Writing Coach

Coaching is my favorite role. After ten years of working as an editor, trying to fix mistakes long after they had been made, I realized that I prefer nurturing writers throughout the writing process.

Coaching for Seattle Writers
I meet with my Seattle clients in Capitol Hill coffee shops. We meet at whatever interval works best for you: weekly, monthly, bi-weekly. I help you determine your goals and keep you on track as you meet them. For some clients, my role is that of a sympathetic and sophisticated reader for writing that is generated between sessions. For other clients, I brainstorm plot possibilities or recommend reading material or assign exercises.

Manuscript Consultation
I will read your complete manuscript and provide you with a three to five page analysis of substantive issues that will improve its marketability. I charge $1 per double-spaced page. This fee includes an in-person meeting, if you like, to discuss my recommendations.

My Favorite Clients
My favorite clients are first novelists, memoir writers and people writing non-fiction book proposals and books. I'm especially good at helping writers eliminate jargon to appeal to a general audience. And I have an amazing talent for writing a zippy synopsis of your novel.

My Rates
$60 an hour
$1 per double-spaced page for manuscript evaluation

Success Stories
• I coached one client through three novels. After many discouraging responses from an agent and several publishers, he sold his second novel to a small press in California. This book was nominated for a Shamus award for best first private eye novel.

• I met weekly with a Seattle business coach who also teaches values-based business planning classes. Within three months she had completed a non-fiction book proposal (which a publisher said was one of the most professional they had ever seen) and completed her manuscript which is now under consideration at a publishing house.

Waverly Fitzgerald
Supporting you in meeting your writing goals
206.325.1452
waverly@waverlyfitzgerald.com

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