

Consultation
Schedule a Zoom or Phone Consultation with Sharon Thayer!
Fifteen-time award-winning author and industry expert Sharon Thayer leads our team. She has over fifteen years of experience in the writing and publishing world and knows what it takes to create an award-winning picture book. Sharon will provide you with personalized advice and strategies to help you find your focus and accomplish each step on the road to publishing your book. All author consultations are customized for aspiring and established authors alike.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking for more insight into your next book, we’re here to help. Get in touch and let’s get started on your journey to success!
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Get In Touch
Call for a 15-minute one-on-one assessment of your needs, get discounts for multiple sessions, and to book your appointment.
Call Sharon: 903-871-9872
Continuing Consultations
Choose from the list of Seven Success Sessions
Cost for each two-hour consultation: $250 each ($125/hour)
For help choosing which seminars will benefit you the most or for a discount on 3 or more sessions call: 903-871-9872
4 Show Don’t Tell
(Two Hours)
Create a deeper reader connection with this crucial skill. Break down what you need to tell. Explore different ways to show.
Lots of examples and exercises.
5 Marketing and Sales Plans
(Two Hours)
Marketing materials and give-aways.Selling online, retail, wholesale, schools.Book synopsis, signings, & booth set-ups.
6 Editing
(Two Hours)
Different types of editing.
Self and professional editing.
Crucial elements of the first and last lines of your story.
Critiques. Content edit by Sharon
First Consultation: Finding your focus
This is a prerequisite to all other consulting sessions. Send your manuscript or story idea prior to your session to be read by Sharon. (NDA will be signed.) Together we will define and clarify your vision and goals before outlining the steps necessary to reach your objectives.
Two hours one-on-one with Sharon $300 ($150/hour)

7 SUCCESS SESSIONS
Seven Sessions of one-on-one consulting with Sharon Thayer.

1 Finding Your Focus
(Two Hours)
Define and clarify your vision and goals. Turn your big dream into reality with step-by-step actions and timelines.
Who, what, what, when, why, and more.
2 Development
(Two hours)
Structure, content, and character development. Rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and finding your voice.
Dialogue, tense, point-of-view, and word count.

3 Illustrations and book layout
(Two Hours)
Choosing an art style
Learn how to choose, pay, and work with an illustrator and graphic artist. Page turns, front and back matter, ISBN, Copyright, LLC number, and more.