work begins.)