Because coaching sessions are so individually tailored to you and your needs, any writer, at any stage of your career, can benefit.
But you might especially consider coaching if you are looking for any or all of the following:
- tutoring on the nuts and bolts of genre fiction writing or academic craft;
- conceptual feedback on your work, to help you see the direction your text is heading in and decide if that’s where you want it to go;
- accountability check ins and external deadline setting;
- assistance building a writing schedule and/or personalized roadmap to manuscript completion that will work for you, both rigorously and flexibly;
- empathetic support on a text that feels vulnerable, difficult, emotional, beautiful;
- confidence-building conversations that help you to locate yourself within your chosen expertise, or within the field of publishing;
- strategies, worksheets, prompts, and trouble-shooting for your specific project;
- brainstorming sessions to get you excited about and focused on your work;
- problem-spot coaching, to help you assess challenges and surprises that come up in your writing;
- ideation conversations, for those first stages of manuscript planning;
- revision plans, to help you apply feedback from peer-review, beta-reads, or critique groups
- ***insert your specific need here***
If that sounds like you, I offer a variety of coaching options from which to choose.
Reading fees apply*
“Working with Alex has been one of the best decisions I’ve made in my writing career. As someone who struggles with writing characters, as I prefer plot and dialogue, Alex’s strength in this area has been invaluable. I don’t know if I would have ever self-published my latest book without their guidance and expertise in narrative structure and character arcs. They clearly love what they do, and the worksheets and exercises they’ve had me complete to better understand the characters and works I’ve been writing were so deeply tailored to me. Alex really takes the time to understand my voice, my fictional world, the stories I want to tell, and what each project needs. The word “coach” could not be more applicable.”
Shaina Krevat, author Tales of Mundane Magic
The Light Bulb
$175 for one 90-minute session ($200 if paying through your institution)
For authors who only need to brainstorm a particular issue, work through a specific problem, or get a pep-talk and pointers from someone who has read your work and can speak to your talents and your growth-opportunities.
The Lantern
$600 for four 60-minute sessions ($700 if paying through your institution)
For authors who are looking for a longer-term commitment than a single brainstorming session, but feel confident that with plans in hand you can complete the work without further accountability check ins, trouble-shooting, or consulting.
The Lodestar
$125/hr for ongoing coaching relationships ($150 if paying through your institution)
For authors who want to a guiding light through a significant portion—or all—of a project. Here we not only make plans, but execute them together. You’ll have me for those writing moments that challenge you, for long-term time management needs, and as your kind, but truthful, advisor.
(This package invoiced monthly.)
Please note:
*I am available to read 5-10 double-spaced pages of your work before a meeting, as long as they are delivered 48 hours ahead of time. Any reading beyond that will need to be planned in advance, and will be charged at a $75/hr rate.
All coaching sessions take place over Zoom, unless you require specific disability-related accommodations.
After each session, I’ll email you a written recap of our discussion with any “next steps” we agreed on.
Do you want some combination of coaching and editing? Email me with your ideas for a bespoke package!
Lodestar Editing & Coaching 