Coaching Services

Coaching services are ideal for writers interested in accountability in order to produce pages.

Work with a writing professional one-on-one to learn how to write better, develop your writing skills, beat writer’s block, get an idea off the ground, or complete a specific project: a novel, memoir, nonfiction book, young adult book, children’s book, short story, newspaper article, magazine article, screenplay, stageplay, or poetry.

Coaching services are fully customizable to meet your unique needs and goals. Decide how often you meet with your writing coach (once/week, twice/month, once/month), and how you spend your time together.

Private Instruction

WriteByNight teaches you how to write better (right now, of course) and ensure that you produce pages steadily. You’ll submit writing on a regular basis according to achievable deadlines we’ll set up together; WBN will read and provide editorial feedback and commentary; then we’ll meet with you to discuss how the work may be improved. We’ll target specific craft issues you struggle with using the approach that is most appealing to you: assignments, writing exercises, readings, and/or good old fashioned conversation.

Includes:

• Preliminary Q&A to determine your needs, goals, preferences, and expectations
• Regular exchange of creative writing and professional feedback
• Regular meetings to discuss feedback and develop craft
• Optional extras like assignments, writing exercises, and readings

$35/hr. for prep. + $50/1-hr. meeting

Book Coaching

Take your book idea from conception to completion or, if you’re already on your way, finally complete the manuscript. WBN provides step-by-step guidance as to how to write your book, and takes you through the process one step at a time. As with private instruction, we’ll read and provide editorial feedback and commentary, then we’ll meet to discuss how the work may be improved. You’ll produce pages steadily and have a completed manuscript by the agreed-upon date.

Includes:

• Preliminary Q&A to learn about your project, and determine your needs, goals, preferences, and expectations
• Customized plan for completing your book
• Accountability via deadlines and check-ins
• Regular exchange of creative writing and professional feedback
• Regular meetings to discuss feedback

$35/hr. for prep. + $50/1-hr. meeting

Writer’s Block Counseling

With a customized course designed to get your pen moving, WBN helps you through any period of creative stagnation in order to get words out of your head and down on paper. Your course will be designed according to your unique needs and individual writing process, and may include writing prompts, writing exercises, assignments, and talk therapy, as well as assistance with time management and goal-setting; it will most definitely include plenty of accountability.

Includes:

• Preliminary Q&A to determine your writing history, needs, goals, preferences, and expectations
• Customized course to get you writing again
• Accountability via deadlines and check-ins
• Regular meetings to implement your customized course

$35/hr. for prep. + $50/1-hr. meeting

Contact us to learn more and begin your coaching today.