Write the Novel that's Hiding in Your Manuscript

What McHugh Consulting Does:

McHugh Consulting helps writers address structural problems in their manuscripts:

We can help you improve your plot development.
We can help you heighten the conflict in your work.
We can help you develop your characters.
We can help you clarify the fundamental premise of your work.
We can help you discover your voice as a writer.

What McHugh Consulting does NOT do:

McHugh Consulting offers a very specialized service. Please understand the following:

We do not offer line-editing or proofreading services.
We do not ghost-write.
We do not teach grammar, sentence construction, or other fundamental writing skills. McHugh Consulting assumes that you are already a skilled writer.

What Our Clients Say:

Here's what a few of Barbara McHugh's satisfied clients have said about her work:

"Barbara's grasp of craft and skill has helped me immensely. Her unerring sense of appropriate stylistic usage and how to cut irrelevance hits the target. Every time."

—Cara Black, bestselling author of Murder in the Marais, Murder in Belleville, and Murder in the Sentier. Cara was nominated for an Anthony for "Best First Novel." Murder in the Sentier received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly.

"I would not think of turning something over to my publisher without Barbara McHugh's brilliant and meticulous editing."

—John Martel, author of legal thrillers including The Alternate and New York Times best-seller Billy Strobe.

"Barbara provided excellent structural criticism and a great deal more: she intuited the heart of my story, which I had failed to see. As a result of her insights, I was able to strip away irrelevancies and write my novel the way it was meant to be."

—Meredith Moraine, author of Kris of Death and major contributor to the Traveller's Tales series.

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