Selina Shapland

Fiction Book Coach

 About SELINA

Craft your story with tailored developmental fiction coaching services

With personalised coaching and comprehensive developmental editing feedback, Selina will work with you to help refine your story’s narrative structure, develop rich and engaging characters with strong goals, motivations and conflicts, and work to ensure your story resonates with your ideal readers.

Selina Shapland specialises in fiction book coaching, and applying developmental editing knowledge tailored specifically to your story and genre. She understands the reader expectations of romance, mystery, fantasy, and horror, and is dedicated to helping you navigate the creative process from idea to outline, and throughout the drafting to publication process. She can even help you develop a pitch strategy, write a synopsis and query letters. 

If you want results, a story that works, and compassionate support, reach out and talk to Selina about transforming your manuscript into a compelling story you'll be proud to pitch to publishers or self-publish.

Become a confident and successful fiction writer, and unlock your author potential now!

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Imagine what you could achieve if you had a fiction coach by your side helping you to...


  • get clarity on your story so you know what's working and what's not,
  • establish your story's foundation,
  • bring characters to life with goals, motivations, and conflicts,
  • develop a story arc with a compelling rhythm that engages and hooks readers,
  • find your author's voice,
  • support your creative writing goals, and
  • get your amazing book on the page.
 
Selina Shapland on bench seat in Albury Botanic Gardens

Selina Shapland, developmental editor, fiction writing coach, copywriter and paranormal romance and mystery writer - Albury Botanic Gardens

Selina is generous, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and professional: everything you could wish for in a book coach. As my coach, she provided the guidance to work through the development of my manuscript, as well as the space to address any internal blocks in my writing process. Her questioning and feedback were always considered and insightful, and prompted me to do some in-depth thinking about the scope of my project. As a result, I came away from our sessions with a wonderful sense of clarity and direction. I highly recommend Selina’s coaching to any writer who wants to progress to the next level in their career.

Geneve Flynn

2x Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award-winning Author

P.S. Got developmental editing or fiction coaching questions? Need support writing your genre story?

Book your FREE discovery call with Selina today (valued at $113.50AUD). 

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