It’s hard for me to believe it’s time for me to update you on my makeover again. Katey Coffing and I had another excellent phone call last Thursday about my book proposal. I spent the two weeks between meetings researching organizations that specialize in assisting families who have lost a child to stillbirth, checking out the literature they recommend and digging up statistics on stillbirth.

I’ve also been working on my “hook” for the proposal, and e-mailed it off to Katey, who had some excellent suggestions. She suggested I take those two paragraphs and develop them into a one-to-two page overview for the proposal before our next meeting, and start taking notes and outlining the different sections of the book.

There’s a lot of work for me to do before this makeover ends – my next meeting with Katey will be my last under the terms of my makeover win – and I have decided to purchase one of her book coaching packages so we can continue our work together. Katey’s enthusiasm for my book and helpful suggestions make me believe I can write – and sell – this book. She’s upped my confidence level several times over and is a real pleasure to work with. Our next meeting date is still to be determined – my daughter finishes kindergarten this week and I am scrambling to work out summer plans before I can schedule our last makeover-related meeting. [Ginny Williams]

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