Coaching & Workshops

Personalized Instruction for New and Mid-Career Writers

I’ve coached and taught diverse authors, ranging from non-fiction self-help to historical fiction.  However, I tend to focus on: Survivor and “thriver” memoirs, natural health and wellness, sustainable living, regenerative agriculture, and outdoor narrative.  Whether we meet in a one-to-one Coaching Session or a Group Workshop, we’ll unpack the challenges you’re wrestling with right now:

• Book concepting and rough outlining without hampering your creativity
• Avoiding editorial red flags that publishers watch for in every new author’s manuscript
• Developing your personal writing voice
• Balancing creativity and structure in your book writing journey
• Making your writing come alive through sensory detail, metaphor, and layered meaning
• Project organization and draft filing systems
• Fact-checking and research for both non-fiction and fiction projects
• Today’s publishing challenges and strategies

In a Book Coaching partnership, you enjoy private writing instruction at your own pace during regularly scheduled 1-hour or 2-hour sessions.  You may contact me about starting a coaching series any time.

I provide Group Workshops through private home-based sessions in Montana and Northern Wyoming.  Hosts attend for free when they book at least 4 friends for a 3-hour session.  All attendees receive personalized feedback on an excerpt of their current work.  Download my Current Workshop Offerings (PDF), if you’re interested in becoming a host.  Then contact me about scheduling.