Transform Your Draft Into a Publishable Book
ROADMAP TO REVISION™
A full-manuscript assessment and personalized revision plan that helps you shape your story step by step.
Transform Your Draft Into a Publishable Book
ROADMAP TO REVISION™
A full-manuscript assessment and personalized revision plan that helps you shape your story step by step.
Introducing Your Personalized Roadmap to Revision
A comprehensive, big-picture manuscript evaluation designed to remove the overwhelm from revision.
- A deep developmental review of your full manuscript
- A 30+ page, fully customized Roadmap to Revision guide with targeted feedback related to your structure & story arc, character, narration, and voice, along with a prioritized, step-by-step revision plan
- A recorded video walkthrough showing your biggest opportunities and how to fix them
- One year access to my craft mini-course library (12 courses) to help you apply the edits step-by-step
This is your complete blueprint for revising your memoir, novel, or narrative nonfiction book into a cohesive, compelling, agent-ready manuscript.
Who This Is For
Who This Is For
Writers with a full draft who want clarity, structure, and an actionable revision plan. Ideal for memoirists, novelists, and narrative nonfiction writers.
Everything You’ll Get:
1. A Deep Evaluation of Your Manuscript
A full review of your manuscript, focused on the macro-level craft elements that matter most:
- Structure & story arc
- Narrative momentum & pacing
- Themes & stakes
- Character development
- Voice & style
- Openings, murky middles, and endings
2. Your Personalized Roadmap to Revision Guide (30+ pages)
Your Roadmap is an in-depth, customized editorial letter that includes:
- Your Strengths: what’s working and how to build on it
- Opportunities for Development: clear guidance grounded in structure & story arc, character, narration, and voice
- A Step-by-Step Revision Plan: what to do first, next, and last (macro → micro), so you never have to guess
- Specific examples from your manuscript to illustrate issues and solutions
- Tailored resources to support your next steps
3. A Recorded Video Walkthrough
Along with your written guide, you’ll receive a recorded screen-share video where I talk through the biggest patterns in your manuscript and show you real examples directly from your pages. This gives you extra clarity, context, and insight (and you can rewatch it again and again!).
4. One Year of Access to Your Craft Mini-Course Library
Twelve targeted mini-courses covering the core tools of revision:
- Structure & story arc
- Scene vs. summary
- Character development
- Voice & sentence craft
- Reflection & narrator presence
- Nonlinear & braided structures
- Building tension
- And much more
Your roadmap tells you what to revise. Your course library teaches you how.
What Writers Say
“Working with Katie literally changed my life. When I approached her with a book idea, I was 55 years old and had not written a single article or essay. She taught me how to write for an audience, edited my pages and provided much needed perspective on the publishing industry. When I got a book deal, Katie was the second person I called."
Oona Metz
Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women
(Simon & Schuster)
“Working with Katie was truly a dream.
Katie is thoughtful, brilliant, and generous with her writing guidance. With her guidance and feedback, I was able to write an opener and closer for my memoir that I resonated with deeply. Katie is that special kind of teacher that brings out the best in those she mentors.”
Kate Gies
It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished
(Simon & Schuster)
“Hiring Katie to do a developmental edit of my novel was one of the best investments I’ve made in my writing. Not only does she provide clear and helpful guidance related to craft, voice and tone but she is exceptional at 'seeing' a novel as a whole, at showing what is working as well as identifying blindspots. Katie’s greatest asset is her ability to pinpoint and track issues in a manuscript, showing the writer exactly where and why things need fixing and, most essentially, how to fix them."
Suzanne Carver
Flight Path
(Manhattan Book Group)
"Katie gives direct and targeted feedback, while also treating each piece as a unique story that deserves care and understanding. When I worked with Katie, she helped me craft one of the chapters that led to my publishing deal!"
Kevin Hershey
This Is My Body
(forthcoming from Greystone Books)
"Katie’s review of my manuscript was wise, thorough, and insightful. With one simple suggestion, she helped me change the shape of my story, making it infinitely more readable and universal."
Lisa Watts
Crossing Bridges
(River House Press)
“Not only is Katie a master at craft, she has such a generous spirit! Katie truly wants to help writers succeed. When I publish my memoir this year, it will be in large part because of Katie.”
Becky Jensen
No Man’s Land
(Cabin Media)
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