We love helping writers succeed in your writing journey. We fight for your right to tell your story. As a professional book doctor team, we help you shape a strong story so the world can experience your book.
Four ways we can help:
One-to-One Consult
Plan, Plot, Produce, Publish
Query Consultation
Agent and Editor Conversations
Book Doctor Edit
Editorial Manuscript Review
Ongoing Engagement
Long-Term Book Doctor Consultation
We love storytelling
and together we can make your story stronger.
We love the writing process and we can be your chief cheerleader, helping to encourage you. We include bestselling authorson our team, but we receive much satisfaction through helping writers like you succeed.
We receive consistently positive feedback from writerswe coach. For years, we’ve assisted writers with their creative process on books from young adult fantasy to New York Times literary fiction to spy thrillers. Start the book doctor process by telling us about your book for free or by scheduling a paid one-hour consultation.
You can read more about our qualifications before we talk — our founder holds an MFA in creative fiction from the Rainier Writing Workshop and an MA in English literature. We came to this meaningful book coaching work after years of work as a professional editor and journalist. Finishing a book can be a complex endeavor, and we can help you manage this process to a successful conclusion.
Our role as a book coach team is to push you forward to the finish line of completing your book and bringing your story into the world.
Let’s go!
Book Doctor Testimonials
“A master storyteller.”
— New York Times bestselling author Brenda Rickman Vantrease
“A magical quality to this work…. from years of mentoring and listening to students.”
— New York Times bestselling author Steve Silberman
Book Doctor Endorsements
“The Novel Doctor team provided thoughtful advice and invaluable insight as I launched my first self-published book. They are timely and considerate, answering any questions I had with clarity. The publishing journey has lots of twists and turns. This is the perfect guide!”
— Rose Collins, Two Tale Books, self-published author
“Novel Doctor has distinguished themselves, not only as bestselling authors of works for adults and young readers alike, but as trusted advisors and editors of others’ writing including my own. Their streamlining, clarifying principles apply equally well to fiction and nonfiction. They are fantastic marketers as well. If you listen and apply what they tell you to do, not only will your book get better, your chances of selling it skyrocket.”
— Christian Carvajal, traditionally published & self-published author
“The Novel Doctor team was able to see in the rough draft of my novel, Tupelo, the heart of what I was attempting, to see better than I could alone what worked and what didn’t. Following his advice, I was able to deliver my most successful novel to date.”
— Alec Clayton, small press publisher at Mud Flat Press and author of 10 novels
Writing Endorsements
“Brilliantly conceived and beautifully executed… conveyed in mesmerizing prose. A joy to read.”
— Booklist, Starred Review
“Brilliant, insightful, unflinching and wise… Remarkable.”
— Ella March Chase New York Times bestselling author
“Writes from a deep well of knowledge.”
— SFF master Robert V.S. Redick, Stonecoast MFA Program Instructor
“Insight into uniquely important perspective(s)… very authentic.”
— New York Times bestselling author Temple Grandin
“Exquisitely written…. a brave & charismatic narrator… an amazing novel.”
— Karen Maitland, international bestselling author of The Owl Killers
“A considerable achievement… powerful and elegant… morally complex.”
–- David Huddle, former military intelligence specialist, MFA professor and award-winning author of over 20 books including My Immaculate Assassin
“Like a literary Rubik’s Cube, puzzling and full of compellingly offbeat traps and escapes… Captivating.”
–- Nisi Shawl, Nebula-nominated author of Everfair
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