Ready to write your story?

Michaela von Schweinitz author and book coach for fiction and memoir

Have you written for years and wonder when you’ll ever be finished? Don’t allow self-doubt to silence your voice. The most powerful stories are the ones we’re afraid to tell. What story are you hiding that’s itching to come out into the world?

As your book coach I help you uncover the emotional architecture beneath your story. Whether you’re writing a memoir, nonfiction, or adapting a screenplay into a novel, I help you build a story that reveals not just what happened, but why it matters.

Michaela's clear, insightful, and thoughtful feedback brought me back to the core of why I was writing my story and helped me clarify the heart of what I wanted to convey to the reader. Her detailed comments on character development and plot structure were invaluable. I am truly thankful for her guidance in helping make my story the best it can be.
Andy Pitts
Screenwriter
Michaela von Schweinitz author and book coach for fiction and memoir

From Idea to Publishing

Whether you’re writing a coming-of-age memoir, crafting a novel, or transforming a screenplay into a book, I help you shape your story for the page while preserving its emotional core.

Michaela worked with me at the planning stages for a new novel, showing a thorough understanding and genuine care for the direction my narrative was taking. Her thoughtful comments and insightful questions led me to develop a much stronger plan. As a kind and supportive book coach, she sees to the heart of the story. I highly recommend Michaela’s book coaching services.

From Structure to Scene

Writers need an emphatic partner who asks the right questions, listens deeply, and helps uncover the thread that connects every scene, memory, and turning point.

Michaela provided insightful feedback that helped me see my novel from new perspectives. Her comments and questions were constructive and encouraging, pushing me to challenge my characters and develop my plot. I highly recommend her services to any writer seeking thoughtful guidance and honest feedback.

From Revision to
Finding an Agent

I help you tell a story that moves beyond what happened to reveal why it matters, inviting readers to recognize something true in their own lives.

Michaela’s astute feedback on the query pitch package for my novel helped me to drastically revise it, resulting in a much stronger and more interesting query. She also found great agents for me to query that had not been on my radar. I wholeheartedly recommend Michaela as a book coach for authors looking to take their work to another level.
Michaela von Schweinitz author and book coach for fiction and memoir

I’ll give you feedback on your pages to make sure that the narrative flow through time and space provides a smooth ride for the reader.

I will read your pages for $0.03 a word and give you editorial feedback on a 60-minutes Zoom call and send you the recording. If you book three hours in advance you’ll get a 15% discount on that package. 

Your voice is important!

Every book project is unique and writers come with different needs. That’s why coaching your project is always based on an individual plan. Find the kind of coaching that’s right for you. Check out what’s behind packages A , B and C.

I want to hear from you.

A for Assessment

$1490

Manuscript Assessment 

  • Detailed in-line feedback on your first twenty pages.
  • Editorial letter (10-15 pages )
  • 60 minutes 1 on 1 coaching call discussing your book. 

You’ll know how move your manuscript towards publication.

 

B for Blueprint

$2990

Lay the foundation for the vision of your book.

  • Step by step guidance with a Blueprint for your book.
  • Three coaching calls as the book project evolves.
  • in depth editorial feedback

You have everything it takes to write your book.

C for Comfort

$6600

Support over six months to finish your draft.

  • bi-weekly deadline
  • in-line edits on new pages
  • written editorial feedback on entire draft (max. 250 pages/75000 words.)
  • Six one-hour 1:1 coaching calls.

 

Free discovery call

Book a 30-minutes call to find out how I can help you.

Defining your book's concept, goal, and structure is a nuanced and complex process. Michaela's feedback and guidance helps me craft a story that resonates with readers. Her thorough comments and encouragement to keep going on my book are invaluable. So, if you're ready to write your book the right way, work with Michaela!
Isa Martínez
Marketing Consultant, El Salvador
Michaela von Schweinitz author and book coach for memoir, fiction and nonfiction

Michaela von Schweinitz is a member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association, National Association of Memoir Writer, New York Women in Film and Television, and a founding member of GreenLight Women.

As an Author Accelerator licensed book coach, I am qualified to coach writers using Author Accelerator’s strategy, methods, and materials, but I operate independently of Author Accelerator and am not affiliated with them.

Author Accelerator is a dedicated community of certified book coaches. They give “editorial feedback, as well as motivate and inspire and give you, the writer, the support you need to stop making excuses and get the work done.” Jennie Nash

Interested in becoming a book coach yourself?
Check out what Author Accelerator has to offer and sign up for a course that speaks to you. 

Screenplay or novel?

Tuesday, May 20th at 12 PM EST

If you are a screenwriter who wants to know

how to write a book, this is for you!

Bring your questions to this free workshop about

the adventure of writing a novel.

Screenwriter Special $69.90

You are a screenwriter who works on a fiction novel. Writing a book is a challenge like no other. You want to know how to advance your writing? Send me your first twenty pages (no more than 6000 Words) and schedule a 60-minute coaching call.

Memoir and fiction book coach for writers Ready to Tell Their Story

Honestly, there are no mistakes, only challenges. Want to know how to deal with them?

Watch me go through all the mistakes I made writing my memoir. Sign up and watch my the first video.

Yes, it’s free.

Where am I going with my story?
I hear you. You want to find out if your story is on the right track.

Click the button below before this special offer disppears.

After our one-hour call you’ll know the scope of your project and know how to keep going.

With my Snapshot you’ll find the answers to these questions:

S tory – What is this about?
N arration – Who is telling the story?
A rc – Where does it begin and where does it end?
P lotpoints – What are the major turning points?
S uspense – Is the story engaging the reader?
H eroin – Who is the main character? 
O bstacles – What is she fighting for or against?
T ransformation – Will the heroin be changed in the end?

Blueprint Special

$29.90

A holiday gift for you: I’ll help you find the answers to five important questions.

During our 45-minute coaching call we’ll make sure to include the answers in the book you write.