RED LEAF WORD SERVICES
Editing and proofreading for authors of plant-themed fiction and nonfiction.
Editing for authors of speculative fiction with complex worlds and large casts.
Narrative Gardener Guidance
Coaching Opportunities for Writers with
The Narrative Gardener
Explore Adding Plants to Your Novel: Browse the Seed Catalogs
Add botanical elements to your narrative
Pick The Narrative Gardener's horticultural catalog-brain for ways to include plants in your story beyond 'the scent of pine' and 'the emerald green grass.'
Discuss plant attributes
The plant in your story needs specific characteristics. Ask The Narrative Gardener for species recommendations and ideas.
Save time
Book a one-hour consult with The Narrative Gardener to talk all things plants in stories. You’ll save time and avoid the research rabbit hole.
Guidance Along the Way: Why Are My Seedlings Ailing?
Wilting seedlings
You are stalled in the drafting or self-editing process. By reviewing the work in groups of chapters, I help uncover a path to completion.
Stuck in the mud
The muddy middle has you bogged down. Through review, brainstorming, and some reorganization, I help you get back on solid writing ground.
Cloudy skies
Writing isn't always blue skies and roses. The fog of lost motivation can be thick. Let's dig around in your work-to-date and recapture the creative energy.
