Collaborating with a writing coach is the #1 best way to feel strong, motivated, and confident both in your writing and in yourself as a writer.
Writing coaching works because you have a seasoned literary professional in your corner who is on hand to clear your path with insights and strategies, normalize the ups and downs of the process, and give you resources and editorial suggestions to help you prepare your drafts for publication.
Unlike a pre-fab program or package, our writing coaches partner with you on your schedule and in ways that enhance (and alleviate!) your life.
Enjoy having a dedicated literary partner either for regular support and growth or on an “as-needed” basis.
In the writing coaching relationship, your coach is dedicated to help you however you need: brainstorm ideas, advise on structure or form; give editorial feedback on your developing work; hold you accountable with micro assignments and deadlines; and ensure the pieces you’re sending out for publication are clean, lean, and ready.
Their attention and guidance is deeply motivating. You will instantly enjoy greater confidence, and the boost in productivity will inspire you to do your best work!
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We recognize and respect that you should be able to achieve all your writing goals (whether that’s become a New York Times best-selling author, self-publish a collection of personal essays, publish academic journal articles to achieve tenure, or become a more adept communicator for your business or job) despite having specific needs and scheduling limitations.
One Lit Place exists because we want you to successfully write and publish while still having a job, family, and responsibilities. Your success as a writer and your attending to your life should not be mutually exclusive.
With writing coaching, your writing comes to you, not the other way around. You do not need to wait until you retire or your kids grow up to write. You do not need to go into debt and enroll in a 2-3-year MFA program. You do not need to take on and manage your time, energy, or learning on your own.
Your writing coach will customize a plan to help you schedule your writing, guide you to learn and grow in your chosen genre, hold you accountable, give you strategies and solutions, and help you manage the ups and downs of striving for something that will give your life meaning—and you deep satisfaction.
Our personalized writing coaching is often called an “MFA Alternative,” which is the best option for busy creative writers. Writing coaching is a defined path carved out for you, a clear way forward, and a soul-satisfying means to an end.
What makes this relationship so effective is all our writing coaches are also professional editors, allowing you to smoothly toggle between the coaching for you and the editing for your projects- often within the same day.
Schedule regular meetings with your coach to keep accountable and invite consistent progress, connect on an “as-needed” basis to focus on your projects, or do a combination of both.
Nothing fast-tracks your production and feelings of agency as a writer more effectively than being personally and uniquely supported by a writing coach.
Our personalized writing coaching is a client-led collaborative relationship that is designed to support you in the ways you need, to help you get where you want to go with your writing, and nurture and challenge you as you grow as a writer.
Your coach is on hand to be a brainstorming and developmental partner; to share insights, guidance, and strategies for various types and forms of writing; to advise you on how to use and implement craft; to provide editorial feedback on your developing work, manuscript evaluations, substantive editing, line editing, and copy editing; and to consult with you on publication.
Where: You work with your coach in a private secure team on our Editors’ Platform. There, you will have live chat, can exchange files, and schedule your meetings.
How: The coaching relationship is customized around you needs, goals, and schedule. You and your coach will identify the scope of work and your goals and determine how you should best work together. You will continue to adjust your coaching as you deepen in your practice and projects.
The hourly relationship is highly flexible, so you can decide when and how often you would like to meet:
Academic writers (PhD candidates, post docs, and professors) often find having a collaborative personalized writing coach a reassurance as you prepare peer-reviewed journal articles or your dissertation.
Business writers can enjoy a feeling of confidence from having your coach and editor there to cross-check your documentation, help you refine a business plan or presentation, or assist with web pages, newsletters, and more.
Absolutely. Your coach is also an editor and able to smoothly move from supporting you—the creative and innovator—to your projects—and back again. Both services are priced the same and billed in increments of 5 minutes (apart from the one exception of coaching meetings, which are billed at a minimum of 30 minutes), making it easy to get the exact support you want, which can evolve along with your needs.
Payment is made hourly in blocks of 5 hours (or another number of hours by private arrangement). Any time your coach/editor spends with you or with your manuscript is billable. This includes (but is not limited to) phone or virtual meetings, extensive e-consultation; conducting research or preparing custom lessons/instruction; and writing notes or feedback.
All time is tracked in increments of 5 minutes (the sole exception being phone or virtual meetings, which have a 30-minute minimum). In-person meetings may incur a surcharge.
You will have access to the timesheet where your time is tracked in your private team on our editors’ platform. We encourage you to discuss your budget with your coach to ensure the work you do is in line with your budget and so they can give you appropriate tools, prompts, and direction sufficient for you to be able to make strides with your work between contact with your coach.
Please view our Terms and Conditions for the full scope of payment, relationship terms, refunds, and confidentiality.
If you sign up to work with us via direct contact, you will be provided with a proposal and client agreement that explains in detail the terms of the relationship before any payment is submitted.
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