Writing a novel
shouldn't feel like
throwing darts
wearing a blindfold

LEARN HOW STORIES WORK

WHILE WRITING YOUR OWN NOVEL



The One-On-One Coaching Advantage:


Put Theory Into Practice

EVEN ON YOUR FIRST BOOK


Go to THE STORY INCUBATOR

THE STORY INCUBATOR

Accelerate your book’s development with three revelatory months of story and scene coaching. This is the on-ramp to an edit-ready draft.

NURTURE
YOUR NOVEL

Go to DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING

DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING

Whether this is your first book or you’re a seasoned author, sweep readers into your story world with an irresistible story and compelling characters.

AN IRRESISTIBLE
STORY

Go to LINE EDITING

LINE EDITING

Give your book the professional polish it deserves. Line editing stretches your writing skills and elevates your prose so readers will keep turning pages.

PROFESSIONAL
POLISH

Go to THE PLOT ACCELERATOR

THE PLOT ACCELERATOR

Don’t spin your wheels on a story that isn’t all there yet. Write a stronger story with the process that’s been called a “developmental edit in a bottle.”

ACCELERATE
YOUR CREATIVITY

What if you've read the books and taken the courses,
but your manuscript still isn't coming together?

Wouldn't writing make a lot more sense
if you knew how the engine of your story worked?

There's a better way than jamming the parts together
BY YOURSELF,
slamming the hood,
and towing the manuscript to an editor for repairs.

Story coaching shows you how to
BE YOUR OWN STORY MECHANIC.
Learn what's going on under the hood.



NOW YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE YOUR BOOK FLY.


Transforming New Writers
into emerging novelists

Lisa Poisso, Editor & Story Coach
Specializing in Fiction from Emerging Novelists

What if you finally understood what's going on under the hood of your novel manuscript?

No more stumbling through rough drafts, then paying an editor to help you find the story inside. You'll write a better book from the start, from concept and story to the words on the page.

As your story coach, I'll help you connect theory with practice. As your editor, I'll show the narrative techniques that make your writing connect with readers. You'll pick up strategies and knowledge you'll use the rest of your writing career.

This is your writing, but smarter. Your book, but better.

  • "(Lisa's) the real deal. Simply awesome. In the last six months, I have learned so much. And more than that, the voice inside my head has changed her tune. Now I hear, 'You're going to do this.'"—Emile Horne

  • "After completing the Plot Accelerator course with Lisa ... I've just hit 30K words after making a lot of cuts and reducing it to 15K. Now I’m back to where I started with a much stronger story. Nothing is lost in the process. The scenes that will never be read have enhanced my own understanding of the protagonist's situation. Originally intended to be a novella, Collisville is now writing itself. Here's to words that grow organically! Stories shouldn't be forced. Motivation drives the characters. Characters drive the action! Action and reaction IS the story."—J. C. Thomas

Empower Yourself As A Writer

This is the power of a little help from a coach. (More success stories here.)

Do you know how to keep readers turning pages—
or are you only guessing?

Clarity

See your path to publication more clearly.