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Coaching

Sometimes nothing can replace the comfort and accessibility of a one-on-one, face-to-face consultation with an editor or industry professional. My coaching services are there for authors to ask their book, marketing, and industry-related question, and to get individualized verbal feedback on specific projects. All coaching sessions are booked through Calendly and conducted via Zoom.

Brainstorming & Plotting Sessions

October 11, 2017August 23, 2021

Brainstorming & Plotting sessions really focus on guiding you to synthesize your story or series concept and develop plot and character roadmaps that can better direct your writing efforts.

If you’ve ever worried about “being on the right track” (re: story development) or making sure your book will meet genre expectations (esp. for new-to-genre authors), or just want to streamline your plotting or editorial process to develop more realized and solid first drafts, then this is the service for you.

Requirements:

    • 1 – 2 page story concept document outlining your plan for your project, any ideas, must haves, prompts, etc. included (if you have a story synopsis, that is preferred)

If your project has any linked editorial (e.g. short stories, freebies, or other books in the series), please also send:

    • Series outline
    • Copies of other or previous books in the series

You will leave each session with a writing plan for the week and ideas for exploration to be developed in our next session.

Watch a sample B&P session here.

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My name is Kate Marope, and I'm a developmental editor who adores HEAs and helping authors fine tune their books to build engaging and emotionally complex reading experiences.

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My name is Kate Marope, and I am a developmental and line editor with seven years’ experience working with traditional and self-published authors, both as a freelancer and as an editor at various publishers →

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