The writer
Practice, confidence, attention, ambition, and a way of working that can be sustained.
Services for writers
Bring your work
into focus.
Experienced and practical guidance for the decisions that shape a writing life.
We start by centering you as a writer. We come to understand your journey, your goals and ambitions, and the writing that you've done to date. The purpose is not to prescribe a single route. It is to help you become a stronger writer with a clear view of the options and processes that will give you the best chance for success.
The approach
Everything begins with your writing journey. Your work, your goals.
Your manuscript can be unfinished, newly complete, already published, or still an insistent idea scribbled in a notebook. Our work together is to understand its centre, identify where you want it to go, and build an accountable process you can actually maintain.
Four points of orientation
What we can work on.
The manuscript
The central idea, structure, voice, intended reader, obstacles, and the next useful decision.
The context
Publishing paths, professional editors, agents, independent options, readership, and realistic expectations.
The tools
Research systems, project organisation, newsletters, websites, and technology that serves the work.
One on One
Choose the type of support that you need.
A 20-minute introductory conversation is free.
01
Orientation Session
One 90-minute session
For a writer with a question, an unfinished project, or several possible directions who needs a useful place to begin.
- Review of up to 2,500 words or equivalent project material
- A focused conversation about the writer, manuscript, and context
- A concise written record of priorities and next steps
02
Manuscript Direction
Four sessions over 8 to 10 weeks
For a writer planning a manuscript, finding its centre, or working through a structural problem without losing the original intention.
- Four 60-minute working sessions
- Response to up to 2,500 words or planning material before each session
- A living project plan with manageable milestones
- Email check-ins between sessions
03
Sustained Advisory
Eight sessions over 4 to 6 months
For a writer who wants sustained attention, accountability, and informed conversation while making substantial progress on a book.
- Eight 60-minute working sessions
- Response to up to 2,500 words or planning material before each session
- Regular revision of the project plan as the work changes
- Publishing and readership orientation at the appropriate stage
Additional work
Build a small piece of the internet you control.
Website strategy and design, newsletter planning, owned archives, and practical publishing systems are available as separately scoped projects. The technology should make it easier for readers to find you and easier for you to keep working.
Pricing is provided after a short conversation about the project and its useful limits.
Explore web design for writers →Begin with the work