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Your writing coach
Famous worldwide for our Positive Coaching Method™
Writer coaching at The Novelry
Our book writing coaches are published authors who love working with other writers. They have hit the bestseller lists and been nominated for and won famous awards. Between them, they have experience across the full range of all genres of fiction and memoir. Based in the U.S.A., Canada, and the U.K., they coach online worldwide to a structured program designed to help writers complete their novels. Each and every coach reports to our Founder, and working as a team at The Novelry, we meet regularly to review our writers’ storylines and progress.
Our coaches have been hand-picked for The Novelry because they are exceptionally gifted mentors: warm and encouraging. They are trained in our Positive Coaching Method™ and our own structured coaching pathway toward the completion of an exceptional first draft. Our one-on-one writer coaching program is a big part of the reason we’re the world’s best-loved creative writing school.
Bespoke one-on-one coaching
The program provides tailored coaching and your coach will work with you in 45-minute sessions live and online to help develop your story and keep you on track with your writing. The coaching program is structured around your unique ambitions and writing goals. Our focus is 100 per cent on you.
Flexible scheduling and global availability
The coaching program operates in all time zones, catering to writers from all over the world. You can arrange your personal online coaching sessions at times that are convenient to you.
Access to a diverse team of coaches
As a student writer, you can access the entire team of writing coaches, allowing you to switch and swap according to your needs as your story evolves, or to benefit from the special expertise of one coach. Our behind-the-scenes systems mean that we track and follow your progress and pool our knowledge so, when you meet, each and every coach will be familiar with your storyline.
Integrated editorial insights and industry connections
The coaching team works in close collaboration with the editorial team, consulting them regularly on your story. Our students receive the latest publishing industry advice every step of the way. Your success is at the heart of our program.
Dhonielle Clayton
A publishing industry tastemaker with years of experience. Dhonielle Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author, story proliferator, and the board chair of We Need Diverse Books.
Piers Torday
Bestselling author of multiple middle-grade books for children, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize winner The Dark Wild.
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Bea Fitzgerald
Sunday Times bestselling author of YA romantasy and adult thriller, including the RNA Romance Novel of the Year, Girl, Goddess, Queen.
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Kate Dylan
Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction novels for both YA and adult, including Mindwalker, one of Kirkus’s best YA books of the year, and Until We Shatter.
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Ella McLeod
The Branford Boase-nominated author of YA fiction and romantasy, including Guardian Best Books Pick The Map That Led to You.
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David Solomons
Winner of Waterstones Children’s Prize and author of acclaimed middle-grade children’s novel My Brother is a Superhero, the British Book Industry Awards Children’s Book of the Year.
Melanie Conklin
Award-winning author of children’s middle-grade fiction, notably Counting Thyme, winner of the International Literacy Association Teacher’s Choice Award and the Nerdy Book Award.
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Alice Kuipers
Carnegie medal nominee and winner of the Grand Prix de Viarmes, author of YA, children’s fiction, and memoir, including Life on the Refrigerator Door, a New York Times Book for Teens.
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Tara Conklin
New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl and The Last Romantics, selected by the Today Show Book Club, Barnes & Noble Book Club, Target Book Club, and as a No.1 Indie Next Pick and Amazon Best Book of the Month.
Emylia Hall
Top Ten bestselling author of cozy crime, notably The Shell House Detectives series, and women’s fiction including The Book of Summers, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick.
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Anissa Gray
New York Times acclaimed author of contemporary fiction novels including The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, a Marie Claire Book Club Pick optioned by Sony Pictures, and a DuPont and Emmy award-winning journalist.
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Gina Sorell
New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and acclaimed contemporary fiction author of The Wise Women, a People Magazine Best New Book Pick.
Kate Riordan
Sunday Times bestselling author of contemporary thrillers published by Penguin, including The Heatwave, an Apple Fiction Chart No.1. fiction bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick.
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Lesley Kara
Sunday Times Top Ten and Amazon No.1 internationally bestselling author of psychological thrillers including The Rumor.
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Clare Mackintosh
New York Times and Sunday Times number 1 bestselling crime author, notably I Let You Go, selling more than 3m copies.
Emylia Hall
Top Ten bestselling author of cozy crime, notably The Shell House Detectives series, and women’s fiction including The Book of Summers, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick.
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Urban Waite
The Esquire Best Book of the Year winner, multiple award-nominated author of The Terror of Living, highly praised by Stephen King and published in over 40 countries.
Ian Green
Sunday Times bestselling fantasy and science fiction author, shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
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Andrea Stewart
Sunday Times bestselling author of multiple fantasy series including The Bone Shard Daughter, a finalist for the British Fantasy Awards, praised by Sarah J. Maas.
Dhonielle Clayton
A publishing industry tastemaker with years of experience. Dhonielle Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author, story proliferator, and the board chair of We Need Diverse Books.
Bea Fitzgerald
Sunday Times bestselling author of YA romantasy and adult thriller, including the RNA Romance Novel of the Year, Girl, Goddess, Queen.
Tasha Suri
Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, author of The Jasmine Throne and Empire of Sand, one of TIME magazine’s best fantasy novels of all time.
Kate Dylan
Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction novels for both YA and adult, including Mindwalker, one of Kirkus’s best YA books of the year, and Until We Shatter.
Katie Khan
RNA Romance Novel of the Year finalist and author of Hold Back the Stars, praised by Matt Haig, translated into 20 languages and optioned for film by the producers of Stranger Things.
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Tara Conklin
New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl and The Last Romantics, selected by the Today Show Book Club, Barnes & Noble Book Club, Target Book Club, and as a No.1 Indie Next Pick and Amazon Best Book of the Month.
Tara Conklin
New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl and The Last Romantics, selected by the Today Show Book Club, Barnes & Noble Book Club, Target Book Club, and as a No.1 Indie Next Pick and Amazon Best Book of the Month.
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Evie Wyld
The prize-winning literary fiction author of All the Birds, Singing and The Echoes, winner of the Miles Franklin Award, the Stella Prize for Fiction, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Betty Trask Award.
Urban Waite
The Esquire Best Book of the Year winner, multiple award-nominated author of The Terror of Living, highly praised by Stephen King and published in over 40 countries.
Anissa Gray
New York Times acclaimed author of contemporary fiction novels including The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, a Marie Claire Book Club Pick optioned by Sony Pictures, and a DuPont and Emmy award-winning journalist.
Bea Fitzgerald
Sunday Times bestselling author of YA romantasy and adult thriller, including the RNA Romance Novel of the Year, Girl, Goddess, Queen.
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Colleen Oakley
USA Today bestselling author of 5 novels including The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise, translated into 21 languages, and Georgia Author of the Year.
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Heather Webb
USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction and Goldsboro RNA Award finalist, translated into 17 languages, notably Meet Me in Monaco and Rodin’s Lover, a Goodreads Top Pick.
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Evie Wyld
The prize-winning literary fiction author of All the Birds, Singing and The Echoes, winner of the Miles Franklin Award, the Stella Prize for Fiction, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Betty Trask Award.
‘The ability to chat with authors and editors, who I feel really care about my writing success, is what makes The Novelry so special.’
Published books from our writing coaches
New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestselling and award-winning authors who have published books with the major publishing houses worldwide.
Based in the U.S.A., Canada, and the U.K., our team offers coaching sessions for all time zones. You’ll find your sessions with your writing coach are fun, lively, and inspiring. Your writing coach will be cheering you on every step of the way, as you tick off your writing goals, develop your skills, and follow in their footsteps to achieve your ambition to get a book deal.
Our fun, feel-good approach turns aspiring authors into fiction finishers in as little as one hour a day.
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Unleash your writing potential
Our coaches use our structured coaching program and our Positive Coaching Method™. We’ll shine a light on what’s working and help you fix any problems as you progress along the pathway of story development, staying on track to get that novel done!
You’ll watch your story grow before your eyes, and take great leaps of progress as a writer. We’ll show you how to start, coax your story into shape, and cheer you on to type ‘The End.’
Choose the course for you, and we’ll take great care of you and your book-in-waiting.
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The Novel Kickstarter Course
Craft your idea, shape your story, and write a complete first draft
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The Novel Development Course
Craft your idea, shape your story, and write a complete first draft
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The Finished Novel Course
Craft your idea, write and edit your novel, and get feedback on your manuscript from your editor
Learn moreWhat makes a good mentor?
An aspiring writer will do better learning from an experienced writer who has navigated the publishing industry successfully, someone with a proven track record in the literary world and the publishing industry. Ideally, someone who has been published more than once and is currently published too.
A good mentor is someone who loves learning and who understands that they too, as a writer, are always learning; that way, the one-on-one mentoring relationship becomes a fulfilling and exciting experience. A good mentor should be open to new ideas and the feedback that flows naturally both ways.
When choosing a mentor, consider the books written by a writing coach. Have a read of some sample chapters online. Have they been published recently? Have they got coaching experience? Do they belong to any professional bodies or organizations? The reputation of their network or the company they represent keeps you safe. Ideally, they belong to a highly rated writing community that respects them for their ability to work generously with other writers.
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Coaching to finish your novel
‘I found The Novelry at a time when I was ready to give up. I was feeling very low on confidence and knew I’d be my own worst enemy if left to my own devices. The sessions with Emylia, my writing coach, were a real highlight—she always made me feel like she genuinely cared about my novel, and I was constantly amazed at the way she engaged with the story and the creative suggestions she brought forward. The sessions kept me on track and helped me work through plot kinks along the way and I felt like I had a real champion through the whole process.’
—Becky Hunter, now with a major two-book publishing contract in the U.S.A. and the U.K.
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