Benefits

Ideal for everyone who doesn’t call themselves a writer…yet. Small group, supportive, permission-giving experience. There’s nothing to wait for and nothing to fear. Whether you want to write down memories for your kids, tell compelling personal stories to support your business, or take your first steps toward writing a memoir, this is for you.

Hooking your readers is well and good, but you need to ground them in your story right away in the opening scene to get them to commit to the book. I’ll cover three essential elements of storytelling that do just that, give you a writing prompt to bring concepts into practice, and answer your questions.

You’ll learn the 3 methods of writing backstory into your now-story and leave knowing when, why, and how to use each one in your scenes. Never again write an info dump, drop your stakes, or slow your pace with backstory.

Every story has 3 main strands that braid together throughout our narratives. It’s not enough for our character and plot arcs to run along side by side, with theme dropped in occasionally. We’ll explore how to weave the strands of our story into the whole cloth of our narrative.

It doesn’t matter how high the stakes are for our characters if our readers aren’t feeling the tension mount. In this workshop, we’ll explore the relationship between stakes and tension, using fear, that peak emotion, to illustrate. You’ll leave confident your story can make your readers feel both for and with your characters. 

Each session builds on the others, giving you a holistic approach to story craft, including guided exercises, discussion, and strategies you can immediately apply to your writing. Learn in a small-group setting designed for personal interaction. Save 15% when you register for the series.

In this private virtual space, a small group of writers will explore what it means to tell our (and our characters’) stories in ways that powerfully connect with readers. This is a writing craft workshop, not a journaling or writing-as-therapy workshop. Even if you don’t work on “that story” during the workshop, you’ll get tools to help you when you’re ready to take it on.

This coaching program is suited to intermediate + writers who want to further develop their craft while writing their novel (whether a well-developed first draft or second, third, and beyond) with structured milestones, in-depth craft lessons, workshopping opportunities, ongoing mentorship, and an accountability partner in a close-knit small group. You’ll finish with a completed manuscript and the skills to approach future projects with confidence and mastery.