What is coaching?
It’s difficult to see our own work clearly. I offer constructive feedback and encourage writers to stay curious. What are the possibilities? What does your story want to become? Some writers use writing prompts to get started, some benefit from deadlines to stay on track. Others need help identifying themes or exposure to different writing styles. We all get stuck sometimes. A memoir coach helps you stay focused and inspired as you move through the ups and downs of the writing process.
What happens in a coaching session?
Working with a memoir coach is a creative partnership. I don’t have a formulaic approach to writing, so the process is different with each writer. Coaching sessions offer guidance, support and a safe place for writers to bring forth their stories. Sessions can include:
- —writing prompts and exercises
- —a deep reading of your work
- —honest, incisive feedback
- —creation of a writing schedule
- —exploration of themes
- —suggestions of what to write next
- —discussions of craft
- —investigation of your writing process
- —suggested readings
- —encouragement
Connie is a writing coach extraordinaire. She keeps me focused and organized, and her insightful questions always take me deeper into my work. Her input has been invaluable in helping me structure my book and find an agent.
—Julia Eisenman
Writer, Film/TV Producer
If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
—Toni Morrison