As a book coach I guide you to lay the foundation for your book using a methodology developed by publishing industry veterans. There is a lot of thinking through the idea before the writing of the book begins. By being intentional, you can do your best work and—in less time. I’m part accountability partner, part creative-process-of-book-writing expert. I guide you to hone your marketplace intelligence and your narrative voice.

The best time to work with a coach is as early in the book development process as possible.

You’re an expert in your topic, I’m an expert in the the creative process, in story craft, and in book development.

Some of them do. Here’s how I work. As a coach, I reflect back to you what I see so you can gain greater perspective. That often involves big picture, structural guidance. As a book coach, I remind you that your job is to connect with your readers through your writing. That can look like guidance with language and style to develop and hone your narrative voice. I can help you polish-edit book proposal sample chapters. But the line-by-line editing done before a manuscript is presented to an agent or publisher is best done by a seasoned line-editor. I can recommend some fantastic ones.