Tuning Fork
Editorial Services
Editing in tune with your vision
Coaching in tune with your goals
Books in tune with your readers
Developmental editing, line editing, and book coaching for fiction and nonfiction authors
I’ll help sharpen and polish your manuscript, find your way through the fog of a stalled project, or begin moving your book idea from your mind to the page. Let’s talk about your path forward.

Services

Book Coaching
Helping writers and would-be writers tell their stories, share their expertise, sound the alarm bells they need us to hear, and turn their visions into reality

Developmental Editing
Optimizing the big-picture elements of a novel or nonfiction book to ensure that its structural elements serve the material and its readers

Line Editing
Improving a book's prose, making it tight and impactful, lyrical and sharp, flowing and memorable, all while retaining the author's own voice
Testimonials
Step by step from an initial read and critique, Alan provided me with thorough developmental editorial advice and in-depth line editing. Alan was able to spot nuances where there was a need to make sure a reader would not be left hanging or misled as the story unfolded. He pointed out where characters required further development or where the plot needed a small but critical revision. So often, I swear he knew the plot and characters even better than I did. I am so grateful for Alan’s superb editorial expertise, communication skills and passionate support. He was an integral contributor to my book. Without his work, I could not have moved the book to publication.

Ted Marr
Hundred Beam Bridge
Let's Connect!
I’d love to talk to you about editing your manuscript or coaching you towards completing your book. I look forward to hearing from you!