I have successfully published full collections of poetry and chapbooks that are poetry or hybrid works that bring together prose, poetry, and sometimes other elements like visual art (see an example with this book trailer). I have also worked as a journalist and I am the co-editor of Sign & Breath: Voice and the Literary Tradition (Etruscan Press, 2025). My literary work, and my overall work as an artist, has been recognized through awards and by others within the literary and creative community. Before becoming an author, I worked with clients – individually or in collaboration with their publisher – as a publicist and buzz-creator to help them promote their literary and creative work. The list of services I can help you with on your manuscript journey is below.
Consultation Tiers
My manuscript consultation services are based on where the writer is at within their manuscript journey. All consultations begin with an initial meeting to establish goals for working together and your manuscript. All feedback is delivered in the form of:
* Detailed notes with an assessment of the overall manuscript's strengths and weaknesses, along with line edits and other editorial notes.
* A scheduled conversation to discuss the feedback I have shared.
You are also welcome to reach out if you need to customize my consulting to your needs if none of the tiers below have what you are looking for!
CHAPBOOK
For book projects roughly 15 – 30 pages | $150
Ideal for individuals who are completing their chapbooks. This includes the following:
Ideal for individuals who are completing their chapbooks. This includes the following:
*Suggested line edits/revisions and a page of detailed typed notes
*Discussion of overall themes within the work alongside some possibilities for the direction of the chapbook within a 30-minute scheduled conversation
MANUSCRIPT REVISIONS & RE-IMAGINING
*For a Full – Length Hybrid (Prose & Poetry) or Poetry Collection
*Roughly 40 – 90 pages | $300 - $450
*2 - Hour Consultation
Ideal for individuals who have a full manuscript and seek revisions, suggested edits, and an overall “eye” for the work. The two hours include:
*Detailed notes about the manuscript. These manuscript notes will include line/poem or hybrid line edits and suggestions on the order of the work. An exploration of overall themes/major threads, considerations for other ideas the writer is seeking to surface within the manuscript, and potential directions or possibilities of the work.
*45-minute scheduled phone call. To discuss the notes and talk with clients about the overall manuscript revisions.
MANUSCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
For a Full – Length Hybrid (Prose & Poetry) or Poetry Collection
Roughly 40 – 90 pages | On a fee scale between $650 - $800 for a 3 - month basic developmental consultation
*The sliding scale is based on the complexity of your manuscript project. If more time is needed, this can be negotiated along with the price-point for the additional time.
Ideal for individuals who may have anywhere from a vague idea to no idea for how they want to bring their work from vision to reality.
The development of a full manuscript of a hybrid work (prose and poetry), or primarily poetry, includes the following:
*Ideation and visioning. Exploring the concept or developing your idea for the book in an initial 45- minute session, including creating a plan for our work together to produce the manuscript draft.
*2 rounds of edits/revisions with detailed notes. This includes line edits, manuscript order or re-order suggestions, and a typed assessment in the form of detailed, typed notes exploring the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities within the manuscript alongside the overall thread of the work and other possibilities that might be explored.
*2 scheduled calls. The first is a mid-project check-in, during which we will touch base about the established timeline, where the work is headed, and any adjustments to be made while the client works with me to complete the manuscript.
*Completion of a draft manuscript. Creation of a full manuscript draft based on our time together.
LIFE OF THE BOOK: POST - MANUSCRIPT MARKETING & PUBLICITY CONSULTATION
For Chapbooks, or Full – Length Hybrid (Prose & Poetry) or Poetry Collection | $50 - Hour
Whether you are continuing your journey with me after our manuscript work, have a solid manuscript that you are ready to pitch, or have been accepted for publishing. It is ideal for individuals interested in becoming better stewards of their literary work as they prepare it to be officially launched.
These services include:
*Pitching. Exploration of how and where to pitch. Insights for the client about how they create a successful pitch letter and approach to market their book to publishers.
*Marketing and Publicity Planning. Working with clients to develop marketing and publicity options for a client’s book as they prepare for publishing that the client can implement.
*Maintaining the love affair with your manuscript. If your book has been out for more than 3 - 6 months, and you are looking for some insights and analysis for remaining engaged with the work and the promotion of it.
Customize
Customized Poetry or Hybrid Manuscript Services
Don’t see what you need? Please email me if there is something that you need to customize regarding help with your hybrid or poetry manuscript. Please email me for custom consulting.
