Fiction Mentorships

Woman in Front of Laptop Beside White Moth Orchids.jpg — I offer fiction mentorships that are designed to nurture and transform the writer as a whole.

Are you ready to fully dive in and devote yourself to your creative process?

My mentorship process will help you identify what makes you tick as a creative, confront your inner saboteur, and align with your higher guidance.

Through a combination of targeted 1:1 instruction, critique with an eye for developmental editing, and personal transformational coaching, I’ll help you elevate your craft and navigate the blocks keeping you from reaching your potential. My mission as a coach is for you to take our time together and carry it with you long after we’re done working together. I want to help you improve your writing skills and re-design your life in a way that honors your creative flow.

I work with writers of all levels:

beginners
writers emerging from drafting into the revision or submissions process (drafting and revising require a different skillset and mindset)
writers who already hold degrees in creative writing ( I know your challenges intimately!)
published authors seeking to take their writing practice to their unique “next level”

Whether you are on the indie publishing path or the traditional publishing path, I respect your choice. If you’re torn about going one way or another, I can help you get clear on what you really want and make that choice from a place of personal power. No single path is for every writer at every moment.

genres I’m interested in

My MFA concentration is in Popular Fiction. I am comfortable with a variety of high-concept and genre fiction. Commercial fiction that has a literary flavor is my personal favorite. I’m particularly interested in Young Adult, Romance and strong romantic subplots, Women’s Fiction, Contemporary, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, and some Horror and Psychological Thrillers. Mash-ups of the above are always welcome.

types of mentorships I offer

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Manuscript Consultation

Are you thinking of doing one of my mentorships but want to dip your toes in before taking the big leap? A Manuscript Consultation is an opportunity for us to work together before we commit to a long-term agreement.

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Spindle Storycraft Mentorship

Refine your storytelling and rewriting skills with a craft writing mentorship.

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Loom Book Mentorship

This is an intensive mentorship for novelists that will help you finish your book, significantly improve your craft and/or rewriting skills, and transform your writing life.

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Loom Lite Book Mentorship

This is a mid-level mentorship for novelists that will help you finish your book, significantly improve your craft and/or rewriting skills, and transform your writing life. (Loom. But with less pages per month.)

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to apply for a mentorship, please fill out the application linked below.

Please know that space is extremely limited so I’m being very selective at this time, but I will respond to all complete applications with an email as soon as possible. If I feel we could be a good match, I will send you a link to book a free zoom session so we can meet face to face and get a feel for each other. If I feel like I can help you write the kind of book you want to write or make the kind of change in your life you want to make, I’ll offer you a mentorship spot. Sometimes, if there are significant barriers to your creative process, I might suggest personal coaching before we begin a mentorship. Once you accept, we can begin the onboarding process.

Please don’t be intimidated by the application process. Mentorship coaching is a long-term commitment, and if we’re going to be working together for an extended period of time, I want to make certain you will get the most out of it. Your personal information and IP matter to me, and any information you provide via this email is only for me to decide if we’re compatible as coach and client. Your details will not be stored in any database or shared with outside parties without permission.

Mentorship Applicaton

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Which mentorship are you interested in?

Tell me about your writing experience.

How long have you been writing fiction? Do you have any formal education in creative writing or are you self-taught? What are you working on or learning right now? What are your current goals?

What genre/s do you write?

Your publishing pathway matters to me.

Check all that apply. This question comes from a nonjudgmental space. It will help me understand your goals better, which is very important to the mentorship process.

I'm a self-published author.

I'm a traditionally published author.

I'm unpublished, and I'm interested pursing traditional publication.

I'm unpublished, and I'm interested in indie publishing.

I've published with a very small press, magazine, or e-zine.

I've paid someone to publish my book.

I want to change directions with my publication pathway.

Tell me a little about the project you're interested in working on with me as your coach.

Please note that Spindle is my only mentorship where I will look at short fiction. Both Loom mentorships are for novels only.

Do you have a regularly scheduled writing practice?

Daily word counts aren't necessary, but you must be writing on a regular basis to be successful with a mentorship. If you're answer is no, I will suggest that we do personal coaching for several months to establish a writing practice BEFORE beginning a mentorship. This, in itself can be intense INNER and OUTER work. We all start somewhere. I would love to help! Go ahead and submit your application.

Are you ready to receive critical feedback on your writing?

I am a writing and empowerment coach, and while I strive to be optimistic and kind and respectful, I can't always be a cheerleader. It's my job to help you grow, and I must be honest about what I see as an opportunity for growth, even if you don't agree. Working with critique is an important and oftentimes deeply uncomfortable part of being a writer. I can also help you learn to work with fears or resistance around other people's criticism if you let me know this is a challenge for you.

Are you ready to be REALLY uncomfortable for a while as you make consistent courageous changes in your lifestyle to accommodate your creativity?

If you already know what needs to change, please tell me about it in the space provided. (If not, don't worry. Discovery is part of the process.)

Why do you think I'm the right writing coach for you? In what way do you resonate with me?

Is there anything else you'd like me to know about you or your writing?

How did you find my website?