Mary Carroll Moore offers the most practical book development process I have ever seen.  As a first-time author, I found her easy-to-follow guide exactly what I needed to take my idea from a dream to a completed manuscript.  More than simply sharing a writing process, she laid out the ground rules, provided a clear step-by-step process, and showed me how to move forward with confidence.
—Michael Lane, author of The Wisdom of Yawdy Rum
I found Mary's workshops and one-on-one critique to be both insightful and instructive in helping me to identify areas of my work that needed improving. Her suggestions enabled me to take material I'd been struggling with and look at it with new eyes.  
—Anne Kelleher, author of the Shadowlands trilogy, The Highwayman, Silver’s Lure, and two other novels

Collaging my novel--one of Mary's many novel ideas!--helped me to excavate
themes of my story that were buried deep in my unconscious and to get a clearer picture (literally as well as figuratively) of my protagonist.   
—Prill Boyle, author of Defying Gravity: A Celebration of
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Mary's coaching was vital in helping me shape a winning proposal. She helped
me better understand the mind-body-spirit genre and to craft a book appealing to
agents, publishers, and readers. Her feedback was always meaningful, prompt, supportive and direct. I only wish that I had contacted her sooner in my process.  
I would have saved a lot of time. I really can't thank her enough!  
—Ron Frederick, PhD, author of Living Like You Mean It

Writers:  Meet Mary Carroll Moore and end your angst. It turns out that writing a book doesn’t have to resemble wrestling an uncooperative beast. Moore breaks it all down and, like most true wisdom, her approach turns out to be simple and accessible. One would think that as a professional writer and editor with twenty years’ experience, an English degree from Yale, and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction, I would have known what I was doing.  But Moore’s techniques were, for me, a revelation.  I can virtually guarantee they will be for you too.
—Jacqueline White, Minnesota State Arts Board winner

Thank you for your splendid editing  I cannot imagine proceeding without your teaching, guidance, support, and editing.  You are the best!

--A.R., New York



 

Your Book Starts Here
Your Book Starts Here — Create, Craft and Sell Your First Novel, Memoir, or Nonfiction Book. Published author and long-time writing coach Mary Carroll Moore gives you the tools you need to get your book in print. Learn More

 

Mary Carroll Moore: Writing Coach

Do you have a dream book you want to write? A writing project you're longing to finish? A book proposal or a sample chapter that's due?

A natural part of the writing process is partnership with an experienced editor and coach. As a writing teacher at the Loft Literary Center and other schools, I've worked with hundreds of writers on both nonfiction and fiction projects.

My goal as a coach is to allow the unique voice in your writing to emerge, and help you become more conscious of both the strengths and weaknesses in your writing.

Having worked as a professional editor for fifteen years, I know how to evaluate a work-in-progress and give suggestions for fine-tuning. I enjoy watching the process of a piece of writing unfold, and I value the help a kind and thoughtful editor can bring to a work. I've helped writers develop and finish their book proposals, essays, short stories, and complete manuscripts. I work with writers at whatever level they need: in-depth editing or overview suggestions. My fee is hourly. I work with short stories, essays and memoirs, articles and columns, and book-length fiction and nonfiction. As a writing coach, I offer these services via email to my clients:

More information on Coaching and Manuscript Evaluation

Mary Carroll Moore's Curriculum Vitae

Contact Mary: mary(at)marycarrollmoore(dot)com