STANDARD story services

  • Let me help you harness the potential of your short story, essay, or article in a comprehensive way most short works miss out on. I will go through your work from both a copy, clarity, and narrative standpoint for a flat fee—fixing grammatical errors, addressing sentence structure, and honing in on tone and thematic resonance.

    All short story edits start with a free 15-minute consultation to discuss the goals of your work. You also have the opportunity to book a follow-up session* to chat in-depth about my notes—or anything else you’d like!

    Ideal For:

    • work being submitted to anthologies, magazines, or online publications

    • work being crafted for a single-author collection

    • standalone work offered to fans or potential customers as freebies or mailing list incentives

    ANYTHING UP TO 6500 WORDS

    *Follow-up session is an hour of coaching at a 15% discount! Contact me for details.

  • DEVELOPMENTAL EDIT

    Allow me to be that crucial first eye on your work. Drawing from my story development experience, I’ll go through your story on a macro view, emphasizing key narrative moments, story structure, plot inconsistencies, character development, and overall enjoyability. This is a high-level look at a first or second draft that will improve your story before you spend time on a more polished draft, send it to a line editor* or proofreader, or hand it off to a beta reader team.

    If you find yourself asking, “Does this work?” as you self-edit and analyze your story, you can trust my overview to give you the answer. What’s more, all “alpha reader” bookings come with 2 hours of consultation (a $70 value!)

    Ideally, I’m looking to work with:

    • short work longer than 6500 words

    • novellas (in the 17k to 40k range)

    • short-ish novels (40k to 80k range)

    • full works for younger readers (which tend to be shorter)

    • I’m probably not a good fit for anything over 100k, but feel free to reach out if you’d like to!

    RATE: $0.021 PER WORD

    *As an Alpha Reader customer, take 15% of a Line and Proof edit from me (see below!)

  • LINE EDIT

    Allow me to be that crucial final eye on your work. I’ll go through your story on a micro level, emphasizing grammar, word choice, sentence structure, and continuity. This is a deeper look at a near-final draft that will improve your story before you send it off to an agent or publisher or publish it yourself!

    Take advantage of a free 30-minute consultation where we can discuss your work and what comes next.

    Ideally, I’m looking to work with:

    • short work longer than 6500 words

    • novellas (in the 17k to 40k range)

    • short-ish novels (40k to 80k range)

    • full works for younger readers (which tend to be shorter)

    • I’m probably not a good fit for anything over 100k, but feel free to reach out if you’d like to!

    RATE: $0.018 PER WORD

premium AUTHOR service

story co-pilot

Designed for long-form authors, my story co-pilot brings coaching and development together at a price accessible to most artists.

This week-based program will give you someone to lean on as you begin to shape your story, ideal for projects in the development/outlining/planning stages or in an early first draft. From nuts-and-bolts structure advice to simply a sounding board to bounce ideas off, it would be my joy to come alongside you as a guide and partner as you embark on your latest creative journey.

Plus, all Story Co-Pilot creators receive 15% off ANY of my other services—FOREVER!

  • Join me for a one-hour Zoom call every week with the opportunity to send me outlines, chapters, notes, etc., for me to review.

  • Join me for a one-hour Zoom call every week with the opportunity to send me outlines, chapters, notes, etc., for me to review.

 custom songs & poems

So you’ve finished your next novel or short story and want to kick it off with the perfect lyrical reference. But legally securing the rights to your favorite song is simply out of the question for most indie authors. This is a niche problem I’ve run into myself many times.

But there’s a workaround. Send me the song and the lyrics in question, and my “band” (Your Secret Wits) will craft new lyrics that don’t infringe on the original artist’s work but capture the desired spirit and theme of the quote. And if you just want me to make up something whole cloth that fits your tale, I’m down for that, too!

As someone who got their start in music and has written hundreds of songs over the years, I know you’ll enjoy the results of this unique service.

$35

 beyond writing

For the last decade, I’ve helped authors and organizations bring their stories to life by assisting them with creative consultation, graphic design & website development, and video production. If you’re looking for a guiding hand to help bring your message to the public, get in touch and schedule a call with me.