Elevate your prose, sharpen your storytelling, deepen your writing process.

Coaching writers in the literary, fantasy, and sci-fi genres

Every professional athlete has a coach.

Why not every writer?

My goal isn’t to help you write a book. It’s to help you become the kind of writer who can create and finish the books you’ve always imagined.

I work with committed writers—whether you’re published or preparing to be—who want to dive deep into the fundamentals of writing, as well as the process it takes to achieve masterful storytelling and effortless prose.

My philosophy as a coach is this: meet you where you are, take a thorough look at the strengths and weaknesses of your game, and then chart your trajectory.

If you took the actions and attitudes (conscious or not!) that you practice today, and you repeated those actions and attitudes for 90 days straight, where would you be in 90 days? What would the quality of your writing be?

It’s my job to help you see the gap between where you could be and where you will be, and to help you bridge that gap.

Finally, I also offer something I’ve searched for in other programs and coaches, and found lacking: dedicated attention to improving your prose.

We will assess how you’re making decisions on a line level (yes, prose is a game of decision-making!), and how to improve your ability to make those decisions.

The goal is not merely to improve your manuscript—it’s to level up every manuscript you ever write.

What I offer:

A holistic, tailored approach to every level of your writing and process.

I don’t offer “standard packages”—there is no “standard” journey to writing mastery. Every strategy we develop to help you is custom-built based on one person: you. With this in mind, we will begin with a comprehensive diagnostic, assessing your fiction on four levels: story, scene, line, and process. These levels will also serve as the framework for the improvement plan I’ll build for you (with your input). Regardless of what stage of writing you’re in—writing the first draft, editing, etc.—we’ll look at every level to get a sense of our starting point.

  • Here we’ll dive into your story structure and plot, looking at everything from how genre affects your manuscript to elements like causation, worldbuilding, pacing, character arcs, etc. Essentially, anything that affects more than a single scene.

  • Arguably, the single most important skill to develop in writing is the ability to write a scene. Here we’ll look at your vision for each scene, whether it’s having the effect you want, how to craft your scenes so they hit harder, etc.

  • One of my favorite parts of fiction writing: making prose sound awesome. When I was younger, I could spend 8 hours working on one paragraph (a process mistake!). Here, we’ll look at how you make your decisions when you write, what factors you’re considering, whether you’re missing elements, etc. We’ll talk about how to actually improve your writing, even if you’ve already published five books.

  • In addition to your writing goals, you will always have a “meta” goal. This is an “out-of-fiction” objective that focuses on improving an area of your writing process. This could be related to consistency, accountability, the productivity and/or intensity of your writing sessions, making sure you improve at writing every session, etc.

How we work together

1

Consultation Call

This isn’t a discovery call or a sales pitch—it’s a genuine conversation about where you are, what you’re working toward, and whether coaching together makes sense for you. You’ll leave with clarity on what your next steps could look like, whether that means working with me or not.

Every coaching plan is custom-built around your goals and needs. Coaching starts at $500/mo.

2

Improvement Strategy

Based on your goals and what stage your manuscript is in, I’ll design a plan for getting you toward where you want to go. This will include both writing-focused goals, based on your vision for your current manuscript, and process-focused goals, aimed at improving productivity and writing quality in a sustainable way.

3

Coaching

The meat and potatoes. Accountability, consistency, progress. There is simply no substitute for having a dedicated person who will read your work as you write it. Every so often (based on our plan), I’ll meet with you via video call, giving you actionable feedback and edits that connect to the fundamentals of writing. The goal is that not only does your current manuscript improve, but your writing ability improves.

4

Refinement

As we continue working together, we’ll turn our focus from establishing habits and principles to refining them. Our target will be small, deliberate shifts that create lasting change. This is where most breakthroughs occur.

5

Next-Level Writing Confidence

My coaching is not done until you know what to do after my coaching ends. By the final session, you’ll have a clear roadmap for continuing your growth, with tools and strategies you can apply independently.

  • Yes—I offer focused, line-level coaching on your writing as a streamlined service, but it is always over time. It takes consistent effort, practice, and feedback to improve your prose, and we can absolutely design a system that puts its primary focus on your lines.

  • I focus on these genres because that’s what I love reading the most. I grew up reading everything from Anna Karenina to Lord of the Rings to Ender’s Game. I’d read Hemingway one day and Jim Butcher the next. I still do. As for coaching other genres outside of these, currently I do not offer coaching for anything but the literary, fantasy, and sci-fi genres—it takes a lot of contextual knowledge and expertise to really know a genre, and limiting my scope allows me to provide higher quality coaching.

  • I find the traditional model of developmental edit—where you give me a manuscript, I read it, and then give you a long editorial letter—to be insufficient. An editorial letter doesn’t hold much value if the writer doesn’t know what to do with that information, or the principles underlying why the editor suggested their changes. Much of my coaching, however, does focus on story structure and development, does provide a deep analysis of plot, theme, character arcs, etc. It’s built into the holistic approach.

  • Each engagement is tailored to your goals and writing schedule. You may want several months for longer projects, or a one-month intensive for short or nearly-complete ones, or if you have specific deadlines (I help some writers prepare for grad school, for example). I’ve been working with some clients on and off for years, and it’s very rewarding to see how far their writing has come.

  • Results vary depending on your writing experience and focus. Most writers begin seeing clarity, stronger scenes, and more consistent flow within the first few sessions. The Refinement stage is where most breakthroughs occur, turning your work into something sharper, clearer, and more confident.

  • The best first step is a Consultation Call. We’ll talk through your goals, challenges, and the work you want to do, and determine how a fully personalized coaching plan can help you grow. Plans start at $500/mo, always built around your needs.

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