Let’s build a roadmap for sharing your story.
We can work together in three different ways.
Coaching
One-on-one coaching to ensure you meet your writing goals, including unlimited access to me via email so you’re held accountable. Learn more about coaching here.
Developmental Editing
Your customized Roadmap to Revision for your memoir, averaging between 7 and 10 pages long. Learn more about developmental editing here.
Classes
One-day and multi-week classes with in-depth craft techniques, writing exercises, and insight into the submission and publication process. View my current course offerings here.
We can work together in three different ways.
Coaching
One-on-one coaching to ensure you meet your writing goals, including unlimited access to me via email so you’re held accountable. Learn more about coaching here.
Classes
One-day and multi-week classes with in-depth craft techniques, writing exercises, and insight into the submission and publication process. View my current course offerings here.
“I can only describe Katie Bannon as a godsend. In six months, with Katie’s steady presence, I wrote four chapters, a query letter and a proposal. I got a dream agent and I am about to go on submission. None of this would have been possible without Katie’s guidance."
- Oona M.
Coaching
My coaching gives you the structure & guidance you need to keep writing.
Together, we’ll develop an action plan for meeting your goals – coming up with deadlines, scheduling regular check-ins, and helping establish a writing practice tailored to how you work best. We can also address “Writer’s Block” and any mental or emotional blocks coming between you and your writing. I can read your writing-in-progress and provide high-level feedback, identifying what’s working and possible directions for the story. The content of our coaching calls is customized to meet your individual needs.
Note: Coaching sessions take place remotely, either via Zoom or phone.
Want to know if we’re a good fit? Schedule a complimentary intake call here.
Coaching
My coaching gives you the structure & guidance you need to keep writing.
Together, we’ll develop an action plan for meeting your goals – coming up with deadlines, scheduling regular check-ins, and helping establish a writing practice tailored to how you work best. We can also address “Writer’s Block” and any mental or emotional blocks coming between you and your writing. I can read your writing-in-progress and provide high-level feedback, identifying what’s working and possible directions for the story. The content of our coaching calls is customized to meet your individual needs.
Note: Coaching sessions take place remotely, either via Zoom or phone.
Want to know if we’re a good fit? Schedule a complimentary intake call here.
“I'm delighted to call Katie my Angel Writing Coach, since her encouragement and criticism on my work has been among the greatest gifts during this global pandemic."
- Erika K.
Developmental Editing
My action-oriented feedback gives you a Roadmap to Revision and puts you on track for publication.
I have 10 years of experience in developmental editing, with particular expertise in memoir, personal essay, and narrative nonfiction. My specialty is helping writers shape personal narratives into expertly crafted stories that have universal resonance. I love working with writers to find the “story” behind the “situation” of their lives, uncovering the beating heart of a narrative that will move readers from all walks of life. Together, we’ll make your writing the best it can be, and make you the best writer you can be.
I provide a lot of feedback as an editor.
I believe feedback is a gift and view critique as a sign of respect. Hiring an editor is an investment, and my job is to make your money worth it. I do this by offering comprehensive, honest feedback that will help your writing reach its full potential. If you’re looking for an editor who will coddle you, I’m probably not the best fit. But if you’re ready to make your manuscript the most well-crafted, marketable book possible, we might be a perfect match.
Find the editorial service that's right for you.
Developmental Editing
My action-oriented feedback gives you a Roadmap to Revision and puts you on track for publication.
I have 10 years of experience in developmental editing, with particular expertise in memoir, personal essay, and narrative nonfiction. My specialty is helping writers shape personal narratives into expertly crafted stories that have universal resonance. I love working with writers to find the “story” behind the “situation” of their lives, uncovering the beating heart of a narrative that will move readers from all walks of life. Together, we’ll make your writing the best it can be, and make you the best writer you can be.
I provide a lot of feedback as an editor.
I believe feedback is a gift and view critique as a sign of respect. Hiring an editor is an investment, and my job is to make your money worth it. I do this by offering comprehensive, honest feedback that will help your writing reach its full potential. If you’re looking for an editor who will coddle you, I’m probably not the best fit. But if you’re ready to make your manuscript the most well-crafted, marketable book possible, we might be a perfect match.
Find the editorial service that's right for you
Click below to learn about each editorial service.
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This edit centers on big-picture aspects of your manuscript: structure, character development, narrative tension, world-building, voice, narration, etc. I leave an average of 2 to 4 margin comments per page, along with a 7 to 10-page Roadmap to Revision letter summarizing my feedback and laying out a revision plan. I begin the letter by describing what’s working in the manuscript -- scenes or chapters that flowed particularly well, craft elements that were executed effectively -- and then address what can be improved upon. My focus is on the key craft elements of the genre (structure, character, voice, narration, etc.) rather than sentence-level issues that are likely to shift as you revise. Please note that this offering does not include line editing.
Rate: $2200 for up to 80,000 words. [A Zoom conversation can be added for an additional fee].
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The first 25 pages can make or break a manuscript. I’ll evaluate your first 25 (double-spaced, standard format) pages to assess how well they “hook” the reader and showcase your writing chops through craft techniques (structure, character, voice, narration, etc.). This includes margin comments, as well as a one-page editorial letter summarizing my feedback and laying out a revision plan. Please note that this offering does not include line editing.
Rate: $300. [A Zoom conversation can be added for an additional fee].
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Your query letter is the first impression you’ll make on an agent. My job is to help you shape your pitch so it grabs agents and shows that your manuscript has legs. This offering includes line edits and in-depth margin comments.
Rate: $125. [A Zoom conversation can be added for an additional fee].
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If you have a personal essay you’d like to see published in a literary magazine or online journal, this edit is for you. I’ll provide in-depth margin comments and a one-page editorial letter summarizing my feedback and laying out a revision plan. Please note that this offering does not include line editing.
Rate: TBD based on word count. [A Zoom conversation can be added for an additional fee].
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Scheduled in hour-long slots, these Zoom sessions are designed to discuss whatever needs or questions you have in your writing life. Maybe you’re encountering a challenge related to your manuscript and want to discuss ways to address it. Perhaps you have a new essay idea and want a “story check” before you start drafting. Or maybe you have a polished piece and need ideas for literary magazines to submit it to. Whatever your writing life needs may be, I’m here to help!
Rate: $150 for an hour-long Zoom. Please note that office hours are designed for ad-hoc questions. If you’re interested in longer-term guidance, please see my coaching.
“Katie is a remarkably astute reader and, in the best sense of the word, critic. She identifies specific, detailed text issues, as well as larger narrative challenges, often suggesting novel approaches to solving problems that seem prohibitively complicated to the writer.”
- Molly H.
