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A Simple Trick to Detect if Your Manuscript Is Actually a Hot Mess
I’ve read through a lot of manuscripts and short pitches and have met many aspiring authors who have told me about their stories, and I’ve learned a…
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
A Curated Syllabus for Aspiring Novelists: 50+ Expert Posts to Build Your Own Masterclass on Substack
A Round-Up of Author, Editor, Book Coach & Literary Agent Guidance on Fiction Writing, Revising and The Writer's Mindset
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
Should You Stop Pitching Your Manuscript as Women’s Fiction?
What We’re Talking About When We Talk About Women’s Fiction
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
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A Curated Syllabus for Aspiring Novelists: 50+ Expert Posts to Build Your Own Masterclass on Substack
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
Are You Following These Literary Agents on Substack? You Should Be
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
Who's Betting on New Writers? The Literary Agents and Publishers Behind 2025 Debut Deals
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
10 Insights I Learned from Analyzing the 2024 Women’s Fiction Debut Deals
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
A Curated Syllabus for Querying Authors: 35+ Expert Posts to Build Your Own Masterclass on Substack (Part II)
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
Should You Stop Pitching Your Manuscript as Women’s Fiction?
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
A Few of My Favorite Things from 2025
My First (Almost) Year on Write Your Next Chapter plus Favorite Reader Comments, Favorite Posts, and Favorite Substacks on Publishing, Writing & Midlife
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
Q and A with Author Shayna Ferm on Discovering a Passion for Novel-Writing in Midlife
I’m so excited to share today’s interview because, as her book coach, I’ve had a front row seat to this novelist’s journey, from the first spark of her…
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach and Shayna Ferm
Can You Call Your Manuscript Upmarket? 3 Common Missteps
Plus One Step in the Right Direction
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
To Prologue or Not to Prologue: How to Decide If You Should Use This "Controversial" Story Element in Your Novel
Plus Examples of Women’s Fiction Prologues that Work and Why
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
10 Reasons Why Midlife Is a Great Time to Finally Start Writing That Book
In my book coaching business I work with women who are discovering—or more often than not rediscovering—their writing voices in midlife or later as they…
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
Are You Ready for Novel November?
The First Story-Planning Step I Use with Writers
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach
When Your Book Deal Dreams Become a Reality: A Debut Author's Resource for Navigating the First Year
Applications Now Open through November 1 for the 2026 Debutante Ball for Debut Authors
 • Heather Garbo, Book Coach and Alexandria Faulkenbury
Write Your Next Chapter
Write Your Next Chapter
Writing, revision, and querying advice + publishing industry analysis for aspiring novelists, particularly women’s fiction, upmarket and book club fiction writers (re)discovering their writing voices in midlife.
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