Format 3: Full Manuscript

Got A Book in You?

I can help you get it out.

If you’ve completed your manuscript and want it as tight as can be before sending it to agents or publishers, here is your chance to work with someone who’s been there. Who wrote and polished a draft that attracted a powerful agent and top-tier publisher — but only after fourteen brutal months of revision.

I’ll work with you to create a memorable hero and send them on a journey fraught with obstacles. You’ll learn to show, not tell, the hero’s character. Your antagonists will fight harder and your cast will fill with real people with their own intentions. You’ll examine plot twists and turns that raise the stakes. I’ll review all work with patience and encouragement. You’ll emerge with a manuscript that’s as close to professional standards as your talent and effort take you.

How It Works

You submit your manuscript and a two-page outline.  Tell me why I should follow your hero through that particular journey. Be sure to revise and proof your work carefully before sending. I want to see your best draft,  not your first.

If I think I can help, we’ll work out a schedule where you receive feedback on the outline first. Then you’ll get a substantive edit of the manuscript in chunks, which you revise while I press on. I’m not there to correct typos or do line edits, but to pose questions, challenge perceptions, raise the stakes, ensure consistency and make sure you’re telling the story in your most authentic voice.

We’ll focus on every element of your story. I will read the revisions and comment further.

Like any good writer, you must adhere to deadlines and accept constructive comments in the spirit they are intended,

My past students and participants will tell you I am tough but fair, and always salute good effort. I’m not here to make your story mine or tell it as I would; just to help you tell YOUR story better.