Get clear on your story's main idea and how to say it out loud.

This decision anchors everything that follows, so you keep your agency over what you actually want to say — in a space where that's safe to figure out.

We'll also name the doubts and fears likely to show up as you dig deeper, and build a plan for when they do.

By the end of Module 1, you’ll have found your why and point so you can name and hold onto it. This will guide future decisions so you can own your story and retain agency over what you want to say in a safe space.

My job isn't to tell you what your story is about. It's to help you surface what you intuitively sense but haven't named.

Together, we will explore, shape, and start developing what you want to say and why, within a safe space to write the hard stuff without fear of judgment, so the story beneath the story can reach the page.

The exact phrasing may shift as your work develops, but the underlying point tends to revolve around similar themes.

Structure: Two deadlines, two 60-minute follow-up calls

Feedback following each deadline:

Inline comments: a mix of what's developing well, what needs attention, why, and questions to consider.

Editorial letter: bigger-picture observations (as well as imagery, metaphors, themes, symbolism that might be emerging), the reasoning behind the observations, and questions for you to consider.

50-minute call: further explanation of how I read the work, what stood out, and why, and your chance to ask questions, seek clarification, and share any concerns or ah-ha wins.

Revise and resubmit based on feedback; same feedback structure (inline comments, editorial letter, call), plus a brief summary of what's next.

Get into your story's vision, its recurring themes, and the symbolism that keeps resurfacing whether you meant it to or not.

You'll start shaping the structure, your story’s biggest turning points, and who this story is actually for.

We'll work through whatever comes up about your ability to write it and why it needs to be read.

By the end of Module 2, you’ll have a working container and early insights into the recurring themes and symbolism in your story so you can use those to write with intention, agency, and clarity. You’ll use your why and your point as your guide through the module.

Once your point has words, even loose ones, it guides every decision, creating both emotional and on-the-page space from which to work. In this module, I’ll help you see recurring themes, patterns, symbolism, and more to identify what is repeatedly showing up, which can offer clues into the underlying story.

Structure: Two deadlines, two 60-minute follow-up calls

Feedback following each deadline:

Inline comments: what’s working well, areas needing attention, why, and questions to consider.

Editorial letter: bigger-picture themes, images, or phrases repeating across sections you may not have noticed; I name what's recurring and reflect it back to see how it lands, so you can use it more intentionally if it resonates.

60-minute call: further explanation of the read and what stood out, as well as your opportunity to ask questions, seek clarification, and discuss any concerns and wins

Share any concerns or ah-ha wins.

Revise and resubmit based on feedback; same feedback structure (inline comments, editorial letter, call), plus a brief summary of what's next.

Build a working map of your story — the major scenes, how they all work together, and a clear read on what belongs and why.

This is where the shape of the whole thing starts to hold, with enough structure to keep the real story emerging and enough room left for the "oh, that's what this is about" moments.

This module tends to stir things up. We'll talk through how to keep writing through it without losing the ground you've built.

By the end of Module 3, you will have a working map of your story, the major scenes and turning points, and a clear understanding of what belongs and why.

When you feel overwhelmed, unsure, stuck, nervous about including the hard parts, concerned about what to include or leave out, and worried about losing sight of your original vision, it’s difficult to tune into the story beneath the story–the universal, human truths that show themselves in the recurring themes, imagery, metaphors, and patterns.

This is the stage where the map of your story, beginning to end, takes real shape with enough structure for the underlying story to keep emerging and enough room to intentionally apply the recurring themes, patterns, and imagery that surfaced in Module 2.

Feedback following each deadline:

Inline comments: strong points, areas needing attention, questions to consider.

Editorial letter: bigger-picture observations, continued tracking of recurring elements, pacing, and how the intentional choices from Module 2 are landing. For revision clients: your vision versus what's actually on the page, and how to close that gap.

60-minute call: any further explanation of my reading and comments as needed, plus space to talk through any emotional or mindset stuckness or concerns about including scenes that feel hard. I'll suggest options depending on what's coming up for you.

Revise and resubmit based on feedback; same feedback structure (inline comments, editorial letter, call), plus a brief summary of what's next.

Write or revise your opening and closing, with the container you've built now actually holding the book.

We'll keep surfacing what the story's trying to say — the throughline underneath the scenes — and look at how your chapters are talking to each other, including the parts you didn't plan. That's usually where the biggest "ah-ha!" moments live.

You’ll have a clear plan to continue writing or revising, with each step in place so you know exactly what to do next.

And we'll celebrate how far you've come!

By the end of Module 4, you’ll have both ends of your story's container in place and will be able to see your book taking real shape.

You may be writing about hard things and worried about being judged or silenced. This is where you can explore some of those issues on the page, in a safe space, without fear of saying too much or getting conflicting feedback within the coaching container.

I’ll continue providing analytical and intuitive feedback, reflecting what's actually in the work while giving the reasoning behind each observation, so you can decide for yourself whether it matches your vision and keep your agency over the story.

Together, we’ll continue bringing to the surface what your story is trying to say–the story beneath the story. I’ll help you see how the chapters are in conversation with each other and any additional aspects that may be emerging, even if you didn’t plan them–this insight can be one of the strongest “ah-ha” moments in the whole process.

Structure:

Write the first and last chapters to start seeing the book take shape or to see how the opening and closing now better support the revised structure.

Two deadlines, two 50-minute follow-up calls.

Feedback following each deadline:

Inline comments and editorial letter.

60-minute call to discuss feedback, plus any emotional/mindset/stuckness that's come up, with options to try depending on what's arising.

Revise and resubmit based on feedback; same feedback structure (inline comments, editorial letter, call).

We’ll close by discussing any concerns about maintaining momentum, including the option to move to monthly coaching.