The question I’m always asking is: where does this author want to go and how can I help them get there?

Not sure if coaching is right for you?

Are you stuck for ideas or not sure how to connect the dots?

Are you getting halfway through a draft and running out of steam?

Do you have feedback, but you’re not sure where to go next?

Coaching is primarily about working on your current problem areas and writing issues to help you sketch out a path to reach your writing and publishing goals.

Guiding and teaching are key parts of my coaching philosophy, and I hope taking these next steps together sets you on the right course to figuring out your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses, and most importantly—what you can do next

Flexibility is key when we sit down together and work out what a good coaching plan would look like for you.

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Prompt and Brainstorming Coaching

For early-stage authors, this focuses on working on your novel’s theme, character outlines, mapping out character goals, motivations, and conflicts, or talking through the major plot beats.

Another option is a guided step-by-step approach, using prompts provided free on my website, for emerging romance authors writing queer fiction and LGBTQIA+ characters.

I recommend booking sessions close together for the best results.

By focusing on six foundational areas of romance fiction writing, you will have a solid start to move forward with your story ideas.

Editorial report available for an additional fee.

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Generative Coaching

If you have completed 50% of your manuscript or have 50% remaining, this tier will support your next steps.

You’ll be aiming to have a completed rough draft written by the end of the six sessions.

We can focus on brainstorming, character analysis, or if you’re stumped by the dreaded writer’s block, some targeted feedback should help you to overcome that hump.

I recommend booking sessions over a 3-month period to allow time to write and revise your manuscript.

Editorial report available for an additional fee.

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Revision Coaching

Full-manuscript evaluation with coaching sessions as required. We’ll work together on your completed rough draft, and you’ll have time to revise in between coaching sessions.

This service is best suited for authors who are confident in how to revise independently but want a regular check-in date to keep momentum going and to ensure they finish by the deadline they have set for themselves.

We can set goals and milestones to help you work through the entire novel-writing or revising process in 3–6 months.

Editorial report and feedback are integral to this tier, so let’s talk! Often, I’ll suggest we combine the coaching sessions with a manuscript evaluation that we complete as you write and revise, allowing the manuscript to get a developmental edit-style workthrough without the wait.

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My editing focus is gay romance, crime and historical fiction, and memoirs so if you are writing in these genres, I’d love to talk to you and see how coaching could help finish and refine your remarkable book.

I also offer The Full Package

All-In Novel Coaching, Draft Support, and Creative Partnership

Outlining and Generative Coaching where we start from zero (or almost zero!) and end with a completed novel. You have writing and author support the whole way!

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Always happy to chat about your upcoming project, so don’t hesitate to reach out or book your Ideal Story Session! 

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