For You: Writing Apprenticeships & Mini-mentoring Sessions

Several years ago I reached a plateau in my writing life. I knew I needed some new tools and techniques if I wanted to grow as a writer, but I didn't know where to turn for those things. I wasn't even sure what kind of support I needed. I eventually found my way into a writing program that used a mentorship model, and it turned out to be a pivotal experience in my writing life.

I've taken what I've learned from that experience and created The Word Cellar Writing Guild.

I've bundled my feedback, editing, and coaching services to offer three-month writing apprenticeships to help you grow in every aspect of your writing life.

As part of the Writing Guild, you'll embrace your writing dreams, set monthly writing goals, and write your way into the heart of them.

You'll learn to read like a writer (which, in turn, will make you a better writer).

You'll receive constructive, kind, and useful feedback on your work, along with personalized support through ongoing conversations and email.

As your mentor, I offer you the best of what I've learned from years of wanting to write, years of creative writing, years of studying writing, years of working as a freelance writer, and years of being a mentor, coach, and editor to other writers.

Here's what you get when you join the Writing Guild: Each month you'll receive in-depth editorial feedback on your writing, two phone (or Skype) conversations with me, weekly email support (to cheer you on, to commiserate with you, to hold your hand, to kick your butt -- or whatever it is you need to keep writing!), and a personalized reading plan to help you discover and learn from other writers.

There are three levels of apprenticeships in the Writing Guild, based on how much you want to write each month:

• Introductory (5-10 pages/month)
• Intermediate (10-20 pages/month)
• Intensive (20-30 pages/month)

Full details about all apprenticeship levels are over here on The Word Cellar Writing Guild page.

And waaay down at the bottom of that page (kind of buried right now, as in this blog post), is a note about mini-mentoring sessions.

Mini-mentoring sessions are individual sessions for those of you who need a single shot of creative help.

A single mini-mentoring session can take the form of one of these:

• One-hour mentoring call (to discuss any aspect of the writing life or your writing projects)
• Written feedback on up to 2,500 words (about 5 pages)
• Written review of your blog (you identify 3-5 blog posts for me to review)

Again, details are over here (scroll down for the single session info).

If you have any questions about how the apprenticeships or mini-mentoring sessions work, please leave a comment below or contact me. I'd love to talk with you about what kind of writing support you need.