Your Story, Your Book!

Michaela von Schweinitz author and book coach for fiction and memoir

You have a story. Where you are in the writing process determines what kind of support you need. I offer three ways to work with you, depending on where you are and what your book needs next. develop, revise, and move your book toward publication.

As your book coach, I help you find the emotional thread of your story and shape it into a book that connects with readers. Whether you’re writing a memoir, nonfiction, or adapting a screenplay into a novel, I help you move beyond what happened to reveal why it matters, inviting readers to recognize something true in their own lives.

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

What does your manuscript need?

Assessment

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 while staying true to 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.
Liisa Kovala Like Water for Weary Souls
Michaela von Schweinitz author and book coach for fiction and memoir

What is the structure of your book?

Blueprint

Writers need an engaged ally who asks the right questions, listens deeply, and helps uncover the thread that connects every scene, memory, and turning point, revealing the emotional undercurrent of your story.

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.
Michele Pickett Writer
Michaela von Schweinitz author and book coach for fiction and memoir

How do you keep revising?

With sustained support

I support you in developing your book and keep you accountable throughout the process. With ongoing support, you have someone beside you to help you keep writing, work through revisions, and move the book toward completion.

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.
Ami L. Bernstein Tent City: A Novel
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.

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Your voice is important!

I want to hear from you.

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

A for Assessment

$1490

Manuscript Assessment 

  • Detailed editorial letter covering the larger elements of your book.

  • In-line editing on your first twenty pages.

  • One-hour coaching call

You’ll know what your manuscript needs next.
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B for Blueprint

$2990

Lay the foundation for your book.

  • Step-by-step guidance to build the structure of your book.

    Three coaching calls as the book project develops.

  • In-depth editorial feedback.

Build a structure you can write from.
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C for Comfort

$6600

Six months of coaching.

  • Bi-weekly deadlines to keep your book moving.

  • In-line edits.

  • Written editorial feedback..

  • Six one-hour coaching calls.

Keep writing with ongoing support.

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Interested in working with me?

The first step is to tell me about your story. Get started by filling out the form below. After you submit the questionnaire, I’ll invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me.

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 with 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 New York Women in Film and Television, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and a founding member of GreenLight Women and Memoir Nation.

Memoir Nation founding member Michaela von Schweinitz
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. 

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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.

I want this special offer.
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.

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Snapshot Special $49.90

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.

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