CHart your Route: Create a BluePrint
$1,500 | 4 submissions + 4 Calls
You know you've lived a life that's a story, but when you think about writing it into a story for others to read, you get stuck.
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Which parts of your life do you include?
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What do you leave out?
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How do you turn a series of adventures into a meaningful experience for someone who wasn't right there with you?
This package provides focused time with me to develop a clear roadmap for your writing project.
We will use elements of the Author Accelerator Blueprint process* to answer key questions about your work in progress, such as: defining your ideal reader, crafting a clear point, researching what books your book will sit next to on the bookstore shelf, and identifying your transformation journey. You will complete the process by writing an outline of key scenes that you can use to get started writing.
This package is for writers who are at the very beginning of ideation, or writers who have a draft, but they can feel that their story isn't quite working and they aren't sure why. Working with the underpinnings of your story in this manner helps you develop your confidence and clarity on the "why" of story, which in turn helps you more clearly choose what parts of your life make it into your memoir. There's nothing like the feeling of heading into writing with a roadmap. You can draft in any direction you want, knowing that you have the security of the roadmap to point you home.
*The Blueprint is a robust story-planning tool developed by Jennie Nash and licensed to Author Accelerator coaches.
Hire a CopIlot: Quarterly Book Coaching
$2,500 | 6 submissions + 6 Calls
You've started writing, but you've discovered that sitting in front of your screen feels worse than facing a new international assignment solo. You can't help but think that a travel buddy would make this writing thing more enjoyable.
When you hire me as a copilot, I provide the accountability structure, and you provide the drive. It's just like being on a road trip together; you're hitting the gas, and I'm holding the map (paper or digital, it's up to your imagination; I am a pro at both!).
Each writer is different in what they need or expect for accountability. I expect that maintaining deadlines will be part of my responsibility. You may use the deadlines for generating and submitting pages, or for working up a list of questions you need answered before you can move ahead to the next writing milestone.
You may submit up to 20 pages for each deadline, which I will read and provide feedback on in the form of inline comments. We will also share 50-minute strategy calls to discuss feedback, work on writer mindset, and launch into your next pages.
Because this is a high-touch service requiring intense attention from both of us, this process comes with a 3-month minimum contract. Use this package to jumpstart and maintain your writing progress.
Manuscript Editorial Review
$1,000 | Editorial Letter + Strategy Call
You did it! You drafted your memoir. You are full of that energy and emotion it takes to see a long-term project like this through. Celebrate how far you have come!
Since you are here looking at services, you know that your manuscript needs more work before it's ready for your chosen next step on the publication path. At this point, you've read and reread your chapters so many times in your own revisions that you've lost any objectivity you once had. It's time to hand that precious manuscript over to me.
I will read your manuscript with a generous and insightful eye, using my 10 years of editorial experience to supply you with personalized feedback and a prioritized revision punchlist. Then we will get on a strategy call and talk through your questions as well as your next steps.
Invest in this time with me to streamline your revision process with confidence.