Developmental Coaching

For writers with an idea or early draft who aren’t sure if the story works yet.

If you’re stuck in brainstorming, unsure what your story is really about, or struggling to bring your ideas together, this package helps you build a clear foundation before committing to a full draft.

Together, we’ll clarify your core story, strengthen your structure, and develop a story blueprint you can follow as you write.

Developmental Coaching

What we’ll do

  • Identify your core story and throughline

  • Shape your structure from beginning to end

  • Build a clear narrative progression (your “blueprint”)

  • Resolve competing ideas, themes, or directions

What’s included

  • Up to 3,000-word story outline review

  • Structured story questionnaire to guide development

  • 4 one-hour coaching sessions (Zoom)

  • Written feedback on outlines and structural work

  • Email support between sessions for questions and guidance

Deliverable

By the end of the process, you’ll have a complete story blueprint—a structured plan you can follow to draft or revise your novel with confidence.

✔ I review summaries, outlines, and structural work
✔ I help you make story decisions and solve problems
✘ I do not review full chapters or line-level writing
✘ This is not a full manuscript edit

Investment

$1,200 CAD

Additional sessions available at $175 CAD per hour

Discount available if you move on to a full developmental edit.