Write Forward Coaching
Guiding fiction writers from first draft to polished manuscript
Your story, refined. Your skills strengthened.
Writing forward means allowing your creative momentum to flow before perfecting every sentence. Whether you’re stuck in revisions, wrestling with self-doubt, or searching for story direction, I am here to guide you forward so that your draft gets finished. My mission is to empower writers to write forward—toward completion, publication, and becoming the authors they are meant to be. Explore my one-on-one services, quarterly accountability group, writing guides, and free resources to find the right path for you.
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Working on your first draft and unsure how to plot out your story?
Download this FREE guide and work your way through this highly recommended one page outline. You’ll understand why the Foolscap method is trusted by so many authors.
Hi, I’m Sam. A developmental editor and book coach.
I help fiction writers transform their manuscripts and strengthen their writing skills. Whether this is your first time writing fiction or you are an experienced author, I offer knowledgable feedback with actionable steps that you can use right away. I specialize in magical realism, thriller, romance, fantasy, and Christian book editing. Working on your first draft and not quite ready to work with an editor? Not a problem! Sign up for my newsletter to get tips and updates sent to your inbox in the meantime, and check out the blog for helpful articles.
“Samantha is amazing and a joy to work with! I am very happy with the feedback she provided on my manuscript. She is very detail-oriented and caught many important things I had missed. She gave me a clear way forward with revisions and even took the time to message me her thoughts and instant reactions to the book while she was reading. It was very heartening to hear she was enjoying it and her passion for her work really came through. Her enthusiasm and skill really motivated me to continue with revisions and, ultimately, with publication!”
~ Robin Nemesszeghy
Editing and Coaching Services
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The First 50 Pages
Get actionable feedback to strengthen your beginning chapters so readers will be hooked from the very beginning.
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Manuscript Review
This review identifies what’s working well and what level of revision your story requires before self publishing or querying agents.
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Developmental Edit
A deep-dive, collaborative partnership to elevate your story while maintaining your unique voice.
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Story Support Call
Stuck on a plot point? Have a story problem you are having trouble solving? Let’s work together to come up with solutions in 60 minutes!
“Samantha was instrumental in helping me figure out the messy middle of my book. I am incredibly grateful for her feedback and encouragement. She is the best at finding plot holes and character inconsistencies. My book is infinitely better than it would have been without her help, and she is so much fun to work with.”
~ Laura Sandonato
Writer’s Quarterly Accountability Group
This group runs in twelve week cycles starting in January, April, June, and October. In this group you receive personalized goal setting and weekly group Zoom accountability meetings. This is the group for you if you want to write more words, more consistently, and more often. Excellent for writers that are searching for motivation while working through their first draft.
“Samantha was an exceptional book coach. She got a great sense of me and my style and therefore found fantastic matches for my agent search. She went above and beyond in every way, from polishing my synopsis to helping write query letters. I would recommend her highly to any writer wanting to send their writing career into professional overdrive.”
~ Janet Lefley
Author Accelerator is setting high standards for the emerging field of book coaching through rigorous training programs. The Author Accelerator book coaching certification course is in-depth and intensive. It includes a combination of video lessons, written lessons, and hands-on practicum work with real-life clients. As an Author Accelerator certified book coach, I am qualified to coach writers using Author Accelerator's strategy, methods, and materials, but I operate independently of Author Accelerator and am not affiliated with them.