Revision
Roadmap
You know something in your draft isn't working.
You just can't get far enough distance from it to see what.
For four weeks, I read your outline the way I'd read a manuscript for a Manuscript Diagnostic — looking for what's not landing, where the structure quietly gives out, and what your story keeps promising that it isn't paying off. I mark it up in detail, right on the page. Then we get on a call and work through it together.
This isn't a full manuscript edit, and it isn't open-ended coaching. It's a compressed, high-contact revision-planning process for experienced novelists with a complete draft, even a rough one, who want structural clarity before they spend six months revising the wrong scenes.
Revision Roadmap at a glance
Cadence: weekly for 4 weeks
Includes: review of your book outline with inline notes and a 50-min brainstorming/problem-solving call each week
Investment: $2,000
Best for: experienced novelists with a complete draft
How it works
Monday — You send me your current outline, however "as-is" it really is. (No outline yet? I’ll send you a template to complete before we start.)
Tuesday — I read it closely and leave inline comments directly in the document, flagging every place the structure isn't holding.
Wednesday or Thursday — We meet for 50 minutes. This isn't a status update; it's where we actually work through what I found and solve it together.
The rest of the week — You revise before the next round starts.
Four rounds. Four weeks. By the end, you'll have a sharpened, workable outline you trust enough to revise from on your own — built collaboratively, tested weekly, shaped around what your story actually needs.
What’s included
Revision Roadmap is 1:1 — never group — and opens for a few windows a year, with a small number of spots in each, so I can give each novel real attention and keep the weekly calls sustainable.
Applications are open now.
Winter — mid-January to mid-February
Spring/Summer — June
Fall — October
Investment: $2,000
Revision Roadmap Is Ideal If:
You have a complete draft — even a rough one — with or without an outline
You know something in the structure isn't working, but can't quite isolate what
You want real diagnostic pressure applied to your plan, not encouragement toward a finish line
You can work fast and revise between sessions
Not Ideal If:
You don’t have a complete draft yet
You're looking for line-level prose editing
You want open-ended, ongoing support rather than a contained sprint
Tell me what isn’t working yet.
Apply for the next window. It takes a few minutes: tell me where your manuscript stands and what you think isn't working yet. If Revision Roadmap isn't the right fit, I'll tell you and point you somewhere better.
Not sure it's the right fit?
Tell me where you’re at and what you’re working on. Fill out the Contact form and we’ll set up a free 30-minute call to figure out the best next step.