Bring your writing to the next level.
There comes a point when you don’t want to take another workshop: you want someone by your side to help you bring your work to fruition. You already know you’re a writer, and you’re ready to do your best work.
You want to work with someone you trust and respect: someone with skill and insight who can hold you accountable to your goals, with compassion.
Working 1:1 with an experienced author is profoundly valuable for writers of all genres. My own writing coaches and mentors have been key to my success as an author.
I would be honoured to be your coach or mentor this year.
This option is for you if you’re currently looking for insight, intuition, critique, and thought partnership as you finish your book. My mentoring includes careful reading of your work as you write it, weekly calls with feedback, problem-solving, and editorial advice. If you ever get stuck in the middle of a story and you need to touch in, I’ll be there in your pocket, on Voxer.
I’ll be your writing partner for 14 weeks, supporting you in your process in the ways you need.
This is a 14-week program. As we begin working together, we’ll find out what cadence works for you and your schedule within this time container, so you can work at your own pace.
Your mentorship may include these 3 components, which we will discuss at the beginning of our work together, and refine to meet your needs as your project evolves. I suggest the following:
Integration calls with review of up to 20 milestone pages of your choice (30 min or 1 hour calls weekly)—this could be a revised chapter, breakthrough scene, or section showing your growth
Final feedback session focusing on your strengths, creative breakthroughs, and next steps
Create your “writer’s compass” - key insights and strategies you’ve discovered that will guide your continued success
“Mentorship with Sarah made my writing more vivid, more tangible, more visceral, and embodied. And I feel like I am forever changed as a writer.
Sarah uses intuition as a tool to help you find your writing. Every time I interacted with Sarah, I was surprised by how supportive and delightful she is. And in that container of support, I really rediscovered my ability to listen to what my story had to tell me.
I can’t recommend working with Sarah enough. She’s an incredible human being. Those of us who get to work with her see that immediately. She is a unicorn.”
— Kelly Anderson
MD CCFP(EM) AAHIVS
“What I appreciated most about the mentorship was your kindness and care when reviewing my work. It felt like my writing was being tended to, that you were tending to some deeper writerly wounds beyond just the mechanics or the craft of writing. Initially, I hesitated to apply, because I thought my writing had to be at a certain caliber, since you're a published author. But I trusted you weren't offering some quick fix scheme.
The mentorship showed me that I can write. Throughout, you met me where I was, and let things unfold organically. There were challenges, and I could meet them. And every challenge felt like a small win, which made me realize the importance of celebrating those moments.
Your approach, blending coaching and meditation, opened up so many possibilities. Writers of any genre could benefit from working with you, because you meet them where they are. You know how to teach craft, but being a writer is so much more than that. I loved your book suggestions, your assignments, and the natural evolution of our work together.
You're like a 'writer whisperer.' It was an honor having you as my mentor and teacher. Our mentorship was truly wonderful. Thank you for such a special time.”
— Heidi Phillips, 2023
*Other payment options are available, as long as the payments are completed by the end of the coaching or mentorship.
