Services

I'm now offering editorial & coaching services!

EDITORIAL

If you write fiction, I would love to take a look at your manuscript and offer detailed critique and editing so you can land an agent and a future publishing deal, or self-publish with full confidence in your book. My areas of expertise are romance, YA, women's fiction, suspense, and fantasy, but I am happy to work with other genres too.

Details of services offered, rates, and testimonials can be found below.

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SELF-EDITING SCHOOL

Want to edit your book into publishing shape, but can't afford a developmental edit? You're in the right place. You can now purchase my self-paced online course, Self-Editing School, for only $89. SES helps you self-edit and revise your first draft into a final draft using the 5 core concepts of fiction writing:

  1. Plot & Pacing
  2. Characters, Arcs & Relationships
  3. Worldbuilding & Setting
  4. Style & Structure
  5. Dialogue & Description

You get immediate lifetime access to 7 video modules with over 25 lessons and 6 worksheets. Click here to buy the course.

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COACHING

If you're an unpublished or unagented author and want a quick chat with an experienced, agented author to go over your query package or your agent querying list, click here to book a 45-minute writing call for $149.

And if you need support with creating a plan for your author success in the exhausting, dumpster fire industry that publishing is, click here for a 60-min coaching session for $189 with me, a certified NLP life & mindset coach.

If you're still writing your first draft, or stuck trying to figure out how to make your revisions work, I also have a 1:1 author coaching package ($700 per month, minimum 3-month contract) where I will guide you through writing, revising, and querying your manuscript, all while building an empowering author mindset. Click here to book a free 30-min call to see if we're a good fit.

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GHOSTWRITING

If you're a wellness professional like a life coach, therapist, or psychologist, and you want to have a bestselling book under your name but just don't have the time to write it--then I'm your girl!

As your ghostwriter and a certified life & success coach, I will write a well-researched, well-written, engrossing book for you, and only your name shows up on the book cover.

Keep reading to know more about my services and rates.

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Query & Synopsis Package

Looking for a fresh pair of eyes for your query and/or synopsis?

$39: I will read your query letter and suggest changes and edits for structure, grammar, tone, and the overall pitch without having read your manuscript.

$59: I will read your query letter AND synopsis (up to 2 pages single-spaced) and offer feedback from a reader and editor's perspective without having read your manuscript.

Chapter(s) Package

Getting the first one to three chapters right is essential if you want more full manuscript requests from agents.

$99: I will offer feedback on up to 10 pages (Times New Roman, double-spaced) of your first chapter, focusing on line edits, writing style, and voice.

$189: I will offer feedback on up to 35 pages (Times New Roman, double-spaced) of your first 3 chapters, focusing on line edits, writing style, and voice.

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Developmental Editing / Manuscript Critique

Those full requests can only get you so far--for an offer of representation, your entire manuscript has to be as strong as it can be. And if you're self-publishing, the same applies, so your readers fall in love with your characters and plot too!

$0.006 per word: I will read your full manuscript and provide a detailed (up to 5 pages) reader report with a focus on voice, pacing, plot, character development, and other areas of focus that an agent (or eventually, a publisher) will look at. Once you receive the reader report, we'll get on a 45-minute Zoom call to discuss any questions. eg: for a novel of 80,000 words, the rate is $480.

Note: I will also make in-line comments within the manuscript with my real-time thoughts, but this package does NOT focus on grammar.

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Line & Copy Editing Package

Are you a self-published author or hoping to go the indie route? Then you need a well-edited, polished final draft that's free of any and all errors. That's what this package is for.

$0.02 per word: I will thoroughly edit your manuscript, checking for inconsistencies, grammatical errors, improper sentence structure, word usage, and more, finishing off with one round of proofreading. eg: for a novel of 80,000 words, the rate is $1,600.

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Ghostwriting Package

Want to share your message with the world? A book is the best way to do it. And I'll write it for you.

$0.2 per word: I will write a polished first draft with input from you on the book outline, synopsis, and contents. This does not include proofreading or editing. eg: for a novel of 50,000 words, the rate is $10,000.

Reel Talk Course (Affiliate Link)

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Want to work with me?

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