Coaching

Stuck on a story challenge? Let's work through it together.

Sometimes you don't need a full edit—you just need to talk through a plotting problem, brainstorm character motivations, or get unstuck from a tricky scene. These focused sessions provide professional guidance exactly when you need it most.

Perfect For:  Writers who are stuck mid-draft and need help moving forward, wrestling with plot holes or structural issues, struggling with pacing in specific sections, confused about the POV or narrative structure, or need assistance with developing complex characters and their motivations.

How It Works:

Before Our Call send me a brief overview of your challenge and any relevant manuscript pages.

During Our Session we'll dive deep into your specific issue and work toward practical solutions.

After Our Call you'll receive a follow-up email summarizing our discussion and action steps.

Session Details

Format: Video call (Zoom) or phone
Duration: 1 hour

Make your opening irresistible. Your novel's first pages are crucial—they determine whether agents request more, whether editors keep reading, and whether readers buy your book. Get professional feedback on your opening to ensure it hooks from page one and sets up your story for success.

What you'll receive:

• Detailed feedback on your opening's effectiveness and impact
• Line-by-line notes highlighting strengths and areas for improvement
• Hook analysis - Does your first paragraph grab attention?
• Character introduction assessment - Are readers immediately invested?
• Pacing and tension evaluation - Does the story pull readers forward?
• Voice and tone consistency check
• Genre expectations - Does your opening deliver what readers expect?
• Actionable revision suggestions to strengthen your opening

Why the first 20 pages matter: Agents typically decide within the first few pages whether to keep reading. Readers make purchase decisions based on the opening. Your manuscript's fate often hinges on these crucial pages.

Perfect for:

• Authors preparing to query agents
• Authors whose submissions aren't generating requests
• Authors who want to perfect their opening before investing in full editing
• Anyone seeking targeted feedback on their novel's beginning scenes

Timeline: 5-7 business days Format: Annotated manuscript + 1-2 page summary letter

Your novel deserves a query that gets noticed. A compelling manuscript needs an equally compelling query letter to land in front of agents and publishers. With my industry experience, I know what makes an agent or publisher say "yes" to a partial request—and what makes them hit delete.

What you'll receive:

• Professional critique of your existing query letter
• Revised version that hooks from the first line

Why this matters: Even the best manuscripts get rejected due to weak query letters. Agents receive hundreds of queries weekly—yours needs to stand out in their inbox and compel them to request pages.

Perfect for: Writers ready to submit to agents, authors whose queries aren't generating requests, or anyone who wants their query professionally polished before submission.

Timeline: 5-7 business days

Transform your story idea into a roadmap for success.

Have a compelling concept but struggling to structure it into a full novel? Let me help you build a detailed, chapter-by-chapter outline that will guide your writing process and ensure your story hits all the right beats.

The Process

During an initial consultation call we'll discuss your concept, characters, and vision. I'll create your custom outline based on proven story structure principles. We'll have one round of revisions based on your feedback, and a final consultation call to ensure you're confident moving forward.

What You'll Receive

I'll provide you with a comprehensive story structure (three-act breakdown with key turning points identified), a detailed chapter outline (typically 20-30 chapters), character development framework, and subplot integration.

The Result: 8-12 page detailed outline and a clear path forward
Timeline: 6 - 8 weeks from concept to completion