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Writing Coach

Aspiring authors often face challenges in finding their unique voice and engaging readers. We design our expert services to empower you in your writing journey, helping you craft captivating stories and transform your ideas into compelling narratives.

What is a Writing Coach?

A writing coach is an invaluable mentor who empowers new authors through the writing process. With personalized advice and unwavering support, they help writers unlock their potential, refine their skills, and cultivate confidence. Whether embarking on your first draft or honing your storytelling techniques, a writing coach provides the essential structure and guidance to elevate your work and drive your success.

A fantasy picture showing an open book and a bubble with a castle — Worldbuilding

A stack of books over a laptop — Novel Planning

Manuscript writing in the old manner — Manuscript Writing

Tools Your Writing Coach Uses

Asana
Bitwarden
Brevo
Buffer
Calendly
Canva
ChatGPT
ClickUp
Dropbox
Evernote
Facebook
Freshbooks
Google Workspace
Grammarly
Hootsuite
HubSpot
HubSpot Meeting
LinkedIn
MailChimp
Microsoft 365
Pinterest
Scrivener
SurveyMonkey
TimeCamp
Trello
WhatsApp

Writing Coach Tasks

Authorial Voice & Style

Developing a clear authorial voice and consistent style is crucial in novel writing. A Novel Writing specialist can help you experiment with techniques using personal influences to refine your unique writing voice, ensuring consistency and clarity throughout your manuscript.

A writing coach can help with:

Refinement Sessions: engage in detailed discussions to refine and perfect your storytelling.
Style Workshops: workshops are created to help experiment with various writing styles.
Stylistic Consistency: ensuring the tone and style are consistent throughout the manuscript.
Voice Discovery: uncover and amplify your distinct voice, guaranteeing it illuminates your writing.

Genre Conventions & Expectations

Genre conventions and expectations form the backbone of a literary genre, providing readers with familiar elements and norms. These conventions shape readers’ expectations and offer a framework that enhances their reading experience.

A writing coach can help writers with:

Expectation Alignment: customize your story to meet and exceed reader expectations for your selected genre.
Genre Analysis: get a detailed analysis of the conventions of your genre.
Genre Mastery: detailed guidelines and examples of successful books within your genre to better understand its requirements.
Trend Analysis: gain insight into current trends and popular themes to ensure your story is timely and engaging.

Idea Generation & Conceptualization

Writing coaches help authors develop compelling ideas for their novels by brainstorming and refining initial concepts. The aim is to create a well-defined, unique concept that resonates with the author’s style and interests.

A writing coach can help authors with:

Developing Concepts: turn initial ideas into fully developed story concepts.
Concept Refinement: collaborate with a team to develop and enrich your first ideas into a fully fleshed-out story concept.
Creative Brainstorming: join sessions created to stimulate fresh ideas and concepts through creative brainstorming.
Creative Prompts: use various prompts and exercises to spark innovative ideas and conquer writer’s block.

Reader Engagement

Engaging the reader hinges on crafting characters, plots, and settings that profoundly resonate with readers emotionally and intellectually.

A writing coach can help with:

Engaging Openings: learn techniques for writing gripping opening scenes that immediately hook readers.
Hook Creation: learn techniques to create compelling opening scenes.
Pacing Strategies: develop pacing strategies to keep the reader engaged from the beginning to the end.
Sustained Interest: remember to keep the reader’s interest throughout your story by developing strategies for sustained engagement.

Writing Process

Discover the journey of crafting a novel, from the start of an idea to the completion of the manuscript. Embrace a systematic approach to keep momentum, manage time effectively, and produce a refined, captivating final product.

A writing coach can aid authors by providing help with:

Goal Setting: set and strive to achieve your short- and long-term writing goals.
Productivity Tools: use tools and apps specifically developed to boost your writing productivity and efficiency.
Routine Development: create an effective writing schedule to maximize your productivity.
Routine Optimization: set up writing routines that suit your lifestyle and goals, then put them into practice.