Book & Speech Services

A writing coach works with you to bring out the best of your writing while up-leveling your skills. Your writing coach helps you determine the project’s message or idea, structures your speech or book, guides your writing, and provides editing.

You need a writing coach if...

• you love to write but you're not sure how to organize your book or speech
• you don't feel like you have enough know-how to write a professional-grade book or speech

A developmental editor takes a big picture view of your project and makes sure it has a solid message or idea that’s carried through the entire book or speech. Your editor determines a writing project’s structure while bearing in mind its marketability.

You need a developmental editor if...

• you've written a book or speech and you know there's something not quite right with it, but you don't know what
• you have too many words or not enough, and you're not sure you're making your point
• you aren't sure how to structure your project or where to start

You can read about pricing ranges by clicking on the type of project: business or how-to books, memoir, fiction, book proposals, and speeches. 

For the rushed or click-weary: 

• Speeches: $5,000 to $10,000
• Book proposals: $15,000 to $20,000
• Books: The floor is $50,000.

I write fast. I edit fast. Period. And if I’m writing or editing it for you, it’ll be faster than if I’m coaching you to handle it. For timeframes, visit business or how-to books, memoir, fiction, book proposals, or speeches. 

It’s been said that the publishing industry is a casino, and in the 2020s, it’s really hard to win. The only way to guarantee publishing is to self-publish, which has lost its stigma. I will produce the same professional level of writing and developmental editing no matter how the book is ferried into the world.

No, I concentrate on the writing and editing only. I'll provide a publishing-ready manuscript or book proposal.

No. To find writers who specialize in these areas, visit the American Society of Journalists and Authors at ASJA.org.