Consultation: Take Your Writing to the Next Level
Select dates open for a limited number of consultations.
Writers I've coached have published their pieces in The New York Times, Vogue, Barron's, Brevity, the Chicago Tribune, Hippocampus, Longreads, Writer's Digest, The Washington Post...the list goes on and on! They've also gotten agents and publishing contracts, and their beautiful books are now on bookstore shelves. So, if you're looking to take your writing to the next level and reach your publishing goals, manuscript consultations help you learn how to make your writing irresistible to agents, editors, and readers.
Whether you’re looking for input on a section of chapters or an entire book, I will help you take your writing to the next level by guiding you through the steps for expansion and revision. When I receive a manuscript, I draw on my 15 yrs of experience as a writing professor and coach to closely evaluate your work and give crucial written feedback on what to keep, cut, add, and move for better reader engagement. (Note: this is NOT a proofread or copy edit, though I will point out an error if it appears repeatedly). Then, you’ll join me for an encouraging consultation on Zoom where I will discuss your writing’s strengths as well as tips for polishing.
For book projects, you get 3 different types of in-depth written feedback throughout the entire MS via Google Doc comments.
Three types of feedback:
-reader feedback (I mark everything that's working. I also ask myself: Where was I excited and engaged and where was I disengaged, confused, or turned off?)
-editorial feedback (All the overarching things: is this working as a cohesive narrative? What needs to be cut, added, or moved for it to be the best narrative it can be? Does it feel unified, consistent, and well-paced? Where do threads fizzle out? What feels like a tangent? Then at the chapter level: does this feel like a full crafted, cohesive chapter? What needs to be cut, added or moved within the chapter?)
-marketplace read: from an agent's and publisher's perspective, what makes this book unique? What makes it appeal to current trends and readers? I pay special attention to the market-engagement of your first 50 pages, since you typically share your first 10 pgs during the query process and then interested agents or publishers will ask for the first 50 pgs. I also mark ideas for which chapters might make good excerpts to try to publish for traction.
*This is not a line-by-line copy edit or proofread.
Check out my author successes page and testimonials to see how I have helped countless authors improve their writing and get it published.
Choose the program that fits your needs:
$597 for up to 5 pages and a 1.5-hr consultation
$1297 for up to 50 pgs plus 2-hr consultation
$1997 for 51-100 pgs plus 3-hr consultation
$2597 for 101-150 pgs plus 3.5-hr consultation
$2997 for 151-200 pgs plus 4-hr consultation
$3597 for 201-250 pgs plus 4.5-hr consultation
$3997 for 251-300 pgs plus 5 hr-consultation
After you sign up for a consultation, your manuscript must be emailed to Nadine in word or google doc format 3 weeks before desired meeting date. All pages must be formatted in Times New Roman 12 pt font and double-spaced. Nadine will make comments via Google doc comments. Nadine will send scheduling info once she receives your registration confirmation.
*Since Nadine reserves large chunks of time for reading and feedback, this product is nonrefundable. Meeting date cannot be rescheduled unless there is an emergency.