EDITORIAL, COACHING, and WRITING SERVICES
Anna has been editing and coaching writers for almost 20 years, helping them to develop ideas, revise manuscripts, and bring projects to fruition.
She prides herself on meeting individual writers where they’re at, whether on a sixth book or a first. Need help structuring a plot? Turning an idea into a book? Sticking to a schedule? Shutting up the critics in your head? Knowing when it’s time to stop researching and start writing? All of the above? Anna supports writers at every stage of their process and career and offers a range of services, including: developmental editing; line edits; collaborative writing; personalized coaching (a.k.a. let her be your cheerleader/tough love provider/book doula); and guidance during the querying and submission process.
Looking for a collaborative writer and/or ghostwriter? Anna works with select non-fiction authors to draft, revise, and polish book proposals and book-length manuscripts for submission and publication.
In addition, each fall she accepts a limited number of MFA applicants for consultations.
She also runs occasional Group Coaching: Get it Done sessions through the fabulous Writing Co-Lab. Have a group who would like to work with her? Reach out.
Email Anna at solomon.anna@gmail.com to learn more about her process, discuss what you’re looking for, get an estimate, and see if you might be a good fit.
Testimonials
“I first worked with Anna in 2008 when I was just learning how to write fiction. As a baby writer, I had so much to learn, and Anna read my work with incredible care and patience and insight. She pushed me to grow as a writer, interrogating my decisions and teaching me to look at my own work with a more critical eye. Since then, she has served as a mentor to me: providing advice and support, allowing me to bounce ideas off her, and continuing to provide exacting feedback on works-in-progress. She was one of the first people to take my work seriously, and she encouraged me to aim high. For that, I will always be immensely grateful.” - Matthew Lansburgh, author of Outside is the Ocean, winner of the Iowa Short Fiction Award and Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the Ferro-Grumbley Award for LGBTQ Fiction
“Thanks to Anna, I have made significant progress on my novel. In our meetings, she was quick to pinpoint the emotional center in my writing. She asked insightful questions that inspired me to look deeper into my characters and the plot. At the same time, her very practical feedback helped me improve my craft. I leave each of our meetings with renewed ambition and concrete goals. I am grateful for Anna’s guidance.” - Ying-Ju Lai, Writer-in-Residence, Associates of the Boston Public Library
“Anna is an invaluable resource. Every single piece of feedback resonated, from big-picture reflections on plot and character down to the close-reading, crafty analysis of style. This level of attention is hard to find elsewhere in the industry.” – Alena Dillon, author of Mercy House and Eyes Turned Skyward