Trying to find a way forward with your book (or book-to-be) but mind-boggled by all the different publishing paths?

Or perhaps your book is still just an idea, and you are struggling to find a way to give it form and substance? Or wondering if it is even worth the time and effort? Or need some support with brainstorming ways forward?

I can help with all of that and more. I offer 1:1 consultations via video call (and occasionally face to face), where we can delve, in a relaxed and non-judgemental way, into the challenges you are facing and see if we can find a way forwards which works.

In short, nothing is off the table when it comes to the whole process of book creation. I don't claim to know everything, but I believe I have a fairly good overview of things and paths that have (and haven't) worked for others. And if there is something I don't know, I will do my best to look into it and follow up the session with a complementary email.

Sessions normally last for 1.5 hours, and as this is a trial offering, they're priced at the equivalent of just one of my normal editing hours: £28/€33/US$35. In other words, you get thirty minutes for free.

Here are a few things we can cover (depending on what stage you're at):

  • Whether to find a publisher or self-publish – and what both those routes are likely to involve.

  • The different stages of the editing process and whether they are all necessary for you.

  • How to find free support online.

  • What sort of word count you should be aiming at.

  • Refining who your readership is and working out if there is a demand for your book in the first place.

Reach out here.