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The Writing Spa
Need help along your publishing journey?
Author and writing mentor Mary DeMuth has walked the road to publication. An accomplished nonfiction freelancer and novelist, Mary understands the twists and turns of the publishing industry, and she’s brought two great editors onboard The Writing Spa who share her understanding and skill set: novelist D’Ann Mateer and nonfiction writer Leslie Wilson. Together, we’re excited to help you get to the next step in your journey.
Mary DeMuth, D’Ann Mateer, and Leslie Wilson have been critiquing together for many years in our group, Life Sentence. What is unique about us: We provide the entire editorial process, both a substantive and line edit for one price point.
Services
The Writing Spa: Voice to Voice Mentoring
Individual voice to voice mentoring or editing
$75.00 — $150.00
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The Writing Spa: Nonfiction mentoring package
Includes: Query & Proposal Effectiveness Consultation, Substantive three-chapter edit, Two hours voice-to-voice mentoring: one hour after initial edit, one hour follow up
$500.00 — $1,000.00
The Writing Spa: Fiction mentoring package
Includes: Query & Proposal Effectiveness Consultation, Substantive three-chapter edit, including synopsis, Two hours voice-to-voice mentoring: one hour after initial edit, one hour follow up
$500.00 — $1,000.00
About The Writing Spa
Mary DeMuth
Mary has been writing feverishly ever since her second grade teacher dared to say she had talent. She’s been published since the turn of the century, her first book releasing in 2005. Books include Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God, Building the Christian Family You Never Had, Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture, Watching the Tree Limbs, Wishing on Dandelions, Daisy Chain, A Slow Burn, and Thin Places (a memoir).
What qualifies her to be a book consultant?
- She owns The Writers View and The Writers View 2, a 1400+ online professional writing community.
- She co-leads the Rockwall Christian Writer’s Group.
- She’s been a teacher at several national writing conferences, including Mount Hermon and ACFW.
- She’s published in Writer’s Digest and The Writer.
- She facilitates WannaBePublished, a well trafficked blog about the publishing journey.
- And she’s just plain passionate about helping writers succeed.
D’Ann Mateer (Fiction)
Mary has been writing feverishly ever since her second grade teacher dared to say she had talent. She’s been published since the turn of the century, her first book releasing in 2005. Books include Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God, Building the Christian Family You Never Had, Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture, Watching the Tree Limbs, Wishing on Dandelions, Daisy Chain, A Slow Burn, and Thin Places (a memoir).
Besides moderating The Writer’s View, D’Ann blogs regularly at www.dannmateer.com and is one of the contributing “Inkies” at the new group blog.
D’Ann holds a B.A. in history from Southern Methodist University and lives in Texas with her husband and their three teenagers.
Leslie Wilson (Nonfiction)
Leslie, a former high school English teacher, has been writing, editing, and speaking full-time since 1999. Her first book, A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts: Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tips to Simplify Your Holiday, co-authored with five other Word Quilters, debuted in October of 2008.
Leslie is currently agented by Rachelle Gardner with WordServe Literary. Her humor column, Reality Motherhood, has appeared each week in 13 Dallas-area newspapers for over five years. Additionally, her words have tickled readers of dozens of parenting magazines, as well as Chicken Soup for the Mother of Preschooler’s Soul (Health), I’m Glad I’m a Mom (Harvest House), and The Groovy Chicks’ Road Trip series (Cook).
She speaks to thousands each year at Hearts at Home conferences, MOPS groups, Early Childhood PTAs, Mothers of Multiples, and women’s conferences. Leslie, who pioneered the Rockwall Christian Writers Group in October of 2001, has also served on the faculty of several writers’ conferences. She enjoys mentoring new writers and speakers. Visit her at www.realitymotherhood.com or www.realitymotherhood.blogspot.com. Personally speaking, Leslie and Bret, her husband of 21 years, watch their three children play sports in Rockwall, Texas.
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