NOT SURE WHERE YOU’RE GOING?
the compass package is for you.
Sometimes we all need some direction while writing our book. Maybe you’re sure not what your next step should be? Maybe you’d like some professional feedback on where you are so far? The COMPASS PACKAGE is a short-term, intense look at your project. We will examine the purpose of your story, its structure, the world building, the scenes, logic, narrative drive, trajectory, pacing, dialogue character arcs and readability. And then we stop, breathe and see if it’s the story you want to tell.
Cost: $199
MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION
If you want professional feedback for your manuscript, this package is for you. It includes an intensive evaluation with a thorough reading of your entire book. I will examine the structure of your story, your world building, the scenes, logic, narrative drive, trajectory, pacing, dialogue character arcs and readability. I will include a 10 page editorial letter and some inline comments. I will also include a plan of action for your next step.
After you receive your editorial letter, we will book two half-hour phone calls to talk it through.
Cost: $800
MANUSCRIPT REVISION
This all-inclusive custom package offers full support in all aspects of your manuscript revision. If I haven’t done a manuscript evaluation, I will read the entire manuscript. I will respond with an editorial letter followed by a half-hour phone call to discuss your project. After that, you will submit 50 pages twice a month for my review. Each submission deadline is followed by a half-hour phone call where we decide the next step in your revision. If we move at a pace of 50 pages per deadline, a 300 page manuscript revision will take three months. That is why this package requires a three-month minimum commitment.
Cost ranges Based on Project Needs
GROUP COACHING FOR MEMOIR
Group coaching for memoir writing is an ongoing meeting with me and five memoirists. We meet twice a month for 90 minutes on Zoom. This safe setting balances craft, project management, and privacy. The current group has been together since 2022 and presently there are no openings.
I am opening a second memoir group in September 2024. I will post the details about it in August. If you have any questions, please email me directly at: dorothea@dorotheabuckingham.com
A memoir is a very personal story. Please know we do not share pages in this coaching. It is more about craft. But, due to built up trust, personal stories are shared, but it is in a controlled safe environment. The topics of the memoirs I coach are limited to those stories you would feel free to share with your grandmother. That’ doesn’t mean we don’t deal with tough issues, but lessons learned, not graphic details for shock value, gratuitous violence, or DIY therapy are the point in our group.
Applications for this group will be posted in August 2024. There is a limit of five writers.
COST is $200 per month for a six-month commitment.
GROUP COACHING FOR HISTORICAL FICTION
A new group coaching cohort will begin in October 2024. This course will include craft, reference strategies, and project management. The group is limited to five historical fiction writers. We will meet twice a month for 90 minutes on Zoom. I offer a mini-course RESEARCHING AMERICA that is part of this coaching. You will receive that course at the beginning of this membership. The class will be informal but vigorous. It’s hands-on and practical. If you have any questions, email me at: dorothea@dorotheabuckingham.com