Aspiring authors: Hire me
The traditional publishing industry can sometimes seem an impenetrable one for a new writer. Agents are swamped by queries and it’s never been more important to make your submission stand out from the crowd. As a multi-published, award-winning author and book and magazine editor of several decades’ experience, I am pleased to offer the following services:
45-min consult – $75AUD
via Zoom or phone or video messenger
Whether you are after industry insights, advice on plotting, structure, character development, story brainstorming, creating tension, POV or juggling multiple timelines, I can help.
Please note: I cannot offer contractual/legal advice.
Submission Advice – $200AUD
Before you press send on your submission, I will review your submission letter, offer constructive, detailed macro and micro feedback (as well as a multi-published author, I am a copyeditor of 25 years experience and can spot a typo or grammatical error at ten paces) on your first 5,000 words and synopsis. We can also discuss targeting agents, batching submissions, waiting times, etc.
I will mark up your documents and we will also have a 30-minute Zoom/phone/video messenger consult if required.
NOTE. I can help you with women’s fiction, historical fiction and crime/mystery genres, as they are all areas in which I have written.
‘I was blown away by how much care you have taken and by the perceptive and stimulating nature of your comments. They’re pure gold. Your review of my work enabled me to revise my plot and finish my novel. But for your intervention, I would have ended up abandoning a story I love and feel passionately about. In addition, your feedback was kind and constructive and expressed with such clarity that it all felt – and proved to be – instantly actionable.’
