Grammar and Style Instruction

ensure your writing is clear, grammatically correct, fluid, and pleasant to read

chicago manual of style

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Even a couple of grammatical missteps in a manuscript can cause it to get rejected. Imagine: months or even years of hard work, down the drain in an instant.

It may not be fair, but agents and editors receive hundreds of manuscripts a week; any work that is sloppily presented is largely believed to be indicative of ideas that are sloppy as well, and they will commonly not give it a second thought. 

Learning not just the rules with grammar and style instruction but also how to break them with authority is the writer’s obligation; through language, we develop and embody our voices and styles as writers, and our grammatical adeptness with language is what showcases our ideas best. 

Our Grammar & Style Instruction goes beyond teaching the rules of English grammar and takes you into what makes language beautiful, musical, and a pleasure to hear and read.

In private lessons tailored to your particular needs, our grammar instructors will teach you how to create correct lyrical sentences that are fluid, pleasing, unexpected– and set you apart from all others.

Lessons can be adapted to your needs:

  • a single lesson to learn the 10 major language pitfalls or email basics or to have a private deconstruction and tutorial of best practices in writing using your own writing as a relevant teaching tool
  • a short series of six 45-minute lessons covering the basics of grammar, punctuation, and syntax along with common errors and usages (5 hours)
  • a comprehensive 3-module course that explores:
    • best practices in email
    • how to structure a variety of documents based on purpose and format and adapting one’s writing to their audience
    • grammar and punctuation basics (for good writing and proofreading)


For individuals & groups

Get started by purchasing the amount of time you'd like to begin with, and we'll be in touch to schedule your first lesson:

5-Hour Block

$600

3-Hour Intro Block

$360

1-Hour Block

$120

We work virtually over your preferred platform and design a schedule that suits your needs.

Clients are also given a private team in our editors platform where you can ask your writing coach questions, for spot help or editing, and securely share documents.

The benefit of having a private writing coach providing the lessons is not only can we can take a client-led collaborative approach- we welcome it! Your needs are what we want to address, and if you have specific work or issues we would be happy to work with those as much as you need. 

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