Apart from being a novelist, Lidija is also an Author Accelerator certified book coach & developmental editor specializing in Literary, Upmarket,
and Women’s Fiction.
Her passion lies in helping writers craft emotionally impactful
and lyrically written stories with impeccable internal logic.
*Due to my novel coming out in July 2025, my availability to take on new clients is currently limited.
Services:
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Included in this service:
✓ In-line comments on two (2) bi-weekly submissions of up to twenty (20) pages (standard manuscript formatting) a month
✓ Editorial letter for each submission, including highlights of your strengths and weaknesses, and a clear way forward for your writing
✓ A 30-minute Zoom call after each editorial session to discuss the feedback
✓ Additional exercises where needed, to clarify backstory, character arcs, hone the point of your novel…
✓ A partner to keep her eye out on the books that might be your comparable titles, agents who might like your work, novels where the author has pulled off something you’re struggling with, and more.
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Included in this service:
✓ A comprehensive and thorough analysis of your story’s overall arc, style, and structure, but also a deep-level examination of each element separately (narrative drive, cause-and-effect trajectory, character arc and agency, telling vs. showing, info-dumps, and much more), as well as actionable steps on approaching revision.
✓ An 8+ pages long editorial letter highlighting your manuscript’s strengths and offering a thorough overview of the issues that might be holding your manuscript back, along with actionable advice on how to solve them. The letter is usually divided into four main sections: Story Level, Craft Level, Writing Mechanics, and The Next Steps.
✓ In-line comments throughout your manuscript, showcasing where exactly in your text issues arise
✓ A 90-minute coaching call to discuss my feedback and your next steps
✓ Additional materials (where applicable and needed)
✓ Workbooks, exercises, reading recommendations, cheat sheets, and other resources curated specifically for your story.
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Included in this service:
✓ A comprehensive and thorough analysis of your story’s overall arc, style, and structure, but also a deep-level examination of each element separately (narrative drive, cause-and-effect trajectory, character arc and agency, telling vs. showing, info-dumps, and much more), as well as actionable steps on approaching revision.
✓ An 8+ pages long editorial letter highlighting your manuscript’s strengths and offering a thorough overview of the issues that might be holding your manuscript back, along with actionable advice on how to solve them. The letter is usually divided into four main sections: Story Level, Craft Level, Writing Mechanics, and The Next Steps.
✓ A 90-minute coaching call to discuss my feedback and your next steps
✓ Additional materials (where applicable and needed)
✓ Workbooks, exercises, reading recommendations, cheat sheets, and other resources curated specifically for your story.
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Included in this service:
— VIRTUAL INTENSIVES are created to provide a personalized coaching experience designed to assess, diagnose and remedy the issue that’s keeping you back—in record time.
✓ Introductory call to see where you are in your writing process and to ‘diagnose’ the issues we’ll need to work on
✓ Access to my signature Novel With Meaning Framework, including the worksheets and workbook (prior to the Intensive)
✓ Written feedback on Worksheets
✓A full day of one-on-one coaching (or two days, depending on the time zone overlap; 3x2hour coaching sessions per day, assigning and feedback on written tasks as needed)
Your investment: $1200/day
— IN-PERSON INTENSIVES
Tick visiting Croatia off your bucket list WHILE igniting your writing through a personalized coaching experience designed to assess, diagnose and remedy the issues keeping your writing back.
Apart from being your book coach, I’ll also serve as a tour-guide-par-excellence, allowing you to experience Croatia’s beautiful Adriatic Coast from a local’s perspective.
Included in this service:
✓ Introductory call to see where you are in your writing process and to ‘diagnose’ the issues we’ll need to work on
✓ Access to my signature Novel With Meaning Framework, including the worksheets and workbook (prior to the Intensive)
✓ Written feedback on Worksheets
✓A full day of one-on-one coaching
✓ A breakfast and dinner carefully chosen for you to experience local cuisine
✓ Coaching sessions in some of the beautiful historical settings in Zadar, Croatia 🇭🇷
✓ A private tour around the town
Your investment: $1500 for the first day (plane fare and hotel not included); $600 for every subsequent day
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NOVEL WITH MEANING Group Coaching Intensive is a six-week ONLINE GROUP COACHING PROGRAM for women writers of Literary, Upmarket, and Women’s Fiction that will help you plan and outline a novel with a strong emotional impact and impeccable internal logic.
Learn more about the program here.
About me:
In addition to being a Literary Fiction writer, I’m also an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach, a passionate reader, an attorney at law gone rogue, a psychology enthusiast, an extroverted introvert (or is it the other way around?), and the human condition explorer.
What clients are saying…
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Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach
Learn more about Author Accelerator at: https://www.bookcoaches.com
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Member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association
Learn more about WFWA at: https://www.womensfictionwriters.org/
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Affiliate Editor coaching writers in the coaching track for She Writes Press
Learn more at: shewritespress.com
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Affiliate Editor coaching writers in the coaching track for Spark Press
Learn more at: gosparkpress.com