Directed Draft: A guided writing group
Directed Draft is a guided writing group for scholars in the social sciences and humanities, which I developed and run with Dr. Micha Rahder. The program features two core components to help participants make the most of their writing time:
Flexible group writing sessions (offered four times per week) build accountability, regularity, and connection to strengthen your writing practice
Individual coaching sessions provide personalized feedback and guidance to help you focus and advance your project
Visit Directed Draft to learn more and be notified of the next cohort, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have questions!
Directed Draft is on hiatus over the summer and will return in fall 2025. Please stay tuned for the schedule announcement.
In the meantime, I’ll be running a free drop-in writing group that meets semi-regularly on Tuesdays from 1-3 pm ET. Each session includes two 45-minute blocks of dedicated writing time during which I'll also be available for individual consultations in a breakout room to give authors on-the-spot feedback and help them stay on track.
The group is free and open to all academic writers in the humanities and social sciences (no need to be one of my current clients). The full schedule and registration can be found here.
I hope to see you this summer!
Demystify and plan your book: A one-on-one book coaching program
Demystify and Plan Your Book is a one-on-one coaching program for academic authors who are developing book projects in the humanities and social sciences. The 12-week program pairs six carefully crafted modules with six 45-minute individual coaching sessions to give authors more information, confidence, and guidance as they dive into the writing process.
I run Demystify and Plan with my fellow developmental editor and writing coach, Dr. Alex Crawley. We designed the program to provide insight into practical aspects of the publication process, advice on shaping argument and structure, strategies for developing a strong authorial voice, and guidance on developing effective long-term writing practices.
Visit Demystify and Plan to learn more and register, and please get in touch with any questions.
Office Hours
About once a month, I host a one-hour open Zoom session where I answer questions and chat with scholarly authors. Office hours are a chance for ongoing clients to check in with me and share their questions and concerns. They also give prospective clients a chance to meet me, inquire about my services, and tell me about their work (though don’t forget, you can also book a complimentary consultation).
Office hours are free of charge and open to all (you don’t need to be a current or past client). The next session is on Thursday, May 15 at 12 pm ET. Have a question about a project you’re working on? Want to share your exciting updates with me? Interested in learning more about my services? Please stop by!
To receive the Zoom link for the next office hours (or be notified about future sessions), please submit your name and email below.
Sign up for office hours
If you’re part of an academic research or writing group, you can book me for a free one-hour information session to chat with your members. You don’t need to be a formal group with an institutional affiliation; information sessions are available to any group of scholars who want to have an informal chat with me.
Our conversation can be an ask-me-anything session where participants share any and all questions about academic writing, editing, and publication. Or, you can tailor our focus to a topic of particular interest to your group, such as a particular genre of academic writing (books, book proposals, articles, grant applications, etc.) or a specific writing concern (editing your own work, developing strong writing practices, working with a developmental editor, etc.).
Information sessions are very informal, so I won’t come prepared with a set of slides or a presentation to deliver. Rather, I’ll come ready to chat with you and answer your questions—but you and your group will direct our conversation.
To book an information session or learn more, please fill out the form below. Tell me about your group, what specific topics (if any) you think you’d like to discuss, and when you’re hoping to schedule the session. I’ll be in touch soon.
Free Group Information Sessions
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Have any questions about programs? Please get in touch.