All options are suitable for work-in-progress OR starting a novella from scratch.
Ad Hoc Coaching / Work-in-Progress “Clarity Call”:
• Gain clarity, brainstorm ideas together, and dissolve creative blocks related to a novella project, leading to a tangible action plan of next steps.
• £50 per 45-minute Zoom/Skype call, or £75 for 90 minutes.
• £36 per 30-minute telephone call.
The following options include a complimentary copy of Unlocking the Novella-in-Flash: from Blank Page to Finished Manuscript (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2022), as the course Workbook:
Email Coaching: £225
• Ten weeks of email coaching support (which can be renewed if you’d like continued support). I send a weekly email (on a Monday), and you reply during the week.
• Coaching emails take the form of a back-and-forth weekly exchange (guidance on the novella-in-flash form, plus questions to spark progress on your project).
• Feedback on creative work can be arranged on request.
6-Month Novella-in-Flash Incubator: £325
• Six 45-minute Zoom/Skype calls, held on a monthly basis (which can be renewed if you’d like continued support).
• At any point, a Zoom/Skype call can be swapped for a flash fiction feedback, and additional manuscript feedback can be booked on request.
Enhanced Novella-in-Flash Incubator: £575
• Six 45-minute Zoom/Skype calls
• Feedback on 8 pieces of flash fiction, character summaries, a synopsis, and responding to problem-solving questions – we’ll explore creative strategies for improving your novella, based on what you send to me.
(All of which can be renewed if you’d like continued support).
• PLUS additional course PDFs only made available to participants on the Enhanced Pathway.
• At any point, a Zoom/Skype call can be swapped for a flash fiction feedback, and additional manuscript feedback can be booked on request.
Bursary: £185
• For writers who have experienced being marginalised (due to their ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability, mental health condition, neurodiversity, or any aspect of personal identity).
• Ten weeks of email coaching support (as per Email Coaching option above).
• Additional feedback on creative work can be arranged on request.
• NB My standard coaching agreement includes a statement of ethics about working with awareness of differences in culture or identity.
All options include:
• Lifetime access to a Novella-in-Flash Facebook Group, featuring additional content. This group is not a feedback group but offers you further inspiration as you work through the course – and beyond!
• Optional extra coaching sessions – £50 per 45-minute session.
• Optional feedback on final manuscript – £36 per 1,000 extra words/per hour, pro rata rates apply.
• Please see here for further info about course
T&C’s: If you don’t feel able to complete the full course, a pro rata refund will be made available or you can transfer your payment towards coaching or editing for another manuscript. Fees payable by PayPal or bank transfer – please send your application in the first instance: Apply for the Course
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