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For Fiction WRITERS
Fiction Writing Courses
Learn what’s trending in the publishing industry and exactly what publishers want to see in the books they buy.
Coaching & Mentoring
One-on-one guidance and teaching for beginning and intermediate authors to take your work to the next level.
Resources
Where to find the most useful information on how to write well.
Fiction FUNDAMENTALS
Learn the techniques specific to writing fiction that will help your writing sell!
Individual lessons on techniques that are not taught in colleges but are desired by publishers based on their successes.
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For Fiction EDITORS
Editing Business Resources
Resources to help you stay on top of the latest industry standards.
Editing Assessment
I will edit an anonymous chapter that you edited for an author and will show you what you’ve missed and what you’re doing right.
Class & Courses
Based on your Editing Assessment, I will tailor a course for you and teach you the industry standards in techniques valued by publishers.
About
JEANNE MARIE LEACH
I am Jeanne Marie Leach, a multi-published author, speaker, writing coach, and freelance editor specializing in fiction and memoirs. I am past coordinator and current Gold Member of The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network, a member of the Christian Editor Network, and a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers where I won the 2012 ACFW Member Service Award.
I teach courses on editing fiction to editors and writing fiction to authors and have mentored authors who have gone on to win numerous awards in the writing industry. My passion is helping others become successful with their writing or editing endeavors. I live with my husband of forty-four years and our Alaskan malamute, Kona, in beautiful Colorado…
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Writing Conference Season Special
Be prepared to submit your novel proposal as soon as an editor or agent request it. Get your entire novel proposal professionally edited for $199 (regularly $295). This will include a substantive critique and for all components of a novel proposal, including: the...
Nineteenth-Century Insults for Historical Writers
I have loved reading historical fiction since the early 1980’s, so when I began writing my stories, they’ve all taken place in the nineteenth century. I’ve often needed to hunt for words that are appropriate for the time period in which my book is taking place. Over...
The Elusive Proofread
People often wonder why I don’t offer proofreads as one of my services. The main reason is that I’ve never seen a manuscript ready for proofreading. I’ve accepted a few proofreading jobs in the past fifteen years, and two were my most horrific editing experiences.
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