ONE-ON-ONE PRIVATE CREATIVE WRITING COACHING AND MENTORSHIP
Do you struggle to find time and space to write--even though it calls you?
Would having a coach to check in with keep you accountable and productive?
Do you have an ongoing project you need support with?
Do you have an idea that won’t leave you alone, and you need to make good on activating it?
Are you hard on yourself as a writer? can you recognize and celebrate your own strengths?
Would you like to become more precisely aware of what is challenging for you, receive guidance and tools you can keep returning to, and be given creative exercises tailored directly to your own growth?
Do you want to enjoy companionship while practicing a craft that is often solitary?
do you want to talk about life in a real way as we look together through the lens of creative writing?
My coaching practice grew out of a request from one of my former in-class students. He was visually impaired, but had a computer program at home that helped him write. During in-class writing time, he would do thinking and dreaming work for the exercises. After taking two of my 5-week classes, he wanted to continue in a more accessible way, and asked if we could work one-on-one. Thus began my private, remote, one-on-one creative writing coaching practice. I discovered I loved this work--why didn't I think of it myself? :) I’m grateful to that student, just for being who he was, but also for opening this door!
Our coaching meetings can take place either on Zoom or on the phone—your choice—and by exchanging documents over email, so geography doesn't limit us. I ask you to commit to a 4-session package, and you can choose the rate of recurrence that currently best fits your needs: weekly, every two weeks, or every three weeks. (Any farther apart than that, we lose steam—but if you’re working on a longer project, want writing to be part but not all of your life, or are just plain busy, three weeks can work well. Choose a more frequent package if you need a concentrated boost in focus, or if something creative is happening for you Right Now!)
In each session we’ll discuss your writing-in-progress, define your goals for your independent work before we next connect, and I will also assign a short creative writing exercise I've tailored just for you. I read and comment on up to 10 double-spaced pages of prose or 10 pages of poetry per session. Each phone call lasts one hour, and I put in another hour + of prep behind the scenes, reading your work, recapping our sessions, and designing your exercise.
Our sessions are ultimately a relationship and a dialogue. I aim to meet you where you’re at, while at the same time, help spur you forward. I am learning from you about your process and practice, as well as offering you what I know from mine!
COACHING PACKAGES CONSIST OF 4 SESSIONS
a package can span 4, 8, or 12 WEEKS—your choice
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Pricing per 4-session package is $699.
If you feel a strong resonance but the financial exchange is a true barrier for you, contact me and we can discuss options.
I'd be honored to help you move more deeply into your writing practice. To set up a complimentary, no-obligation 20-30 minute phone call where we talk about your writing and get to know one another, please contact me.
