BOOK MOTHER MENTORSHIP

The Book Mother Mentorship is a high-touch partnership for writers who want more than a manuscript critique. This is for authors who need structure, honest feedback, revision support, publishing strategy, and steady accountability as they move their book from messy draft to finished manuscript. Messy is welcome. Unfinished is welcome. So is the feeling that you have something powerful but need help finding the shape of it. This is not a casual workshop or a quick fix. It is a sustained editorial relationship built around your book, your goals, and the publishing path that makes the most sense for you.

Could this be good for yOU?

This mentorship is a good fit for writers who are:

  • Working on a novel, memoir, essay collection, poetry collection, or hybrid manuscript

  • Revising a draft and feeling stuck

  • Preparing to query agents or submit to publishers

  • Considering small press, hybrid, or independent publishing

  • Self-publishing and wanting a stronger editorial and launch plan

  • Building an author platform alongside the book

  • Looking for serious editorial guidance and practical publishing support

Here, creativity meets opportunity. Whatever you're building, we're here to help you take the first step with confidence. Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.

How it Works

  • Developmental editing

  • Line-level feedback

  • Structural revision guidance

  • Chapter, section, or essay mapping

  • Pacing and narrative refinement

  • Voice, tone, and audience clarity

  • Revision planning and accountability

Big ideas, real impact.

  • Query letter development

  • Submission planning

  • Agent, publisher, or small press research

  • Literary positioning

  • Traditional, small press, hybrid, and independent publishing guidance

  • Preparing materials for submission or publication

Publishing Strategy

  • Author platform strategy

  • Website, newsletter, and social media guidance

  • PR and launch planning

  • Reading and event strategy

  • Audience development

  • Book positioning and messaging

Platform & Book Marketing

For writers pursuing self-publishing or independent publishing, we can also work through the practical pieces of bringing a book into the world, including imprint setup, ISBNs, metadata, cover and interior design guidance, distribution, launch timelines, and long-term sales strategy.

For Independent Authors

The mentorship requires a minimum three-month commitment and is most powerful over six months to a full year.

A typical month includes:

  • Two 60-minute Zoom or phone sessions each week

  • Behind-the-scenes editorial and strategic work

  • Reading, editing, planning, and project development

  • Email or text access for questions, accountability, and support between sessions

This mentorship meets you where you are, but it will not let you stay there.

You will leave with a stronger manuscript, clearer priorities, a practical publishing plan, and a better understanding of what your book needs next.

Applications open in summer 2026 for a fall 2026 start.

Program Structure

Mentorship Investment

Core Mentorship

Starting at $1,500/month
Three-month minimum commitment

Best for writers who need steady editorial guidance, revision planning, publishing strategy, and accountability as they move a manuscript toward stronger shape.

Includes:

  • Two 60-minute sessions per month

  • Manuscript review and editorial guidance

  • Revision planning and accountability

  • Publishing path strategy

  • Email support between sessions

  • Practical next steps after each meeting

Minimum investment: $4,500

Intensive Mentorship

Starting at $2,500/month
Three-month minimum commitment

Best for writers who want deeper manuscript development, more frequent support, and a stronger publishing plan.

Includes everything in the Core Mentorship, plus:

  • More frequent meetings

  • Deeper developmental feedback

  • More hands-on manuscript support

  • Query, submission, or publication strategy

  • Platform and book marketing guidance

  • Priority email/text support

Minimum investment: $7,500

Full-Year Partnership

Custom pricing available

Best for writers who want sustained editorial, publishing, platform, and launch guidance over the full life of a book project.

This option is designed for authors who want long-term support from draft development through submission, publication planning, or launch strategy.

How Pricing Is Determined

Final pricing depends on the scope of the project, manuscript length, publishing goals, timeline, and level of behind-the-scenes editorial or strategic work required.

All mentorships require an application so I can make sure the project is a good fit and that I can support the work with the attention it deserves.

This is not a casual coaching package. It is a serious editorial and publishing partnership for writers ready to do the work.