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Every story takes shape in a unique way. The process is different for every writer and for every book. Whether writing a book of fiction, memoir or non-fiction, a writer always tells a story. As a book coach Michaela helps writers to lay the fertile ground on which they grow their idee into a compelling tale.
A for Assessment $2990
You know you need a book coach before you hire a copy editor and a proof reader for your manuscript.
A book coach gives you more than a developmental editor.
Manuscript Assessment* includes:
- editorial letter (10-15 pages ) with full assessment of your manuscript of up to 250 pages / 75000 words covering:
- story structure
- scene structure
- character arc
- dialogue
- In-line editing on your first twenty pages (6000 words).
- 1 on 1 coaching call discussing your book (60 minutes.)
* Pages must be submitted as a word document, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt.
You wrote your first draft (or the fifth draft), you shared excerpts with your writers group, you did the best work you could do. Now you want to hire a copy editor and a proof reader.
But you would miss an important step. Hire a book coach to evaluate your manuscript. It’ll save you headache and heartache, time and money.
The assessment of a book coach will give you a clear sense of where you are in the process and know which steps to take to get your manuscript into shape and ready to publish.
Schedule a free half-hour call and answer a few questions about yourself and your book.
To give you my assessment, I asked for your commitment to the following:
Before we start, schedule a free discovery call. In which we will discuss your writing sample from your manuscript.
At the start of our work together, you commit to submitting your entire draft along with a full payment.
Schedule a one-hour-long zoom call after you have received my edits and written feedback.
Be open to guidance, new ideas, and new tools you may not have used before.
Be honest about what is or is not working during that call.
Ask for help if you need it.
You want honest feedback and you need it to do your best writing. Let’s find out if I’m the right book coach for you!
B for Blueprint $1499
Before you start writing your book you lay a solid foundation with this proven method. The Blueprint for a Book is the industry’s Gold Standard for writing a book.
It will answer all the important questions.
This work usually takes between two to three weeks. Whether at the start or after your first draft, this work gets to the essence of your book.
And the best thing about it, you’ll keep this tool, ready to use for the next book you write.
You want a clear vision and a solid structure for your book – and you can’t wait to get going?
Schedule a free half-hour call and answer a few questions about yourself and your book.
This groundwork includes:
- Guidance during each of the fourteen steps you take towards the completion of the Blueprint for your Book.
- Comprehensive written editorial feedback on the pages you submit.
- Three coaching calls to discuss your book as it evolves.
To work with me on the Blueprint of your book, I asked for your commitment to the following:
Before we start, schedule a free discovery call. In which we will discuss your writing sample from your manuscript or book proposal.
At the start of our work together you commit to pay in full to receive the Blueprint for a Book
You commit to three one-hour-long zoom calls scheduled
after you’ve received the Blueprint for your Book
after you have reviewed my edits and written feedback.
After the agreed-upon deadline for revision.
Be open to guidance, new ideas, and new tools you may not have used before.
Be honest about what is or is not working in our editing and coaching partnership.
Ask for help if you need it.
You want honest feedback and you need it to do your best writing. Let’s find out if I’m the right book coach for you!
C for Comfort $6600
Ongoing developmental support over six months to finish your first draft or get you through revision. Bi-weekly deadlines keep you focussed on writing new pages. This package provides structure, accountability, motivation, and clear next steps for each assignment.
This cosy coaching package includes:
- Bi-weekly deadline = 12 submissions of twenty pages / 6000 words = the entire draft (max. 250 pages / 75000 words.)
- Written editorial feedback on each submission.
- In-line edits on each submission.
- Six one-hour 1 on 1 coaching calls discussing your work and next steps.
- Continuous email support over six months.
You want ongoing support and can’t wait to get going?
You have been successfully coached before and you know the value this service provides for you and your book.
Schedule a free half-hour call and answer a few questions about yourself and your book.
To work with me over six months, I asked for your commitment to the following:
Before we start, schedule a free discovery call. In which we will discuss your writing sample from your manuscript or book proposal.
At the start of our work together, you commit to six hour-long zoom calls scheduled monthly or twice per month, to be scheduled after the agreed-upon deadlines for revision.
- You send twenty new pages at the agreed-upon deadlines within a six-months period.
Review any edits or feedback before a scheduled call.
Be open to guidance, new ideas, and new tools you may not have used before.
Be honest about what is or is not working in our editing and coaching partnership.
Ask for help if you need it.
You want honest feedback and you need it to do your best writing. Let’s find out if I’m the right book coach for you!
Michaela von Schweinitz is a member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association, National Association of Memoir Writer and New York Women in Film and Television.
“As an Author Accelerator certified 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.”