Coaching

$40/hour.  If you have a larger project and are not sure what your next steps should be, we offer coaching sessions in which we can help you identify what your focus is, where you want to go with the piece, and how to get there. We can tackle such questions as: What is your goal for the project? What obstacles are you facing in achieving this goal? Who is your audience? Why is this piece important to you?

In preparation for a coaching session, we start by looking at an excerpt of your project which you feel is representative of the whole. We go through this excerpt, adding detailed feedback and written notes. We then schedule a live session (via Zoom or in person) in which we discuss the piece with you and answer any questions you may have about the written feedback. These often turn into ‘brainstorming sessions’ where you are invited to explore the various possibilities that you could pursue in working on this piece.

You can often end up saving money on editing if you go through the process of coaching first; what you learn in our coaching session should help you to see how to do much of the necessary work yourself. We can then help to polish your manuscript until it shines.