COACHING

Are you looking for a more personal one-to-one connection in order to improve your writing or get your manuscript ready for submission? Or a more bespoke package than is currently available via MEETINGS? If so, my coaching scheme might be for you.

PLEASE NOTE: As a paying subscriber to COMPENDIA, you are entitled to 10% off the price of all packages. Just drop me an email (hello@sjwatson.co.uk) to get the code.

Who it’s for

Are you writing fiction? Do you want to start a novel, or perhaps finally finish that draft? Are you stuck in the editing process and confused by the different advice out there? Or perhaps your novel is complete and you’re looking for support and advice on the road to publication?

My coaching packages are adapted to the needs of each individual client, based on a an initial meeting in which we will agree how to use our time together to realise your ambitions.

How it works

At the core of your coaching package will be a series of online one-to-one sessions with me, S J Watson. We will use that time flexibly, depending on your changing needs as well as the project(s) you’re working on. We will agree a plan during our first meeting, but there’ll be plenty of opportunity to change direction as things arise. I will offer challenges and exercises, or suggest a reading list, with everything geared towards helping you achieve your goals as a writer of prose fiction.

The programmes

1. Eight-week Coaching Package

Over the course of eight weeks we will have 4 online meetings, each lasting up to one hour.

In addition, I will read and offer a detailed critique of up to 10,000 words of your work.

This package is ideal for those just getting started, or those who want help in a specific area. The 10,000 words might include your opening chapters, or we could work on your synopsis and covering letter if you feel you’re ready to submit. It’s up to you!

2. Six-month Coaching Package

Over the course of six months we will have 6 online meetings, each lasting up to one hour.

In addition to working with you on your novel (up to a maximum length of 110,000 words) I will offer a detailed critique of the first 10,000 words and assist with preparing your synopsis and covering letter.

This package is ideal for those who want more sustained support for a longer project, such as a novel, and/or those who feel they’d benefit from regular meetings to hold them to account. It will also benefit those who want to prepare their work for submission.

3. One-year Coaching Package

Over the course of twelve months we will have 12 online meetings, each lasting up to one hour.

In addition to working with you on your novel (up to a maximum length of 110,000 words) I will offer a detailed critique of the first 10,000 words and assist with preparing your synopsis and covering letter.

This package is for those who want sustained support as they work towards finishing and/or polishing their draft. I will also offer industry advice and support you in your next steps.

4. Bespoke Coaching Package

In this flexible coaching package I will support you for up to two years. You can have up to twenty online meetings, each lasting an hour (subject to a maximum of one per month and with all meetings pre-arranged by mutual agreement). I will read and offer a detailed critique of your manuscript (up to a maximum length of 110,000 words) and will also offer industry advice and support as you move into the next phase of your writing career.