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Creative Coaching

Find your Story. Tell it Well.

What's a creative coach?

A creative coach supports aspiring, experienced, or professional writers. Some writers need help getting started. Others need help maintaining focus or remaining accountable. Others need a sounding board (or sparring partner) to flesh out characters or ideas, direction or narrative. All writers need a support during the exciting and messy writing process. Whether it’s your own narrative or a fictional one that’s crackling inside you, we’ll help you explore and tease apart the tangle, and then help build or hone the skills needed to tell your story. Let us help you move forward.

 

 

 

 

 

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Developmental Editing

What's a Developmental Editor?

A developmental editor comes into play after a manuscript or piece of writing is completed. The DE focuses on the main elements of the narrative, looking for  coherence, character development and arcs, plot pacing and dialogue use, story organization, etc. They help the writer see holes or inconsistencies in the narrative and characters. In nonfiction, the DE helps define message, audience, and explores the effectiveness of the work's presentation. Have you written a manuscript or article and simply don't know how to take it to the next level? Not sure how to work out some kinks? Struggling with key aspects? Sitting around wondering if the thing even works? A development editor can help. Note: a developmental editor does not do line editing. That's the job of a copy editor.

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Skills Coaching

What's a Skills Coach?

Wish your writing were crisper? clearer? Do you struggle written tasks? Anxiety or deficient skills interfering with efficient and effective communication? Not sure where to use an apostrophe or why your writing doesn't sound the way you wish it would? A skills coach will help you strengthen your writing and communications, looking at craft and content and building confidence along the way. Our skills coaching is especially popular with new professionals entering the workforce and those who are eager to enter future leadership positions and want to sharpen their written communication skills.

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Ghostwriting & Writing

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What's a Ghostwriter vs. a Writer?

A ghostwriter does the writing that someone else takes the credit for. A ghostwriter works closely with the project owner, learning their voice, style, and needs. A writer does the writing and takes the credit. The final piece reflects the voice and style of the writer, taking into consideration the needs and intent of the project owner. We offer both services for small projects only, typically 2 – 20 hours of work. Website copy, short essays, articles, letters, speeches, etc. Okay, we'll take on big projects, too. Set up a consultation to see if we're the right fit.

 

*We do not write student papers or assignments, or college or graduate school essays.

 

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Graduate School Essays

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What's an Essay Coach?

An essay coach helps applicants find their voices and stories so that they present their strongest, most authentic selves to prospective schools. We support applicants in all stages or any individual part of their process: brainstorming ideas, honing message, capturing voice, fine tuning narrative, finding holes in the application package, copy editing, and essay review. Clients typically contact us for assistance with applications for grad school in law, business, medicine, psychology, & public health. All others welcome, too!

 

*We do not ghostwrite graduate school essays.

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Writing & Learning Workshops

 

Connect with other writers, hone your craft, push your skills, explore a new genre, receive supportive constructive feedback. Writing can be lonely. Join our community. Click here for offerings & details.  

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College Conversations

Maintaining Sanity throughout the College Application Process

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Parents! Don't let the application process overwhelm you. Connect with other parents, get informed, ask your questions, share your worries. Let us help you help your child through this exciting, albeit daunting, process. Join the conversation. Click here for offerings and details.

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Wordcraft WORKPLACE

Building creative, compassionate teams with kick-ass communication skills

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On-site programs to help your talent sharpen writing skills, master effective storytelling, develop greater compassion, engage in active listening, and understand the power of effective language use.

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