Meet Katie
Katie McCoach is a book coach and developmental editor working with traditional and self-published authors in the fiction and memoir spaces.
Originally from the east coast, Katie moved to Los Angeles in 2012. She started her editing business that year as well, and has been helping authors reach their goals ever since.
She’s since relocated to Arizona where she raises her son and enjoys picture-perfect sunsets.
“I can’t resist a day full of sunlight. Trying to find the perfect iced-honey latte and croissant is a life-long journey. I do at times miss autumn, the scent of an entire neighborhood with lit fireplaces, and cracking open Old Bay covered blue crabs in the summertime.”
Katie’s expertise on how to write a story, plot epic character arcs, and develop writing skills has been applied to hundreds of manuscripts. She’s edited novels word-for-word, read through several iterations of a client’s work, coached them through the sticky points, and has watched her writers grow.
Her authors have obtained publishing deals with Penguin, Harper Collins, Blushing Books, Inkspell, Tule, Boroughs, and more. Others have received agent representation, many are self-published, and several have won (multiple) awards.
Beyond the external successes her authors have reached, Katie’s seen her writers become the authors they ached to be. The writer who knows how to honor their vision, tell the story they want to tell, and not compromise on their values. She’s seen her writers gain confidence and reach goals that seemed far-fetched.
In the past, she apprenticed at a literary agency, where she evaluated agent queries. She has her BA degrees in Creative Writing and Communication. Her specialties are women’s fiction, memoir, sci-fi/fantasy, and romance for the YA, NA, and adult audiences.
She was a founding editor of Revise & Resub (RevPit), a contest for emerging writers. She served on the board of Contemporary Romance Writers, teaches workshops for SavvyAuthors, RWA chapters, and writers’ conferences, and has published articles in the RWR.
Katie is not only a book coach. She is an editor, a mom, a writer, a trauma-informed support system, a friend, and a growth coach.
With Katie, the goal is always to grow your story—the story of who you are as a writer, and the story you are putting on the page.
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What's your superpower?
My superpower is taking seedlings of ideas and nurturing them into fully grown stories with character arcs that alter your perspective.
What are some of your favorite books?
I love YA, women’s fiction, memoirs, and business and self-development books.
Some of my favs:
At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha
The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld
A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Mass
The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
Possible Side Effects and Dry by Augusten Borroughs
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers
