A writing coach supports the process at every stage of writing your book.

Like a musician turns to a producer for advice on structuring and recording a song, a writing coach can help bring out the best of your story.

Some writers want an experienced sounding board on the work. Some writers want to deal with a particular issue in the writing process. Other writers want a guiding professional hand through the whole writing process to deal with issues and keep them accountable.

At the start – a writing coach can give you guidance on the overall structure of your work, and help you with strategy in writing the book.

In the middle – a writing coach can guide you through any particular problems you have while writing your story. Issues with flow, or pacing, character development or

At the end – a writing coach can help give you insights into your manuscript as you prepare for a rewrite, helping you focus on tightening structure or specific sequences.

How we can work together.

I’ve worked with writers as they’ve developed their creative non-fiction manuscripts. I’ve advised screenwriters on revisions or scene development. I’ve worked with novelists wanting to tighten their structure and to map a path through the writing process.

I offer ongoing coaching through the writing process, or a shorter, problem specific coaching session called Torchlight. Writing a novel, a book manuscript, or a screenplay is a long process. There’s a lot to untangle. To navigate. There are times when a torch comes in handy. The Torchlight Session is a deep two-week writing coaching program to shine a light on your problems, and find the path forward.

The Dispatches From The Creative Journey newsletter is for writers working on any creative manuscript – novel, memoir, creative non-fiction project, screenplay.

The newsletter provides ideas on the creative process, techniques from writers, friendly encouragement.