Find out if your book works

and what to do next to improve it

Guidance for Your Book

A good book is carefully crafted to engage the reader deeply. For a novel, that means a meaningful character arc and matching plot. For a nonfiction book, it means guiding the reader to the transformation they desire. This experience is hard to create on the page.

It’s also hard to know if you’ve done it, if you’ve created a story that works.

That’s where coaching comes in. As your book coach, I can look at the building blocks of your book, show you the strengths and weaknesses, and guide you with a plan to improve your manuscript.

Whether you are planning before you write or wrestling with the first draft or revisions, it’s never too late to take a hard look at your book concept.

And trust me: the sooner you do, the more headache you’ll save yourself later in the process.

I created this concept assessment as a quick and easy way for you to step back from the details, see your story as a whole, and get professional feedback and direction on how to improve it.

You won’t regret spending this time shoring up your book’s foundation.

Concept Assessment

$195

With this concept assessment, you will:

  • Feel confident about your book idea

  • Understand your book’s core elements

  • Figure out how to improve your book

  • Know your next steps to creating the best version of your book

What You Get

  • Concept Assessment Worksheet for you to complete.

  • Detailed feedback on your concept via comments on your completed worksheet.

  • A 30-minute coaching call to discuss feedback and next steps.

How It Works

  • Choose a time for our coaching call, answer the questions on the booking page, and pay to complete your booking.

  • Download the Concept Assessment Worksheet from the confirmation page.

  • Your completed worksheet is due one week before your coaching call.

  • I will email you feedback two days before our call.

  • Review your feedback before the coaching call so you have time to process it and think of any questions you may have.

  • Bookings can be rescheduled but not refunded.

What’s next?

After you complete the concept assessment, continue working with me and get guidance to finish your book.

Join the Accountability Group to stay on track with your writing goals, or get personalized book coaching for premium support from idea to publication.

  • “Working with Katelin was incredibly beneficial in helping me to improve my novels. Thanks to her, I have a better understanding about what is working with my book and what isn't. Her feedback was well thought out, thorough, and easy to understand and implement. Katelin's biggest strength, though, is that she cares about your project just as much as you do.”

    — Michael Mood

  • "Working with Katelin helped me wrap my mind around what I am trying to accomplish, and motivated me to make my book the best it can be. Her manuscript evaluation identified the problem areas, clearly articulated why they weren't working, and suggested what I could do to improve them. As a writer herself, Katelin understands the challenge of crafting a well-written story, and her calm and encouraging style made even big problems easier to swallow. She also shared what was working well, and gave tips to make my writing even stronger. She helped me believe I have a story worth telling."

    — Nancy Bechel