Loom Lite Book Mentorship
COST: $1500 for a six-month mentorship
$2700 for a year-long mentorship
Payment plans are available.
Space is limited.
This is a mid-level mentorship for novelists that will help you finish your book, significantly improve your craft and/or rewriting skills, and transform your writing life. (Loom. But with less pages per month.)
This book mentorship is perfect for:
new novelists who do not have a complete draft
the budding novelist looking for instruction, encouragement, and accountability
the novelist who wants all of the 1:1 support of Loom, but is perhaps a little less “ambitious” with their monthly word count goals (No judgement here! Slower progress is still progress!)
Experience level: intermediate to advanced
You don’t need a complete draft to begin, but you’ll benefit most from Loom if you have an established writing practice and some experience as a writer.
If you have a complete draft and are looking for help with your revision, check out Loom, which offers a higher level of support for your manuscript.
If you are looking to establish a writing practice with a monthly due date and check-in, check out Spindle.
For those with significant creative resistance or writers block, I highly suggest a coaching package of 5 or 10 calls before signing up for a mentorship with deadlines. In 5 sessions, I can help you uncover a blockage and give you the tools you need to shift it. Ongoing support can be extremely helpful when there are multiple mindset and lifestyle issues, and I love supporting a writer throughout the year.
You must be willing and able to work steadily so that you can get the most out of our time together. Six months seems like a long time, but if you have a very busy life, finding time for intense work can be challenging. We will work on all things story development: setting, character arcs, plot, scene and sequel, conflict, tension, black moment, and resolution.
Additionally, you must be ready to work on your creative blockages and challenges because this is about not just about willpower or hard work, it’s about changing how you live your creative life. No more excuses. No more hiding. No more living with your feet in two very different worlds.
What is this program like?
The first month, you’ll send me a summary or outline, and up to your 12,000 words of your draft. I’ll read it and then we’ll schedule a Creative Vision Call to discuss the scope and your vision of the project. From there, we’ll come up with a reasonable goal and a monthly plan for our work together, and I’ll provide structure, accountability, and guidance as you execute that plan. Please know you may not have a final draft when we’re finished working together. It depends on too many variables that I can’t control. But also know: I will work hard for you. I will meet you where you’re at. If you’re ready to seize this opportunity, you’ll leave our time together a more confident writer, knowing what you do well, what your trouble spots are, and feeling good about where your book is going.
This mentorship includes lots of personal coaching, which is the best way to tackle mindset challenges like feeling small or stuck, fear of being judged, fear of failure (or success!), and perfectionism. We can talk about your submissions and/or marketing strategies when you’re nearing that stage. And if you’re into things like Tarot and Reiki or energy work, I’m happy to work those into our sessions.
Each month you’ll send me the pages we’ve talked about and/or exploratory writing challenges you’ve accepted to help you develop characters or other elements of story. Examples of exploratory writing: chapter summaries, character sketches, deep point of view character history, flashback fiction, book bibles, vision boards. These are things that don’t go into the book but help you nail your plot and character arcs. Exploratory writing can be fun AND strengthen your fiction.
Each month, you’ll receive:
*a detailed written assessment of what I see as strengths and opportunities for improvement
*suggested reading and/or exploratory writing challenges
*a writing strategy session
*an empowerment coaching session
*email access to me for weekly check-ins
*additional coaching calls or distance Reiki sessions are available at a VIP rate for existing clients
Ready to write your book?
What to expect from a Discovery Call: This is a 25-minute call to make sure we click. We’ll discuss your project, what your goals are, and you can ask any questions you have. If you want to move forward, I’ll ask for a short writing sample and give you a FREE critique. This helps us make sure the mentorship is a good fit. I can also let you know what kind of progress I think we can make. No surprises and no high pressure sales. I want to make sure you’re all in when we start working together.