Also known as a writing coach, an author coach helps you get your words onto the page and up to a publishable standard. Approaches can vary. Some coaches can assist you in tackling writer's block, procrastination, lack of discipline, and so on. Others work with you to improve the quality of your writing. Still others do all of the above. Talking to a coach can help you determine the type of assistance you need.
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Merrill Feitell
Award-winning author of literary fiction with extensive branding and advertising background and a decade of teaching creative writing at graduate and undergraduate levels, Merrill has helped hundreds of writers develop material and prime manuscripts for publication.
Read moreKate Zentall
Writer, co-writer, editor, copyeditor, web content creator & producer, marketing communications specialist, book shaper. Memoir, personal history, parenting, lifestyle, psychology, relationships, profiles, food, self-help, entertainment, products, travel, personal statements, blogs.
Read moreBarbara DeSantis
Editor, writer, coach. Literary and commercial fiction, including young adult. Memoir and narrative nonfiction, self-help, spirituality. Developmental and line editing, ghostwriting. Manuscript critiques, book proposals, marketing materials. More than 25 years book-publishing experience.
Read moreMonica Faulkner
Editorial, project management, online marketing, and speaker support services for fiction and nonfiction authors; proposals; screenplays; business marketing materials (written and online).
Read moreLori Kozlowski
Writer, journalist, editor, and digital media leader, Lori Kozlowski has edited dozens of writers and worked with several companies on content and digital strategy. Services: Novel and nonfiction manuscript editing, content strategy and development, web editing, and ghostwriting.
Read moreJenna Rose Robbins
Ghostwriter, editor, and web consultant with experience producing in-house editorial for such companies as AOL and Disney. Specialties include: memoir, music, travel/cultures, social consciousness.
Read moreAmy Friedman
Amy Friedman has written, ghostwritten, and edited dozens of memoirs and creative nonfiction works. She has published thousands of essays and stories and writes the internationally syndicated newspaper feature Tell Me a Story.
Read moreLesley Hyatt
Specializing in collaborative coaching for writers across genres who seek support in advancing and completing their work: adult literary & commercial fiction; youth market (young adult; middle grade; picture book); literary and commercial nonfiction related to education, parenting, marriage, divorce, spirituality/religion, mindfulness and wellness.
Read moreDeborah A. Lott, MFA
Writing, editing: psychology, psychiatry, public health, social science, medicine, particularly gastroenterology, internal medicine, and cardiology, memoir, autobiography and nonfiction narratives; research.
Read moreNomi Isak
Writer, coach, and developmental editor, Nomi specializes in collaboration and ghostwriting, as well as guiding authors through the process of writing their own books. She also coaches clients experiencing writer's block and helps authors create and meet deadlines.
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