“I was fortunate to have Wendy coach me when I began drafting my first novel and am so grateful for all her expertise in guiding me through the process. Wendy uses thoughtful exercises and planning tools which helped me reflect on my motivation, goals and approach to the novel, including a detailed novel blueprint that helped me understand plot, character and structure more clearly. Here, I had to focus on specific details of the plot progression and my characters to understand how events link, plots twist and gain an overall sense of my novel. The Pitch Package stage later in the process turned to how I would pitch my novel and to which agents, an area I needed a lot of help in. Wendy did a phenomenal job of researching suitable agents whose interests aligned with my novel and provided clear guidance on submissions and pitching. She also gave me detailed feedback on my drafts and the online coaching meetings via zoom were a helpful space to discuss any questions I had and receive feedback. Wendy’s approach is supportive, encouraging and firm. She provides incisive and detailed feedback based on her coaching skills complemented by her knowledge and expertise as a creative writer and academic having taught and supervised creative writing students at postgraduate level. If you’re thinking of writing a novel, I highly recommend Wendy as your Book Coach. Her guidance helped me feel more confident and clearer about both my novel and the path toward publication.”