Work with Me
Working with me is truly a collaborative process and the costs involved vary as we determine how best to bring your dream book to reality.
Developmental Editing/Book Doctoring
Is your manuscript compulsively engaging from page one, clearly organized in a way that lures a reader in, with no omissions or bogged-down, confusing sections? To help you achieve that goal, I will read your work and provide detailed feedback including suggestions for revisions and restructuring. As needed, I will read subsequent drafts and make comments, ensuring your narrative gets stronger with each pass.
With developmental editing and book doctoring, you do the majority of the writing while I guide you, creating a narrative structure, and showing you ways to strengthen your prose and storytelling technique. The costs will depend on your skill set as a writer and how well conceived your project is. Contact me for a price quote.
Book Proposal
To submit your book to agents in order to land a book contract, you’ll need a proposal. Typically, a proposal contains a comprehensive overview outlining the scope of the book, one or two of the most engaging chapters as samples of the writing, and a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of what exactly the book will cover and how. This is a detailed 10,000-15,000-word blueprint of what you intend to deliver, including your biography, endorsements, and the ways in which your book is unique. A book proposal is what makes publishers want to sign your project.
To draft your proposal, I will interview you, conduct research, and develop the needed elements, including a section on marketing and audience, as well as a query letter to agents or publishers. The cost will range from $15,000 to $20,000 and the process will take about three months.
Collaborative Writer/Ghostwriter
To write your book in your own words and voice, I will interview you to learn the basics of your story, target your ideal audience, then work with you to develop an outline. From that point, I will conduct research, including 20 to 40 hours of interviews, and then draft the chapters according to the agreed-upon outline. You and I will go through a series of revisions to make sure the message, timbre, and voice is exactly what you envisioned. When this process is complete, we’ll have a fully realized manuscript ready to submit to a publisher or copyeditor. Costs vary, generally starting at $100,000, and the project will require six to nine months to complete.
