Writing Coaching

If you’re tired of losing steam on projects you’ve put hours of work into or dreamed of for ages, and you’re ready to see yourself as a writer, perhaps—an author—I’m here for you.

You’ve gotten as far as you can on your own (awesome!) efforts. You’ve taken writing classes, formed your own groups, or joined online forums. Or, you’re a dedicated solo writer: you’ve said no to parties to get your pages done.

But things don’t always go the way you planned—for better and worse, external factors and changes don’t always fit with our writing schedules. Plus writing workshops and willpower aren’t always as effective as you hoped.

You deserve accountability and support to make the most of the time and energy you’ve got. Together, we find writing habits and processes that work for you and make strides on the projects that mean the most to you. You’ll learn to back talk your inner editor, trick yourself into writing, and remember why you started this whole creative writing thing in the first place.

Identifying your natural strengths and obsessions and offering you new tools and experiments, you’ll advance your writing skills and prove to yourself what you can achieve.

Ways to Work With Me

Focus on developing your ideas and writing practice with live coaching sessions or let your pages speak for themselves with a dedicated feedback partner. Whatever you decide, I'm here to support you.

• Build Your Writing Life

• Shape Up Your Story

Build Your Writing Life

You know what you're trying to do, or you thought you did, but your writing process is stalled out. Procrastination, perfectionism, and other big scaries are at your door.

You need help figuring out what you’re really after, breaking down your big ideas into actionable steps, and getting started. You need someone in your corner who consistently raises the pom-poms and provides clarity as the hurdles mount.

You'll have a 60-minute session twice a month to uncover where you’re stuck, gain support and validation as a writer, clarify and develop your ideas and goals, and benefit from a safe container for the vulnerabilities of the creative process.

Together, we'll play with strategies to create and maintain your writing practice, take steps toward your goals, and unlock wisdom and abilities you've already got. You have my ear to share wins, track your progress, and think through problems that come up along the way.

6-month Coaching Includes:
Initial 60-minute Strategy Session
Two 1-Hour Coaching Sessions Monthly

Shape Up Your Story

You want eyes on your writing and regular deadlines to maintain momentum while you draft or revise your current writing project. You need a dedicated and insightful first reader who can cheer you on and provide input that matches your vision for your work. You're happy to work independently but a check-in every now and then to talk through ideas and roadblocks would make all the difference.

You'll send up to 10 pages for review weekly. I'll keep you accountable to your regular deadlines and reply with supportive feedback on your pages via audio file (It’s like a coaching session you can keep forever and a podcast for one).

Once a month, we'll meet for 30-minutes to troubleshoot current challenges, reflect on your progress, and ensure you have a workable strategy for the following month.

6-month Coaching Includes:
Initial 60-minute Strategy Session
Feedback on up to 10 pages of writing weekly via voice notes
(Submit a maximum of 10k Words per Month)
One 30-minute Live Video Coaching Session Monthly (6 Total)

investment

Coaching Packages can be booked for one complete payment of $2100 or financed in six monthly payments of $375

Clients seeking additional support throughout writing coaching can book Coaching Plus packages for $3000 total or six payments of $525.

Coaching Plus includes all the aspects of Build Your Writing Life OR
Shape Up Your Story as well as 1 of the following extras each month:

• Additional 60-minute Coaching Session 

• Additional 2,500 words Reviewed

• Access to me by email between sessions

Want to learn more?

Drop me a note and let me know how I can help!

Testimonials

"I knew I had a book that I needed to write, and I looked for a writing coach that could be my North star during the process. Molly is a dream.

She keeps me accountable, cheers me on, provides only constructive feedback that advances my skills.

My writing has improved and she's always raising the bar so each chapter just gets better. With two kids and my own business to manage, I don't think I could have done it without her!"

"Despite a lot of blogging and some beautiful phrasing in Facebook posts, I haven't known how to move forward with any major projects.

I joined Molly's workshop to build a more consistent writing practice and to challenge my limitations. I had no idea how much I would get out of it! In three months I have learned to take on dialogue (a major fear/unknown in the past) and how to recognize story arcs and techniques that are part of virtually any successful story.

Molly provided reference materials and excellent examples to complement our writing processes and I have a long reading list to build on moving forward. The pace was also perfect—each session providing something new that explained a piece of writing I didn't realize I needed clarification on, as well as a sense that I can, actually, do this.

I am thrilled to continue working with Molly and building my writing practice with her extremely effective coaching."

"I've so enjoyed working with Molly as a writing coach extraordinaire!  She's been wonderful for my sensitive writing soul in encouraging me to just be my own authentic voice and follow the vision.  I had been stuck in my novel and with some genius suggestions on where and when to use backstory, I was suddenly back in the game after a whole year hiatus. 

Plus, she offered many interesting sidebars that showcased various writing techniques of famous writers and our discussion of the different strategies, creative vision, and writing mechanics and how it related to our work gave me new inspiration each time. It was brilliant! 

I would recommend anyone to Molly who has something in the works they need expert writing nudges to get to that next level--and ultimately to get the work published.  She has been just stellar in all of her advice, always right on and exactly what you need to hear in a nonjudgmental yet clear and concise voice.  It's been great working with her and I'm well on my way to getting this thing DONE at long last!"

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