Historical Fiction Book Coach

The Winning Writers Club provides support, encouragement, and empowerment to creative writers of all experience levels to help realize their full potential and achieve their writing goals. Through themed discussions, virtual meetups, mindset coaching, craft Q&A sessions, and monthly challenges, members are part of an exclusive community of writers dedicated to improving their creative well-being, their craft, and their writing process. And all under the guidance of expert editor and book coach Jenny Q!  If any of these statements apply to you, you should join  the Winning Writers Club! You’re having trouble sticking to a consistent writing schedule You suffer from self-doubt or imposter syndrome You’d like encouragement and accountability in setting and achieving your writing goals You want to feel good about yourself and your writing You’d like the guidance of a mentor but can’t afford high-priced coaching packages You’d like support from your peers as you’re writing, edi...

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"Every author needs a Jenny in their life..." ~Anna Belfrage, seven-time Historical Novel Society Editors' Choice recipient  When I first started offering my services as an editor, there were very few independent editors specializing in historical fiction. Fast-forward a dozen years and authors have more choices. Which is a good thing. The publishing industry can always use another good editor. But there are not as many book coaches dedicated to historical fiction, and if your coach is not an expert in your genre, you may not be getting appropriate guidance. In my opinion, historical fiction is the hardest genre to write. Not only do you have to craft a compelling story with engaging characters, but you have to do mountains of research to bring a time period to life, you have to constantly fact-check yourself, and you have to walk a fine line between having your characters stay true to their time period while also appealing to modern sensibilities. Historical fiction is m...

Being an effective coach is about what I can do for you, and that is different for each author. Maybe you'd like a coach in your corner as you write a novel from beginning to end. Or maybe you only need help with a portion of your manuscript, like a rough opening, a sagging middle, or a lackluster ending, or maybe you need help working out a subplot or a character arc. A Coaching Your Way package puts me at your disposal one month at a time. Over the course of that month, I’ll read up to 10,000 words and we’ll have two video chats or phone calls, plus I’m always available for email communications. We’ll work on whatever you want to work on. There’s no long-term commitment. Who could benefit from Coaching Your Way? Anyone who needs a little extra help! This is a great option for writers who don’t need the intensive coaching of a structured package or who can’t commit to a long-term package. This is also perfect for someone who would like professional guidance from the beginning of t...

Get coaching on your story opening from Jenny Q! Your opening pages have only one job: to make the reader want to keep reading. And there’s actually no one right way to do this. There are countless books, articles, and classes on the topic, and all of them offer valuable advice in some form or another. But there are some universal elements that every good story opener possesses. I will help you ensure your opening has them. I will read and evaluate up to 30 pages of your story’s opening, providing comments on the text, a brief summary of your opening’s strengths and weaknesses, and my suggestions for improvement. Follow-up discussions will take place via email. In the event that more complex revisions or considerations need to be made, we may schedule a 30-minute call to talk it through in more detail. After you've revised your opening pages, I'll take another look to ensure you're on the right track! This service is available to writers of historical fiction, romance, myst...

Just need some advice? Let’s put our heads together during a Power Hour! Stuck on a scene? Written yourself into a corner? Characters aren’t speaking to you? Can’t quite put your finger on where you’ve gone wrong? I love to brainstorm story problems and help find solutions. I’m also happy to talk concept, market strategy, navigating paths to publication, and how to get started. Power Hours are 60-minute personalized discussions where we can talk about anything you’d like related to writing and publishing.  Power Hours: $150 Loading…