STORYCRAFT ACADEMY
Author Resources
Everything you need to build a writing career.
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Improving Overall CraftDIVE INTO THE BASICS
Improve Your Writing
Develop Your Authentic Voice
Readers return to writers they recognize, which is why it's so important to have a distinctive author voice. But self-doubt, over-editing and imitation can drown out that authenticity. In your 1:1 coaching session(s), Dr Melissa Corter will work with you to strip back those patterns and get to what's underneath: your natural tone, your perspective, and the themes that keep returning to your writing because they're genuinely, distinctively yours.
$175.00 USD
From Idea to Outline
You have a great idea for a story, but you aren't sure how to bring it to life. In this focused 1:1 brainstorm with expert coach Sophie Jonas-Hill, you'll take the raw material of your idea and build out an outline that will help you move forward. Sophie will offer perspectives you haven't yet considered and help you find the shape of your story. You'll leave with an outline of ideas for your opening, ending, and the moments in between that will make your book impossible to put down.
$147.00 USD
1:1 Session with Najla
Book 15-minute time increments with Najla to ask anything of a working agent and story expert
$25.00 USD
Catalyst to Catharsis Coaching Intensive
A 2:1 coaching intensive for writers who are serious about improving their craft and finishing their manuscript with a team by their side
$1,999.00 USD
The Accountability Track
A six-month accountability plan for writers who want extra support in achieving their writing goals that includes membership access and 1:1 coaching
$699.00 USD
FROM MANUSCRIPT TO MARKET
Learn about Publishing & Marketing
The Pitch Package
A program for writers looking to excel with their in-person and virtual pitches and get the manuscript requests their story deserves
$499.00 USD
Query Letter Review
Your query letter is doing more work than you think. It's a positioning document, and most writers don't realize that until they've already sent it to fifty agents without a bite. This review with Agent Jessica Berg gives you industry-specific feedback on what's landing, what's not, and what needs to change before your next send.
$185.00 USD
Query Strategy Session
Do you know exactly where you book sits in the market, which agents are the right fit, and how to frame your query and opening pages so the whole package reads as intentional? Because that's how you create a writing career. And that's what this session is for. Agent Jessica Berg will give you a pre-review of your query with agent and first five pages, spend 60 minutes doing the live work, and get a written strategy document afterward.
$725.00 USD
Social Media Platform Audit
Not sure if your content is landing? Wondering how to make your author brand shine on socials? This quick but powerful audit by marketing expert Saleema Ishq is perfect for authors who want expert eyes on their social media and clear, actionable guidance to improve it.
$97.00 USD
Author Growth Snapshot
One hour building the right strategy can change the entire direction of your author platform. Saleema will dig into your most pressing marketing questions, audit what's working and what isn't, and send you away with a personalized action plan and the confidence to actually follow through on it.
$147.00 USD
Author Growth Blueprint
Most authors know they need a marketing strategy but they just don't have the time, clarity, or support to build one that actually works. Over four focused weeks, marketing expert Saleema Ishq will help you define your brand, map out your content, and develop a sustainable plan for growing your audience and selling more books without burning out.
$779.00 USD
POLISH YOUR MANUSCRIPT
Editing & Beta Reading
Want a full developmental, line, or copy edit?
Work with StoryCraft associate editor David Lombardino to get a custom quote for your project.
Beta Reading with Najla
A professional beta reading service from experienced agent and editor Najla Mamou. Get your full manuscript read and receive a 4-6 page in depth critique evaluation including: Strengths and Areas for Improvement in character, POV, plot, pacing, tension, repetition, dialogue, voice, showing vs telling, world building, antagonism, endings and more. Includes line editing on your first 5 chapters and suggestions for the rest of your manuscript.
$1,200.00 USD
Developmental & Line Edits: First Chapters
A extensively detailed edit with agent and editor Najla Mamou, including: comments, editorial notes and suggestions for 3-5 chapters, including opening pages, voice, dialogue, repetition, world building, deep Point of View (POV), pacing, showing vs. telling, scene structure and development, character choreography, foreshadowing, and more
$650.00 USD
Chapter Analysis
Learning to see your own writing clearly is one of the hardest skills to develop. In this in-depth analysis, expert coach Sophie Jonas-Hill will show you how your prose, characters, and atmosphere are working, and whether your chapter is serving the story you're trying to tell. You'll walk away having improved your chapter and your writing as a whole.
$147.00 USD
First Three Chapters Review
The way your book opens will determine whether readers, agents, and publishers will keep going. Expert coach Sophie Jonas-Hill will give your opening three chapters a full, honest assessment, examining everything from your hook to your character introductions to the questions you're setting up for the reader.
