Why do you need a writing coach?

If you’re aiming to get published, you need a good writing mentor to develop your story faster and with more depth. Almost all professionals benefit from a mentoring relationship to develop their skills and in every other walk of life an apprenticeship is considered a wise idea.

In real life, most professional writers learn from other writers. Even writers with extensive experience and strong writing skills can benefit from new ideas from a writing coach and ongoing support.

In the literary world and publishing industry, most well-known published authors have studied with other writers and continue their writing journey with wise feedback from a trusted mentor over the course of their writing career.

A great writing coach is the best way to achieve your writing goals. One-on-one mentoring means you get dedicated help with your own work to go beyond what MFA programs or standard writing courses can offer to progress you with more speed and certainty towards that book deal. Imagine, if you had access to not only one great coach, but the benefits of a coaching team? At The Novelry we work with you one on one, and work collaboratively to ensure we are giving you our combined advice. The writer is at the heart of our offering.

What makes a good mentor?

When considering potential mentors, we make it very easy for you to find a writing coach who meets the highest standards. Not all coaches are equal. Do they genuinely want to improve your writing or are they a frustrated writer who considers themselves an instructor and resents working with aspiring writers when they could be developing their own manuscript? A good coach likes coaching!

An aspiring writer will want to consider a potential writing mentor carefully to ensure your writing process benefits from an experienced writer who has navigated the publishing industry successfully, with a proven track record, a professional writer who has standing and recognition in the literary world and the publishing industry.

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 mutually fulfilling and exciting experience, open to new ideas and feedback that flows naturally both ways. 

To choose your potential coach, consider the writing coach’s work. Are they a published professional writer? Have they been published recently? Do they write in your genre? Do they understand the book publishing process? Have they got teaching experience? Do they belong to professional organisations? That they belong to a writing community and are willing and able to work with other writers is an important test.

The writing coach relationship 

So much more than an instructor, your writing coach at The Novelry will be cheering you on every step of the way, and will be delighted as you tick off your writing goals, develop your skills, complete a first draft, submit your manuscript to literary agents and achieve your ambition to get a book deal. You’ll not only have a mentor you can return to again and again as you enter the book publishing process, you’ll have a friend and cheerleader in the writing community.

At the heart of The Novelry is our positive approach embedded in our open-hearted writing community. We offer a collaborative environment, not a competitive environment. All writers, at all stages of their career, are always learning their craft and developing their skills. We work as equals with writers, side by side. You’ll find your sessions with your writing coach are fun, lively and inspiring. We help you grow as a writer and build your confidence. We’ll shine a light on what’s working and help you solve problems. We get far better results with our collaborative method.

As a full team we meet on a weekly basis to consult on each and every book idea to give writers our combined best advice.