
Believe & Begin
Create a foundation of Resilient Self-belief,
Strong Story Engineering,
And a Sustainable Writing Practice.
For a strong start to your Novel-writing Journey.
As a book coach, I get to see the magic happen.
I get to witness ideas germinating, characters deepening, plots forming and themes emerging.
I get to see writers find and trust their voice; start to use their craft with boldness and confidence, putting down words with increasing ease so that writing starts to feel FUN.
I also get to see the struggle.
Progress is not linear. The creative process is not tidy. Writers get in their own heads, they get afflicted with perfectionism, procrastination stalls them and other priorities and needs threaten the time, space and energy needed to write.
That’s why strong foundations are so important.
As you begin…
Nurture Your Resilience by…
Checking-in with your Inner Protector (who might be feeling pretty concerned about this whole idea), connecting with your own discernment, self-compassion, self-acceptance, self-worth and inner visionary. (You can start this work with the guided visualisation below).
Grow Your Story through…
Foundational top-down, conceptual processes like analysing your genre, identifying your main conflict, developing your characters.
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Imaginal, bottom-up, creative and intuitive processes like deep relaxation and intentional daydreaming about your characters, collecting images of settings, and dropping into scenes in your imagination without expectation or agenda.
Create Space for Your Writing by…
Identifying what you can let go of, honouring the rhythms of your energy, starting small, and setting clear and specific intentions.
Want Support with this?
JOIN ME for a programme of six coaching sessions in which we will:
Explore and develop your story using top-down story development,
Learn and practice ways to give rein to your imagination and intuition,
Tap into your self-belief,
Define your vision for your writing life,
Create the boundaries and environment you need to write successfully,
Tune into what you know about what works for you
And take self-doubt’s sweaty fingers off the steering wheel of your writing career.
Your investment: £500
Including: Six 60-90 minute coaching sessions, workbooks and tailored exercises, reading of your workbooks and upto 2,500 words of draft.
Excludes: Detailed line-edits and annotations on the draft. If you wish, it is possible to purchase an add-on for detailed written feedback on draft material.
To sign up, book an initial free chat here.
Get started for free: Check-in with your Inner Protector
Here’s a thirty-minute pre-recorded Starter Session where you will do a Jedi mind trick on your self-doubt.
You’ll have fun developing a character and you’ll meet your UNIQUE Inner Protector.
After meeting this character, you’ll find they can relax a little…leaving you FREE to WRITE with EXPRESSION, JOY and FLAIR.
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Book an Initial Conversation to Explore Further
FAQ
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Writer's Compass includes:
Six spacious, 60-90 minute calls and recordings of the calls so you can capture and revisit any epiphanies.
Self-belief coaching tools including recordings of guided visualisations, journaling prompts, and exercises.
Story development tools including targeted workbooks with exercises.
Practices to guide you to access imagination and intuition about your story.
My time reading your completed workbooks and exercises and/ or up to 2,500 words of draft material.
This excludes written feedback in the form of line-edits, annotations and comments. You can purchase add-ons if you’d like to submit more words and/ or provide detailed written feedback on draft material.
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You can seamlessly transition into Messy Middle book coaching if you begin to want support as you continue with your novel. If at any point you would like me to read and give feedback on your work, you can purchase add-ons.
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We will agree to a regular appointment when you sign up or after the first call.
I prefer to hold calls between 8:45 a.m. and 14:45 p.m. (UK time), and between 18:30 and 20:00 (UK time).
Ideally, you will choose a slot that suits you, and that will be reserved for you for the entire coaching programme.
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We will meet on zoom unless you can come to my kitchen table in Worcestershire, UK (where you are most welcome!).
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You can absolutely spread calls out as much as you would like. I know that everyone’s pace of life and of creativity is different.