"This class was fantastic. I also love how she teaches. The long, in-depth lessons broken up with walkthroughs, practice, examples, and feedback on students' work make everything click in a way shorter formats never quite manage. And the way she answers questions is so clear and pedagogical. Now I'm just looking forward to all the lessons still to come."

"The class provided a usable and repeatable structure for writing and revising scenes. I am looking at them now from a whole new perspective and it has been eye opening.  No more having to ask myself if the scene lands, if it has the tension it needs. I am using the knowledge gained from the class to evaluate and rewrite scenes to ramp up that delicious tension - and my characters are all the more interesting for it. I already see an improvement in my writing and the skills gained will only continue to deepen and strengthen my work. I learned so much I couldn’t wait to sign up for the next class."

"There is a lot of information out there, but Heather manages to find a way to distill it in practical, digestible chunks which I can immediately apply to my own work. I enjoy her classes and also the positive energy she brings which encourages me to keep going! I hope I can work more with her in the future and encourage any aspiring writer to do the same."

"Heather is a brilliant book coach for speculative fiction writers. She's bursting with great ideas, she has an incredibly in-depth and mature story sense, and she is so well-read. She keeps in mind the many story models out there without ever hewing to one, helping you understand how to best develop your story. Her insights into my story are always delivered with kindness and "you can do this" and I have yet to disagree with one comment she's made. I could not write this novel without her. Don't hesitate to work with her."

"I cannot say enough about the value I have received from working with Heather over the last six+ months. I have been able to evolve the startings of a pretty cheesy fairytale that I didn’t think had much potential to a full framework/story arc and ~70 pages of good, thoughtful content and scenes. My characters are interesting, my story is relevant and the theme feels important in a way that it fully lacked when I got started. The tools and tips are provided in a way that meet the particular writing challenge in the right way to be useful and implementable. She effortlessly provides high level guidance and nitty gritty grammar commentary and it is all helpful through the process. Before I met with Heather I felt alone in a cave, wondering if there really was a way out or if I should give up. With Heather, I have had a guide through the darkest, gnarliest challenges a new writer faces and it feels good to have faced the challenge to grow as a writer under her guidance."

"I wholeheartedly recommend Heather Davis as Book Coach to any author working on a manuscript, whether it's their first or fifth. Her insight and knowledge about great narrative and her passion for getting to the deep heart of your characters is invaluable. She brings an objective eye to your work to determine the strengths and weaknesses while offering a wealth of strategies to help you forge ahead with greater clarity. Heather's coaching has been pivotal in helping me overcome specific writing challenges and continue to progress towards completing my manuscript, all the while reminding me to celebrate the little victories achieved throughout the process. When you think you can't keep going or your self-doubt is threatening to sabotage your writing - Heather is the motivator and cheer squad you need."

"I couldn't be happier with the approach that Heather took with me when I was looking for book coaching for my romantic-tragedy novel. Her knowledge, expertise, helpfulness, and creativity were indispensable in getting me out of a creative rut and cut to the heart of my story. She has a deep understanding of character motivation and backstory and her open-ended questions helped me resolve plot logic and come up with further plot points without losing the core of what I wanted to say. Heather was there to provide much-needed encouragement and inspiration that had allowed me to fall in love with my story all over again. I'll carry her thoughtful, considered approach with me for whatever lies ahead, and I am grateful for her passion, intuition, and support. I made more progress during our first video conference call than I had in the previous 18 months!"

"When I first decided to follow my crazy dream to write a novel, I thought I could do the same thing I had done when writing poetry or short stories – just start writing, and everything would fall into place naturally. It doesn’t happen like that for novels. I found out after scratching out a few pages of great words that didn’t go anywhere. After fighting with impostor syndrome and myself, I looked for a book coach, someone who could help me make my words become a novel. When I “met” Heather Davis online, it all fell into place. Her style, her caring, and her energy made me know she was my guide. Heather is tough, but caring; she won’t baby you as you write, but she will genuinely get involved and help you GROW as an author. I have never regretted my choice!"

Interiority! Emotionality! Conflict! If you want to up your game, Heather will show you how to sift these critical concepts into your writing like cinnamon into butter. I'm so pleased with the transformation her help has wrought upon my third novel, I plan on enlisting her to resurrect (languishing in its drawer) my second!

Heather, your voice is so soothing and reassuring, as is your writing wisdom. Thank you for sharing both an overview of what worldbuilding entails and walking us through specific areas of worldbuilding within Educated. The highlighted pages helped me see how interior narrative can be woven into a scene to deepen connection and understanding.

I didn't think I needed this, but --wow!--Heather's presentation was full of tips and secrets and things I hadn't considered before. So very glad I took a peek at it. Once I did I was riveted. I learned so much!

This woman is a SUPER PRO PRESENTER! I love how well-organized this presentation was, how it proceeded logically and clearly, building toward the finale.

Before working with Heather, I was stuck in developmental edit purgatory. I didn’t know how to identify, let alone fix the issues, all I knew was that it wasn’t working. Heather did more than provide instruction, she gave me confidence. She boosted my spirits, reassured me that all of my frustrations were part of the process and more importantly, she made me believe that I could actually do this. With her help, I re-outlined and re-wrote a 98k word draft in six months. The draft was in such good shape that all the remaining revisions and edits took only a few more months. It sounds dramatic, but thanks to her guidance, that disjointed collection of scenes is now a complete and compelling story. I am proud to query this manuscript knowing it is strong, marketable, and true to my vision. I cannot recommend Heather enough to any writer who feels stuck, scared or lost.