the writer’s transformation project
what is the writer’s transformation project?
The Writer’s Transformation Project is a unique five-month coaching program that transforms your relationship to writing and helps you embrace and achieve your lifelong writing dreams.
what happens in the program?
The Writer’s Transformation Project includes both tailored one-on-one coaching sessions and monthly seminars with the other writers in your cohort.
Each month in the program, you’ll receive:
four one-on-one coaching sessions to fuel insight, motivation, and inspiration, and help you overcome tough moments in the writing process. In these sessions, you also receive insightful feedback on your work-in-progress and guidance as you develop your story (or, if you’re further along in the process, as you revise and prepare for publication.)
one seminar in which you meet with the other writers in your cohort for craft talks, workshops, and/or author visits
unlimited email support from me
access to a private online community where you connect and chat with the other Writer’s Transformation Project writers throughout the five-month program.
At the program’s end, I host a celebratory graduation reading, where each writer shares a short excerpt of their work in a room full of friends, family, and supporters.
The Writer’s Transformation Project happens twice a year, with one session running from April–August and one session running from October–February. The program cost is $5000, or $1050 per month.
tell me more!
At the start of the program:
You clarify your biggest writing goals and identify the challenges that have been holding you back from reaching them.
I help you develop an inspiring and practical plan to begin attaining your lifelong writing goals over the next five months.
You meet the other members of your cohort and share about your writing goals.
During the program:
I act as your coach, mentor, and devoted ally—someone who is deeply invested in your success and committed to helping you implement the steps to writing success.
I offer developmental feedback on your work, as well as guidance through the emotional and psychological challenges of writing.
You meet monthly with your cohort for group seminars, which can take the form of craft talks, writing workshops, and/or author visits.
By the conclusion of the program:
You will have developed seriously as a writer and seen significant, tangible results emerge from your sustained efforts.
You will have formed close bonds with the writers in your cohort and connected with a writing community that extends far beyond the confines of the coaching program.
You will have moved out of the “Am I really a writer?” mindset and embraced writing as your identity, becoming energized and inspired to share your work with an audience.
schedule a coaching conversation
Interested in The Writer’s Transformation Project?
Please apply for a Coaching Conversation—a free 40-minute conversation with me to clarify your biggest writing goals, discuss your current obstacles, and see if the Writer’s Transformation Project is a good fit for you—or read on to find out more!
Sarah Orman, published in Narrative, Stonecrop, and Buffalo x8
“I feel more confident as a writer now — in part because I got more publications during the program, but also because of all I’ve learned. I think you can see in my writing how much my process has developed.”
who is it for?
The Writer’s Transformation Project is for you if:
you’ve had a lifelong love affair with writing, but so far your writing efforts haven’t taken you as far as you want to go
you’re looking for supportive, insightful guidance to help boost your confidence and illuminate the road ahead
you know you benefit from structure and deadlines
you have a writing dream that you feel ready to pursue seriously
Mark B.
“Before the program, I was struggling to find any time for writing. Now I find myself writing almost every day, and the whole day at work, I’m thinking about writing.”
program dates
Fall session:
October 1 – February 28
Enrollment period: June 1 – August 1
Spring session:
April 1 – August 31
Enrollment period: January 5 – March 5
G.L. Chairez, finalist in the Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest
“The weekly sessions were terrific, in particular the focus on goal-setting — setting weekly goals and clarifying the steps to accomplish them. This routine made me develop better habits and kept me accountable.”
your investment
The fee for The Writer’s Transformation Project is $5000 for the entire program, or $1050 per month. (Returning clients will remain at their existing fall 2023 rates).
Since this coaching program requires a significant investment, it’s best suited for writers who are ready to make a sustained commitment to their writing development over the next five months.
Lindsay McKenna
“what I’m proudest of achieving in this program is the mindset shift. I used to feel like writing was something I always wanted to do but never buckled down and did. now i know with absolute certainty that I will complete my novel and become a published author.”
what makes it special?
The Writer’s Transformation Project gives you an opportunity to seriously pursue your writing goals, develop significantly as a writer, and take large steps toward your lifelong writing dreams.
Although writers often think of an MFA program as the only path towards seriously pursuing writing, the Writer’s Transformation Project offers a unique alternative learning model.
Through the Writer’s Transformation Project, you get access to a structured course of study that is tailored to your specific writing needs and flexible enough to fit your lifestyle, even if you work full-time or are raising a family.
You also become connected to a community of like-minded writers, forming literary connections that last long after the program’s end.
what have coaching clients achieved?
My coaching clients have reached the following writing goals:
finishing and revising full-length manuscripts
getting published in literary magazines
winning national writing grants
signing with literary agents
publishing books at indie presses
selling books to major publishing houses
gaining admission to top-rated MFA programs (including Iowa, UT, Syracuse, Bennington, and Vermont College of Fine Arts)
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sarah orman published in narrative magazine
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john gu accepted to ut's new writers project
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yasmine mahdavi awarded we need diverse books grant
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emily bloom's memoir sold to st. martin's press
Graduation reading for the first session of The Writer's Transformation Project
Jaime deBlanc-Knowles introducing the nine graduating writers in the program
G.L. Chairez reads from her novella
Sarah Orman reads from her essay "Quitter," which was published in Narrative Magazine
Debra Porter reads from her memoir
Cloud Tree Gallery, where the reading was held