Special #1: “Is My Book Idea Fresh and Workable?”: A Thorough Concept Test
Who This Offer is For
- Writers who have an idea for a nonfiction book, novel, memoir, children’s book, short story, essay, picture book, or poetry, and who have written at least 5,000 words or finished the smaller manuscript in question.
- You might be feeling stuck, discouraged, or plain frustrated with your work in progress. I’m here to help.
- I help skilled writers learn the business side of publishing. My clients are often approaching publishing for the very first time. I am a helper and encourager by nature.
- As a result, I have a thorough, organized approach paired with warmth and kindness. I feel called to do this work and love meeting new people and their projects. I can’t wait to read your writing.
Why You Should Choose Me
- I am triple certified with the premier book coaching training company Author Accelerator in Nonfiction, Memoir, and Fiction (all streams of certifications that exist.) I have worked with a wide variety of projects in my career and bring that varied expertise to the table.
- My Author Accelerator certification credentials include training on market positioning, manuscript evaluation, and commercial viability assessment (asking the question “will this book sell?”)
- I have also taken specialized training in deep revision from Author Accelerator called the 3D Revision Plan. I plan and execute revision projects strategically and effectively, using proven strategies.
- I am kind and understanding, honest and firm. There are no credentials for these qualities, but you know it when you feel it. Read these testimonials from my clients to see how my approach impacted them. For more about me, read my bio.
What’s Included in Your Concept Test:
- A review of 5,000 words of your work in progress
- A review of your Mini Blueprint (template provided)
- A thorough six page report, assessing the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of your book idea.
- A 60-minute coaching call
How Much Does it Cost?
$550 USD / $750 CAD plus applicable sales tax. (Clients from USA and other countries outside of Canada do not have any sales tax.)
Interested?
Fill out my Coaching Specials Welcome Questionnaire to let me know you are interested, and to get the ball rolling. If I cannot help you with your project or if I am not a good fit, I will help you find someone who is.
Would you like to work together past this Concept Test?
Here are some ways I can help you take your project further, after our Concept Test, in one-on-one coaching:
- Help create a 3D Revision plan that solves the problems highlighted in your Concept Test, by prioritizing which edits need to be done first, brainstorming wholistic solutions, and giving you a strategic way to execute your revisions, so you are organized and efficient.
- Help fix structural problems that surface in our Concept Test through completing the Blueprint, an Author Accelerator tool to help design and revise writing projects.
- Help design or rework your query, synopsis, or book proposal for agents and/or publishers to match the changes needed in your review with me.
- Create a pitch strategy for approaching agents or publishers when your manuscript is polished and ready for the world to see!
If you would like to explore working together, I will extend our video conferencing meeting by an hour to have a free discovery call. We will then discuss what working together further could look like, with no strings attached.
Interested? Fill out this questionnaire to inquire about booking your Strategy Session.
Special #2: “Am I Ready to Pitch Agents and Publishers?”: A Thorough Pitch Package Test
This coaching special assesses whether your work is ready for the spotlight– suitable for publishing and querying, positioned to sell well, and if your materials are pitch perfect–by taking a 360° look at your project.
Who This Offer is For
- Writers with an idea for a nonfiction book, novel, memoir, children’s book, short story, essay, picture book, or poetry, who have a pitch package completed (can include, but not always, a query letter, synopsis, partial or full manuscript, or book proposal), who are considering approaching agents and publishers, or have already started but are getting rejections.
- You might be wondering:
- Is my writing is ready for the spotlight?
- Can readers really connect with it?
- Would an agent or publisher be looking for something like this?
- How is my pitch package coming across? How about my comps?
- How will I position my book in terms of genre? Is it upmarket, literary, or genre fiction? Is it a memoir or a nonfiction book with storytelling elements?
- How will I fulfill other genre conventions like how the ending plays out or the choosing the age of the characters?
- Is my word count long or short enough?
- You might be feeling stuck, discouraged, or plain frustrated in general with your project. I’m here to help.
- I specialize in helping skilled writers approach publishing for the very first time. I am a helper and encourager by nature.
- As a result, I have a thorough, organized approach paired with warmth and kindness. I feel called to do this work and love meeting new people and their projects. I can’t wait to read your writing.
Why You Should Choose Me
- I am triple certified with the premier book coaching training company Author Accelerator in Nonfiction, Memoir, and Fiction (all streams of certifications that exist.) I have worked with a wide variety of projects in my career and bring that varied expertise to the table.
- My Author Accelerator certification credentials include training on market positioning, manuscript evaluation, and commercial viability assessment (asking the question “will this book sell?”)
- I have also taken specialized training in deep revision from Author Accelerator called the 3D Revision Plan. I plan and execute revision projects strategically and effectively, using proven strategies.
- I am kind and understanding, honest and firm. There are no credentials for these qualities, but you know it when you feel it. Read these testimonials from my clients to see how my approach impacted them. For more about me, read my bio.
What’s Included in the Pitch Package Test:
- A review of up to 30 double spaced pages (7,500 words) of your work in progress
- A review of your Mini Blueprint – template provided.
- A review of your Query Letter
- A review of your Synopsis OR the Overview and Competitive Titles Sections of your Book Proposal
- A review of your Outcome Outline (nonfiction), Inside Outline (fiction), Impact Outline (memoir), or Arrangement Outline (poetry, essays, short stories) – template provided.
- 12 page written summary report breaking down the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of your pitch package
- A 90-minute coaching call
How Much Does it Cost?
$1100 USD / $1500 CAD plus applicable sales tax. (Clients from USA and other countries outside of Canada do not have any sales tax.)
Interested?
Fill out my Coaching Specials Welcome Questionnaire to let me know you are interested, and to get the ball rolling. If I cannot help you with your project or if I am not a good fit, I will help you find someone who is.
Would you like to work together past this Pitch Package Test?
Here are some ways I can help you take your project further, after our Pitch Package Test, in one-on-one coaching:
- Help create a 3D Revision plan that solves the problems highlighted in your Pitch Package Test, by prioritizing which edits need to be done first, brainstorming wholistic solutions, and giving you a strategic way to execute your revisions, so you are organized and efficient.
- Help fix structural problems that surface in our Pitch Package Test through completing the Blueprint, an Author Accelerator tool to help design and revise writing projects.
- Help design or rework your query, synopsis, or book proposal for agents and/or publishers to match the changes needed in your review with me.
- Create a pitch strategy for approaching agents or publishers when your pitch package is polished and ready for the world to see!
If you would like to explore working together, I will extend our video conferencing meeting by a half hour to have a free discovery call. We will then discuss what working together further could look like, with no strings attached.
Interested? Fill out this questionnaire to inquire about booking your Commercial Viability 360° Review.
How These Coaching Specials Integrate with Regular Individual Coaching with Laura
