Every project is as unique as its author. When you feel a book wanting to emerge through you, the process may bring some resistance and anxiety as well as excitement and joy. An experienced book mentor, supports you and helps to make the process painless and remove many of the self-created hurdles linked to your questions like, "Who am I to write this?" or "I've never written a book before, so I'll never succeed, let alone get it published."
Writing a book, like learning to be a good chef, requires mastering your creative process and learning essential skills.
Writing a book is as much about understanding the elements of structure as about the creative process. It's also about going deeper and understanding your inner life, the ways you may sabotage your creativity, and overcoming self-doubts to accomplish your goals.
I'm passionate about helping writers achieve their writing dreams, and as a traditionally published author I know many of the pitfalls writers face. The one-on-one mentoring work takes place over a period of 3, 6 or 9 months to accelerate your progress and help you to move easily toward your aims of completing your book. It takes about a year to write a book, depending on the amount of time and commitment, and if you already have a draft or not.
The unique process of working with a book mentor inspires you to trust your creative self-confidence, and moves you into new levels of creativity by encouraging you to connect with intuitive knowing. Working together, will help you to dispel doubts, clarify your aims, and encourage you to pull focus on your book. Your inspiration will thrive.
I work specifically with writers who aim to use their writing as a meaningful voice in the world to make a difference.
Benefits that some authors have experienced :
- A fast track to find the structure that communicates most effectively with readers.
- Awareness of patterns that block creative expression (fear of what others will say, for example) and ways to release the blocks.
- An ability to concentrate on and select the right idea and not get distracted by many different ideas.
- An ability to create faster and with greater confidence.
- A way to give your work more substance and also work through the process of creating a successful book proposal - if you're seeking a traditional publisher.
- Guidance on developing a solid platform for marketing, getting endorsements, and reaching potential readers while you're writing the book.
- Learn about intuitive ways to edit to keep the energy of your book alive.
Contact me for a discovery session to find out if we might be a good fit.