A Novel Approach

One‑off coaching sessions for immediate, personalised manuscript or publishing guidance and support.

A Novel Approach sessions are shaped entirely by your wants and needs. They’re designed to give you direction, clarity, or creative untangling — with practical next steps you can act on straight away.

We can workshop part of your manuscript, plan your next steps forward, talk pitching strategy, or explore the publishing questions on your mind.

A Novel Approach is designed to help you move through whatever is keeping you stuck and reconnect with your work, giving you the clarity and momentum to keep moving forward.

This is your time — we go where you need to go.

    • writers who want a clear, supportive starting point

    • writers who feel stuck and need help untangling ideas, themes, or direction

    • writers needing plot, structure, or character development support

    • writers seeking emotional support and creative grounding

    • writers wanting next‑step planning, accountability, or momentum

    • writers with traditional and/or self-publishing questions

    • renewed clarity

    • a sense of direction

    • practical next steps

    • emotional grounding

    • a deeper connection to your work

What’s included

  • 30, 60 or 90 minutes of 1:1 coaching via Zoom

  • A personalised session summary via email within 2 business days

  • Claire

    "Katherine made an exceptional introduction to start us off with the writing challenge. She asked questions I had never considered when starting up my writing practice again. It made me accountable to also work on my own schedule and my own writing habits that suited my lifestyle at the time. I just wish I could have done more write-ins. I was also amazed with how much I was able to accomplish with having an accountability buddy and also being accountable to myself."

  • Steph

    "Katherine is an invaluable mentor, and I found her 4 week challenge supported and gently pushed me to achieve my writing goals. During the challenge I assessed my writing practice and habits, and it was eye-opening. I will take these new practices forward.”

  • Bethany

    “It pays to invest in your craft and working with Debut Books is an incredibly valuable experience. Proven industry professionals are a much better source than Dr Google, and unlike a search engine, Katherine is approachable, intuitive and encouraging. A great option if you’re feeling at an impasse with your writing/ publishing career.”

  • Shoni

    “My favourite part of the program so far, has been the accountability and the positivity. Having the list on Notion and the weekly check-ins have kept things moving even when I wasn't really feeling it, and the calls are brilliant. It's the first time I've used a coach for my writing, and there's no way I would've been making this kind of progress without you.”

  • Nicole

    “Katherine has kept me accountable in the kindest and most understanding way possible. Thanks to her support, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on the first draft of my first novel, something I've been dreaming about for years. I highly recommend Your Novel Adventure if you've always wanted to write a novel and you just want to get it done.”