Sue Hacking signed on to a lifelong writing voyage before she sold her first magazine article in the 1980s. She's a national award-winning journalist and freelance writer with more than 130 articles and short stories in regional and national publications including Writer's Digest, Spa, Highlights for Children, Boy's Life, Cruising World, and Ocean Navigator. Meeting weekly with fellow writers for ten years, she honed her skills at developmental editing and book coaching (though it wasn't called that in the 90's!). She is the author of two picture books and five travel guidebooks. Her award-winning coming-of-age memoir, HEELS TO HIKING BOOTS: Exploring the World to Find the Way home was published in January, 2025.

As a certified book coach and developmental editor, Sue helps clients navigate their passage from writer to author. Whether the book is still an idea that needs direction, already a full manuscript, or anywhere in between, Sue is on board to help clients stay the course. She loves helping clients find the heart of the story they are passionate about sharing.

Sue's coaching practice, The Write Voyage, reflects her life as a counselor, teacher, writer, adventure traveler, and ocean sailor. With her husband of 46 years, they've raised two kids, nearly circumnavigated, and still live on the family sailboat. Sue believes that books can change the world, and that your story matters. She coaches with kindness, clarity, humor, and probably too many sailing metaphors.

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