Karmen Spiljak

“It took me almost five grueling years to write my first book and I often said that my one wish was completing another novel before I died as if this was akin to climbing Mount Everest. But now, I’ve completed a first draft in six joy-filled months with another already brewing in my mind. She taught me how to write with depth of character, completely shifting the way I think about plot and story. My writing is richer and more engaging because of her. She has truly changed my life <3. I can’t recommend Karmen enough.”

“Karmen is an excellent book coach. I had been struggling with my first novel for five years and was close to abandoning it as a ‘practice novel.’ Karmen deployed just the right blend of insightful critical analysis and encouragement to show me I had a story worth telling and how to fix it. Receiving any kind of editor’s report is always daunting, but Karmen broke down the next steps I needed to take into manageable chunks and renewed my confidence in not only my story but my writing ability.”

"Meeting Karmen was the best thing that could have happened to my writing at a critical moment. I had finished a manuscript and didn’t know what to do next. Karmen assessed it, highlighted its strengths, pinpointed the exact weaknesses, offered concrete solutions, all the while expanding my writer’s toolbox. What I really loved was that her feedback was based on a genuinely invested and highly nuanced understanding of the themes that my writing explores."