It's the emotional change in your character, not the plot events, that makes a novel work.
I help midlife women rediscovering their creative voice find the structure in their ideas or their pages, so their voice, and their story, finally feels worth telling.
About Hannah
Thirty years of reading manuscripts. I know how to find the story inside yours.
I spent nearly three decades teaching Classics and literature in secondary schools - reading texts closely, helping students find meaning in structure, and believing that every story has an architecture worth discovering.
When I left teaching, I brought all of that with me. I am now a certified book coach working with women who are writing fiction - women who have a manuscript they have been circling for months or years, who know something is wrong but cannot see what it is from the inside.
That is exactly what I am trained to find. Using my Nautilus Method - a discovery-based approach to structure - I help you see the shape of your story clearly, often for the first time.
How I can help
Find the shape of your novel
Every writer I work with arrives buried in their manuscript. Every one of them leaves with clarity about what it needs and how to move forward.
Character Arc Worksheet
A free resource to help you understand your protagonist's emotional journey - the wound, the belief, the transformation. The starting point for everything
FREE
Why Your Story is Stuck
Recorded videos and workbook to explore three areas where your story might be stuck
£19
(Coming soon)
Story Clarity Session
A sixty-minute call where we look closely at your manuscript together. You leave with a clear understanding of what your story needs and how to move forward.
£135
Move Forward With Your Novel
A four-module self-study course for women who are ready to stop circling their manuscript and start finishing it.
£97
(Coming soon)
Full Story Blueprint
Deep structural coaching for women who are ready to commit to finishing their novel. We find the architecture of your story and build a clear path to completion.
£997.
Manuscript Evaluation
A full read of your manuscript with a detailed written evaluation.
£900.
A Month of Close Reading
Two sixty minute coaching calls, two rounds of feedback on your work and email support in between calls.
£297
3 Month Coaching Package
Three months of coaching with 6 calls and rounds of feedback.
£847
Testimonial
What Writers Say
"I wrote and wrote because I knew exactly what to write."
"I'd describe the session as both deeply insightful and genuinely encouraging. Hannah is a very warm and engaging coach whose passion for her work really comes through - she creates a space where you feel comfortable, supported, and confident in your writing. You leave the session feeling positive, motivated, and full of ideas and practical suggestions, ready to take your work forward."
— Agata Grobelna, Story Clarity Session
"I wrote and wrote because I knew exactly what to write. Thank you, Hannah."
— Hlitra-Björg Torfadottir, Move Forward With Your Novel
"Join this course - it makes thinking about and writing your novel much less daunting. It is a very practical and positive course that can move you from stuck to progressing."
— Leyla, Move Forward With Your Novel
Get in touch
Not sure where to start? Let's find out together.
If you have a manuscript you cannot see clearly, or a story you have been trying to finish for longer than you care to admit, a Story Clarity Session is the place to begin. Book directly using the link below, or send me a message and I will come back to you within two working days.
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