Is your story off to a strong start? Find out with feedback on your first fifty pages!
How many times have you asked yourself, “Is my story even any good? What about my writing?”
My guess is you’ve wondered this more than once or twice. You’ve also probably wished that someone could just validate your idea or help you see where to improve it. And you want to know now—before you spend months or years writing this novel.
That is exactly what I give you with First Fifty Pages Feedback: clear direction on your novel and your writing.
Assessing your first fifty pages allows me to identify if your novel has a strong premise, compelling characters, and a solid narrative arc. It also gives me enough insight into your writing style to evaluate your strengths and determine areas for improvement.
You can tell all that from fifty pages? Yes! And most agents won’t even give you that many.
The process:
You book First Fifty Pages Feedback through the link below
Fill out a questionnaire that digs into your story premise, concerns, writing goals, and challenges
Submit the first fifty pages of your novel (double-spaced, 12 point font)
Within a week, you’ll receive your feedback and a link to book a call with me
You receive:
Professional review and critique of your first fifty pages
An editorial letter outlining the strengths of your story as well as recommendations for improvements
In-line comments on your fifty pages to illustrate strengths and suggestions for your writing
A 30-minute call to discuss feedback and next steps for your novel
Meet the book coach
Hey, I’m Heather!
Great stories are my passion—not just reading them, but also helping writers tell the best version of their stories. I believe we all have the ability to write an excellent novel, and I help you learn the ins and outs of that process while coaching you to create lasting, effective writing habits. And that starts with your first pages.
I’ve worked with writers for five years, starting as an academic writing consultant. That’s where I discovered my love for discussing and honing ideas with writers as well as helping them strengthen their use of language to convey their message. The transition to book coaching has only deepened that love because I could talk about fiction all day!
I have been trained and certified by Author Accelerator as a book coach. That training sharpened my story sensibilities, giving me the ability to quickly and accurately assess what’s working and what’s not in a story—even in just the first fifty pages. Getting certified means that I completed multiple practicums with fiction writers at various stages of the process and that the Author Accelerator team reviewed my work to ensure that I can effectively guide writers' to complete their best novels.
My strength is careful, insightful analysis and helping writers see how they can improve with a coaching approach that is encouraging but honest. I don’t tell writers what to write, but I help them find what they’re really trying to say.
What People Are Saying
“Heather is a marvelous partner in the difficult process of writing a book. I feel very fortunate to have such an insightful coach in my corner. I have worked out many thorny plot problems with her help, and have benefited from her kind and clear-eyed assessment of my work-in-progress. I highly recommend Heather's services to anyone who is serious about getting a book out into the world.”
— Shawndra Miller
"Meeting with Heather completely changed (and re-energized) my approach to editing my manuscript. She read my draft closely and provided a clear set of observations that honored the positive parts of the work, but also flagged what wasn’t working. With a keen eye for detail and characterization, Heather made concrete suggestions to strengthen the story arc and amplify themes.”
— Emily Mumford
“From the first second Heather and I started talking about my manuscript I knew I was in good hands. I felt she had a deep understanding of both my characters and storyline which was such a comforting and encouraging feeling. Our conversation truly felt like a gift—to be able to speak one on one with someone who is fully invested in your story and success is all an aspiring novelist could dream of!”