Creative Writing Coaching
Writing is solitary, but that doesn’t mean you have to do it alone.
Work one-on-one with a creative writing coach on your short stories, essays, poems, scripts, scenes, flash pieces, hybrid work, or other creative writing projects.
Your WriteByNight coach will be your sounding board, brainstorming partner, and problem-solver, helping you identify what’s working, what isn’t, and where to go next.
Whether you’re trying to build a regular writing practice, strengthen your craft, prepare work for submission, or simply keep moving, we’ll match you with a coach suited to your genre, goals, and working style.
Request a free consultation to match with your creative writing coach.
What Are My Options? What Will it Cost?
We offer multiple options for creative writing coaching, from coaching sessions on demand to mapped-out tracks, ensuring that every writer will find an approach to suit their wants, needs, pace, and budget.
Coaching On Demand
Ideal for writers who want a creative writing coach on call for occasional help with a story, essay, poem, scene, submission question, writing rut, or craft problem.
Writers may read short excerpts aloud during the session for live response. Coaching on Demand does not include advance manuscript review.
Rate: 30 minutes for $120 or 60 minutes for $225
Creative Writing Accountability Track
Ideal for writers working steadily on short stories, essays, poems, flash, scripts, or mixed projects and seeking a creative writing coach to help them stay on task and consistently produce pages. The Accountability Track includes two (2) 60-minute discussions with your coach per month.
The Accountability Track is for writers whose biggest challenge isn’t page feedback yet, but structure, momentum, and follow-through. Your coach will help you bring order to the chaos of your writing life, set realistic goals, talk through obstacles, and keep moving from one session to the next.
You may read short excerpts aloud during sessions for live response. The Accountability Track is designed for discussion and support; it does not include advance manuscript review.
Rate: $1,600 for four (4) months
Creative Writing Momentum Track
Ideal for writers seeking a creative writing coach for both accountability and professional feedback on pages, the Momentum Track includes two (2) 60-minute discussions with your coach per month and feedback on up to 5,000 words (or 10 pages, if you’re writing poetry) of writing per month.
The Momentum Track is for writers who want accountability plus professional feedback on new or revised pages. Your coach will read your work before each session, help you identify what’s working and what needs attention, and guide you toward the next stage of revision.
Your coach will focus the discussion on revision, structure, craft issues, and next steps. After each session, your coach will send a brief follow-up email summarizing key takeaways and next steps. Margin notes are not included.
Rate: $2,800 for four (4) months
Collection Accelerator with David Duhr
Ideal for writers who want to work one-on-one with WriteByNight’s co-founder, David Duhr, in an intensive program designed to produce a full draft of a short story or essay collection in four months.
Over four months, you’ll work with David to evaluate individual pieces, identify the strongest work, clarify the collection’s shape and purpose, determine what still needs to be revised or written, and build a coherent manuscript from a body of shorter work.
The Collection Accelerator includes weekly 60-minute discussions and high-level feedback on up to 20,000 words per month. Feedback focuses on selection, sequencing, structure, voice, theme, cohesion, revision strategy, and next steps. Line editing and proofreading are priced separately.
Rate: $9,600 for four months
Limited spots available; not all writers or projects will be a fit.
Who Will I Work With?
After our initial chat, we may offer you multiple writing coaches to choose from, targeted to suit your genre, style, and personal preferences. Simply pick your favorite!
We’re highly selective in choosing our writing coaches, all of whom have a proven track record of success working one-on-one with writers of all experience levels in all genres.
Our book coaches have published books with Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Little, Brown & Co., Catapult, Two Dollar Radio, Severn House, and many more. Their work has appeared in major publications such as the New Yorker, the Paris Review, the New York Times, and Harper’s. They teach in MFA programs and at some of the top prep schools in the country.
Plus they’re really cool and lots of fun.
Does It Work?
Writers who have worked with WriteByNight writing coaches have gone on to publish with Simon & Schuster, Little, Brown & Co., Routledge, and Macmillan, among others, both independently and after procuring a literary agent. (Oh yeah, we help with that, too.) They’ve had their books adapted into major movies with wide theatrical releases, won IPPY and other awards, and been nominated for Pushcarts and other major prizes.
Thoughtful, professional feedback makes a difference.
What Makes WriteByNight Different?
● Our 15+ years of helping writers like you develop, finish, and publish their work
● Our personal matchmaking, giving you a voice in who you work with and how
● Our multiple coaching options, allowing you to chart your own path
● Our real follow-up and support, before, during — and after — your project
● Our team of book coaches who understand the creative process from the inside
● Our clear, honest guidance — without false promises or pressure
● Our relationship begins with a free conversation, not a checkout cart
Can I Also Get…
Optional add-ons to creative writing coaching include:
● Detailed margin notes on your manuscript (a.k.a. a manuscript critique)
● Line editing and/or proofreading of your pages
● Assistance toward traditional publication or self-publishing
Request a free consultation to start working with a creative writing coach today.
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Including Rachel:
