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Getting Started

As a writing coach, I work with you at any stage of your writing, from inception of the idea to a polished work you can sell. Contact me and we can get started.

Kinds of writing

  • all genres, fiction or nonfiction
  • books, screenplays, short stories, essays, journalism, memoirs, oral histories, novellas, plays, biographies, novels, storytelling

What I do

  • make notes directly on your manuscript
  • write a separate analysis that describes what to do next
  • describe the problems and suggest how to solve them in person or on the phone
  • discussion by phone or e-mail if you live in another state or country

I help you

  • rearrange the order of scenes so they build on each other with more intensity
  • enrich the characters
  • heighten conflict
  • apply literary techniques such as humor, irony, foreshadowing, mystery and suspense
  • design the narrative flow
  • refine the dialogue
  • create setting, imagery, and description.
  • search for a literary agent, publisher, film or television producer

Submitting Your Manuscript

Contact me about your manuscript and I'll e-mail you the formatting guidelines. Roscoe@writingpublishing.com

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