Nonfiction Book Proposal Review

Nonfiction Book Proposal Review

You have a nonfiction book proposal and query but you’re not getting the responses you want, or you’re not sure if your proposal is ready to go. I will review your materials and provide an assessment of what’s working, what could be improved, and how to fix what’s not working.

Your Nonfiction Book Proposal Review includes:

  • A 15-minute chat to level-set my review based on your publishing goals

  • My thorough, multi-hour read and review of your proposal

  • In-line comments throughout (excluding sample chapters)

  • High-level review of sample chapters (25 pp max)

  • Detailed editorial letter summarizing feedback, key areas for improvement, and specific actions to take

  • A Zoom call to go over feedback and next steps

Investment: $1200

(For the differences between coaching and editing, please visit the FAQ!)

What people say about working with me…

  • An anthropologist by training, Amy brings her keen observer’s mind and her deep analytical skills to every project she works on. She took a scalpel to my unwieldy 35 chapter memoir outline and presented me with a streamlined document that contained the essential ingredients of my story, nothing more. She’s methodical, thoughtful, and just plain ol' brilliant. Who wouldn’t want that in their book coach?

    — Suzette Mullen, The Only Way Through is Out, University of Wisconsin Press, Feb. 2024

  • Amy brings great analytical skill to book coaching. She quickly identified where I was missing the mark and where I was hitting it. Her comments assured me that what I had to say would have value for others and then showed me what I needed to work on if I wanted to deliver that value. Her support kept me on track in a most clear-minded fashion. Thank you, Amy.

    — Mary Bernstein, Memoir Writer

  • Amy, you are a brilliant, supportive coach full of answers, suggestions and hands on help. You have served me efficiently. I am extremely satisfied with your service!

    — Monique Clesca, Silence and Resistance: A Memoir of Girlhood in Haiti, represented by Yona Deshommes of Riverchild Media