Developmental Book Coach / Editor for Nonfiction Book Proposal + Sample Chapters

I'm writing a nonfiction book — a blend of memoir and prescriptive/idea-driven writing about asking for help, ambition, and navigating high-achieving spaces. I have a book proposal with 3 sample chapters, and I'm aiming to start querying agents this fall. I'm looking for a developmental coach/editor to help me get the proposal query-ready. I already have a high-level advisor for industry strategy, so I'm specifically looking for a hands-on collaborator — someone I work WITH in sessions and shared docs, not someone who just sends a report. What matters most to me: • You help me sharpen and protect MY voice and perspective, rather than steering the book toward your own take on the subject matter. • You're great at structure and pacing — especially helping me manage narrative flow when chapters lean story-heavy, without stripping out the texture that makes the writing mine. • You know the nonfiction book proposal form well (overview, comp titles, chapter outline, audience/marketing sections) and what agents and acquiring editors look for. • You like an iterative, conversational workflow: working calls, margin notes, real back-and-forth. The first thing I'd want: I already have detailed feedback from another editor — an editorial letter plus tracked comments on my proposal. I'd love for you to read my proposal/chapters AND that feedback, then do a working call with me to talk through which notes to take, which to push back on, and a revision plan. I want a true second opinion, not an echo. Scope: the proposal + 3 sample chapters only, with a goal of being query-ready by early fall. Budget: hourly depending on experience, or a flat project quote — tell me how you'd prefer to structure it (I'm open to a flat fee for the initial read + call, then hourly for ongoing revision sessions). In your proposal (screening questions below) please: 1. Briefly share your experience with memoir and/or prescriptive nonfiction and with book proposals specifically. 2. Link or describe 1–2 projects you've coached/edited (especially anything that went on to an agent or a sale). 3. Answer this: When a writer's draft leans heavily on personal anecdotes, how do you help them with pacing without flattening their voice? 4. Tell me how you like to work with writers — sessions, docs, cadence. Please start your reply with the word “ASK” so I know you read this through.