Services
Developmental and Copyediting
$5
Per Page
(250 Words)
I do big picture development for partial or completed manuscripts, and detailed editing for self-publishing.
Contact me for free one-chapter trial so we can both get an idea if we want to move forward.
Or you can hire me for $75/hour to brainstorm, read, or help guide you forward.
Writing Mentorship
$1500
For 10 weeks
This is an ten-week long service where I help authors who are stuck in the middle of a book or who have never written a book before and need help figuring out shape and motivation.
I give daily texts as a “kick in the pants,” weekly video chats, and detailed editorial advice.
To learn more about this mentorship, go to my mentorship website.
Online Writing Classes
$50
10 classes
My General Writing Classes include these topics:
- How to Write a Scene
- Chapter One
- How to Write Dialogue
- How to Write Character
- How to Write Emotion
- Plotting
- Outlining
- The Business of Publishing
- Revision
Go to my mentorship website to subscribe and see some of the free videos offered.
I have over one hundred free essays on craft and psychology of writing here.
Coming soon are video classes on fantasy writing, romance writing, memoir writing, voice, and more.
You can see short videos with quick writing tips on my Youtube channel here.
And because I think it makes people feel better to see how bad I was and how far I’ve come, here are a few of my early writings:
Endorsements
Better than advertised.
There must be millions of us who are going to ‘write a book’ someday, but someday never comes. I had piles of notes collected from over 20 years of ‘maybe’ and hundreds of hours of talking to myself in the shower, but that was it. Then I took a chance on Mette’s ‘Kick in the Pants’ program. She is a proven success in all the phases: starting, slogging through the middle and finishing and getting published. In academia, fiction writing, non-fiction writing, and Ironman. And that is just what I know about. Daily encouraging reminders. Weekly chats. Killer feedback that is honest but gentle enough. And I am so stoked. I followed her guidance and ended up with a first draft, as advertised. I don’t have money lying around the house, so believe me when I say the price is right and the promised expertise was delivered. Thanks, Mette!
Jeff Krey
Mette’s expert advice helped me to revise my manuscript, which was key to successfully querying agents. Her editing is thoughtful and spot-on; her insights helped me to make my novel shine brighter.
Cory Anderson
The things that get in the way of our writing are complex. Fear, anxiety, temperament, life-problems, emotions, confidence, practice, skills, discernment, discipline. Mettle was a support for me during one of the most complicated, emotional, and fraught creative periods I have ever experienced in my entire life. Her steady input, her calm way of helping me put things into perspective, her uncanny ability to stand in solace with me during near-complete breakdown, were all absolutely integral to my ability to produce a draft of one of the best novels I have ever written. I owe a lot to Mette and recommend her support to anyone who needs just a little help to navigate their way through the creative process.