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Literary Consultancy and Coaching for Writers from Jacqui Lofthouse

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Coaching and Mentoring for writers

We offer coaching and mentoring for writers at all stages of their writing journeys, from beginners to established, published professionals. Whether you are looking to finish your first book,  to develop as a poet, write a screenplay or get articles published in the press, we can help. We specialise in career development for those who wish to complete their projects, develop professional habits and find publishers for their work.

Our Founder, Jacqui Lofthouse writes:

This is the core of our work at The Writing Coach. For twenty years, I have worked with writers at all levels, from beginners to published professionals helping them to take their writing work seriously. Now, together with my team, I support writers as they develop writing lives that are engaging, sustainable and productive. We take your writing life seriously and work with you to enable you to create the discipline, the routine, and the passion that will be the foundation of your creative practice. In addition we offer feedback on your writing work and regular accountability.

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Celebrating Sharon Zink’s book launch
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Leading a workshop for Paradise Road Project
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Teaching at the Dartington Festival

Jacqui meets with clients and her team at The Dickens Museum
With clients and consultants at The Dickens Museum
Teaching at Google Academy
Our spring picnic for clients and consultants

It is important to us that our work together enables you to become more confident and professional in your writing. Every client is unique and we tailor our approach depending on your needs.  My carefully selected team of coaches and consultants are available to work with you on all genres of writing including fiction, poetry, playwriting, scriptwriting, journalism and non-fiction.

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A small selection of books written by my clients and students

Areas of Focus:

We work with writers on all aspects of their writing lives, from feedback on the writing work to professional development. For feedback on full manuscripts, take a look at our literary consultancy service.

Here are a few examples of the areas where we can help as part of a coaching/mentoring programme:

  • Professional career development for beginners and established writers
  • Feedback on your work-in-progress
  • Inspiration and motivation
  • Creative blocks and the creative process
  • Prioritisation of projects and time management
  • Productivity
  • Business and marketing skills including web and social media
  • Advice on submissions and agents/publishers
  • Confidence in your work
  • The routes to market
  • Professionalism as a writer

Most of our clients are serious about their writing work and looking for a coach to support them in an ongoing dialogue about their writing life. We work with clients for a fixed period of time from 3 months to a full year. Our aim is to transform the way an individual writer approaches his or her work and to ensure that our clients make substantial and rewarding progress during our time together. When you work with one of the team, I am always there in the background to ensure my clients reach their writing goals with pleasure and ease.

Finding Jacqui has been the best thing I’ve done in furthering my writing career – better by far than any course I’ve undertaken or any help I’ve received from agents and editors. Trying to make the transition from academic writing to commercial non-fiction is not easy, but thanks to Jacqui’s insight and support, I finally feel like I might be ready to make it happen. For the first time, I know what I want to do and how I’m going to do it! What I’ve appreciated most of all has been her uncommon ability to put her finger on what needs to change, and to express it in a way that actually motivates me to rewrite. I’ve learned so much, and thoroughly enjoyed it, too. I’d recommend her to all the struggling, baffled and overwhelmed writers I know, if I didn’t want to keep her all to myself…

– Dr. Victoria Best, Author of An Introduction to Twentieth-Century French Literature.

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Our Approach to coaching and mentoring for writers

Jacqui was the first professional writing coach in the UK. The Writing Coach was established in 2003 when ‘life coaching’ was in its infancy. She was initially a novelist and creative writing teacher and went on to train at CoachU USA. As a result, she developed a unique approach to coaching and mentoring for writers and this approach is now shared by all on the team. Our team includes established writers, editors, writing coaches, literary consultants and creative writing teachers.

  • Coaching: We give you the space you need to figure out the next steps in your writing life. We ask questions that challenge you to think clearly about your own creative practice.
  • Mentoring: We are generous in sharing our own experience. If you need advice, we will give it. We speak as industry professionals who can offer their expertise and an opinion on your work-in-progress.
  • Consultancy: We offer positive and constructive feedback on your writing work.

Using these approaches, we can also explore your broader professional life, from time management, to finding an agent or self-publishing and promoting yourself online via the web and social media.

Jacqui writes:

My ultimate aim is that my clients achieve their writing goals with ease and enjoyment, whether your goal is to publish articles, to complete a novel, to create a profitable ebook or to find a publisher.

We coach internationally by Zoom, Skype or phone. All coaching includes full email support between sessions.

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Jacqui delivering in-person training in London.

Our Coaching and Mentoring Packages:

Mentoring packages are available with Jacqui and also with her team of consultants.

The Writing Life:

The Writing Life is a coaching-only programme where coaching can be conducted by Zoom, Skype or phone. This programme is suitable for those seeking clarity and focus in their creative life, including prioritisation of projects, inspiration, career guidance, motivation, creative blocks, creative process, time management, boundaries, productivity and advice on submissions, marketing and publishing. This programme does not include feedback on your writing work. After each coaching session you are invited to submit a review form to confirm your action plan.

The coaching is taken over a three month or six month period and includes:

  • Two one hour telephone/Zoom coaching sessions per month.
  • Full, regular personal email support between sessions
  • Membership of my clients-only Facebook group
  • A list of action points after each session
  • My wholehearted support of you as a writer

We will support you at every stage of your writing life, whether you are a beginner or an experienced author. Our mutual aim is to help you have a writing life that you love; for writing to be an integrated part of your life; for you to achieve your writing goals with ease.

The Full Mentor:

The Full Mentor is a coaching and literary consultancy package. Coaching can be conducted by Zoom, Skype or telephone. It also includes full email support between sessions. After each coaching session you are invited to submit a review form to confirm your action plan.

This programme includes reading and full annotation of up to 20,000 words in any three month period. I make notes, consider your work and give you in-depth constructive criticism and feedback during your calls/meetings. I also return your manuscripts with detailed pencil-annotated notes. Please note however that this is not a full editing service.

The Full Mentor is for those who are fully committed to their writing and are ready to take their work to the next level. Our coaching can address many areas of your life and your writing, including inspiration, motivation, writer’s block, productivity, time management, working methods, business skills, self-marketing, confidence, submissions and publishing.

The coaching is taken over a three month or six month or one year period and includes

  • One one hour coaching session per month. This is generally taken by phone/Zoom but may occasionally, with agreement with your mentor, be in person.
  • Hand-annotation of 20,000 words over the period (three month programme) or 40,000 words (six month programme) or 80,000 words (Ultimate programme)
  • Full, regular personal email support between sessions
  • Membership of my clients-only Facebook group
  • Your own list of action points after each session
  • My wholehearted support of you as a writer

When you join me as a Full Mentor client, you will open up your awareness of what is possible for you as an individual and as a writer. I offer firm constructive criticism about your work in progress, to ensure your work is as good as it can possibly be. If you are ready to take yourself seriously as a writer, this is the option for you. In essence: I am here to support you as you forge a writing life.

Please note that all of our coaching services are offered according to the Terms of Service outlined on our website here. 

Fee Information

Learn about my writing package prices:

The Writing Life and Full Mentor packages

or

Ultimate Literary Coaching Programme

What a fabulous Brighton launch for Phil Viner’s What a fabulous Brighton launch for Phil Viner’s (PD Viner) novel ‘The Call’ @northlainecafe. 

Phil’s one of our mentoring team at The Writing Coach @thewritingcoach and it was great to catch up with @laura_wilkinsonwriter and @nikkisheehan3 there too - also Writing Coach mentors and friends - as well as well as novelist friend @katewritesbooks . Here’s to great success for ‘The Call’

“In a frantic late-night phone call, Ben learns his wife, Mia, has killed a man. And she needs his help.

When Ben arrives at Mia's hotel room, the scene is horrific - but over the course of the night it will get much worse.

All their secrets will be uncovered, and they will discover how far they'll go to protect themselves and each other... will they kill for love? Or will they die for it?
One phone call. Twelve hours to save their marriage. And their lives.”

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Join us this Saturday for an exclusive one day onl Join us this Saturday for an exclusive one day online writing course for those who wish to improve their skills and take their novel or memoir manuscript to the next level – with Writing Coach Founder @jacquilofthouse 

At the end of the day, you will have:

- A clear idea of how to progress your writing and take it to the next level
- New ways of thinking about your fiction and staying connected to the process
- A notebook full of ideas and completed practical writing exercises
- Awareness of exact steps to take to improve your writing
- All essential course notes with key points covered during the day
- A knowledge of what the publishing industry is looking for
- Clear information about the pros and cons of self-publishing
- A bunch of new writing colleagues and friends
- A new, freshly inspired outlook on your writing

Find out more and sign up via the link in the bio.

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Are you a fiction or memoir writer who wants to im Are you a fiction or memoir writer who wants to improve your work and complete a finished manuscript? 

If you have dabbled in writing fiction or memoir but now want to make strides with your writing or if you’re an experienced writer looking to polish a second draft of the work, this exclusive one day course with The Writing Coach Founder @jacquilofthouse will make a real difference to your output and your craft. 

You will learn what literary agents and publishers are looking for, but equally importantly how you can achieve this, whilst maintaining your authentic voice.

Join us on Saturday 28th May by signing up via the link in the bio.

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If you are at the mid-way point of your writing pr If you are at the mid-way point of your writing project, feeling a little stuck and not sure if you can pull the project together, join us for this immersive day: "Developing Your Novel or Memoir". In our online workshop, working with our Founder Jacqui Lofthouse, you will have an opportunity to unravel the knots and find a confident path forwards. 

We will explore everything from your writing process, to character development and shifts, finding a structure and seeing your project through to completion. You will leave with a clear path forwards and a renewed confidence in your writing project.

Sign up via link in bio.

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I was very honoured last week to see our Writing C I was very honoured last week to see our Writing Coach consultant @jon.magidsohn play a gig to launch his debut album ‘A World Without Corners’ @ivyhousenunhead .

Jon teaches memoir and creative non-fiction (amongst other genres) for us at The Writing Coach. I felt incredibly proud to know him last week. Such haunting songs and a fabulous voice. Do check out Jon’s music on Spotify or Apple and follow him there…

And if you’re looking for a great writing mentor you can find Jon at The Writing Coach and read about his work there.
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