FLASH SALE: Deep discounts on Story Analysis Services

I know, things have been quiet here lately.

Some of you have checked in, some of you have checked out altogether. But there’s a reason, if not an excuse: I’ve been busy finishing the editing phase of my new writing book — “Great Stories Don’t Write Themselves” — working with the fine editorial staff at Writers Digest Books, who have published all three of my prior writing books.

With the completion of final edits comes a passing of the baton. They now move on to the work of final print design, digital conversion, listings with online booksellers, and order fulfillment for bookstores, all of which in effect clears my desk. (See the cover–which is linked to its listing on Amazon– at the upper right of this page.)

I can’t think of a better way to get back in the groove here at Storyfix, in addition to recommencing a series of posts that dive into the content of the new book, which is really fresh ground in the writing conversation), than to incent a few of you to opt-in to my story coaching services… with a win-win discount to get us going.

The Discounts

As I explain in the middle column to the right, my story coaching takes three different levels, each with a unique approach and its own value pricing. Click through from there to read about the scope, the feature-set and the value proposition of each levels.

The Full Manuscript Analysis, normally $1950 (fee varies for manuscripts over 90K words and under 75K words), is available through June (for order placement; actual timetable is something we’ll negotiate) for just $1200, a savings of  nearly 40 percent. I’ll analyze your story across a robust set of checklists from 14 different categorical core competences and essential narrative facets, with a liberal dose of aesthetic assessment and market viability slathered on top of it all.

The Core Premise Analysis, working from a challenging Questionnaire that will allow us to make sure your story intentions are strong and market optimized — in other words, ensure that your story idea is worthy and promising, not only to you, but to a hungry marketplace of readers — is normally $195 (which includes a revision round). Through June, the fee is only $150. Because half of all rejected stories are explained at the story idea/concept/premise level, no matter how well written they are, this is some of the best money you can spend on your story at any stage of its development.

It’s like getting a full physical before entering your first triathlon. You don’t want to fall out of contention at the first turn.

And finally, I’m resurrecting my First Quartile Manuscript Analysis, which includes the same Premise Questionnaire and evaluation as well as a read of your first 100 pages (up to your First Plot Point story beat), for only $450. Because almost every manuscript exposes itself as worthy (or not) in the pages leading up to the First Plot Point, this level provides nearly the same value proposition as the Full Manuscript eval at a fraction of the cost (and a fraction of my time), since it includes a template for you to disclose how the rest of the story will flow and ultimately resolve, which is also part of the analysis.

Here are the caveats.

This is a first-come-first-served offer, since I don’t want to over-commit. For June I’ll accept the first two Full Manuscript takers, the first 10 Premise Analysis takers, and the first five First Quartile takers. After that everything pushes into July and August, which may or may not find these discounts still in play (depending on the resulting workload).

Let me know (storyfixer@gmail.com) if you have questions. Or you can pull the trigger by processing your payment (to the same email as payee) through Paypal.

I reserve the right to accept or reject projects based on suitability and market viability (with immediate full refunds, of course; example: if your story is, beat for beat, a thin imitation of a famous novel, or if the writing just isn’t ready for a professional audition)… in cases where I don’t think I can help you. Sadly, this happens when an author jumps into the ring before they adequately understand the nature of the game.

If you are anywhere in the ballpark, though, I can show you with specificity what it will take to push your novel over the edge and into the game itself, either as someone seeking publication or aspiring to success as a self-published author. If you’re already at that level, I’ll be more than delighted to affirm that for you, either in terms of the viability of your story, the state of your execution and writing voice, or all of it already clicking in harmony to each other.

In the meantime, I’ll be continuing a buff-up of this site and offering posts on all aspects of the craft, including an exclusive interview with author Robert Dugoni, who wrote the Foreword for my new book, and is currently among the hottest authors on the planet with his new book, The Eighth Sister.

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