MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Nine Months to a Complete Draft
Have you lost momentum and direction? Do you need structure, deadlines, support and guidance? In this nine-month one on one intensive with Rachel Weaver, you will work through a series of nine extensive handouts with many prompts to guide you through crafting a more compelling plot, deepening your characters, and strengthening all aspects of your scene work. You will meet with Rachel one on one every month to discuss progress, problem solve, and plan ahead. You will receive direct written feedback from Rachel twice a month on pages submitted. This is an accelerated, comprehensive curriculum designed to get you over the finish line of a solid first draft. Areas of focus will be modified to meet each writer where they are with their project from the outset and as we move along. Open to fiction and memoir writers.
If you’re like me and need support to finish your novel’s first draft, consider Rachel’s Nine Months to a Complete Draft curriculum. I’ve been working with her since September and as of April have drafted 55,000 words, (with two months more to finish). Also, I have practical and doable revision ideas for my submissions, plus clear ideas about character and plot development and scene work. The predictable deadlines and monthly phone calls have motivated me to produce. And because of Rachel’s skill as an editor, I feel I have become a more competent writer. I highly recommend this course. - Frances Bonney Jenner
Nine Months to Get Your Messy Draft Working as a Whole
Do you have a big messy draft that is making you feel overwhelmed? Do you need structure, deadlines, support and guidance? In this nine month one on one intensive, you will start with a full plot evaluation to identify the ways in which the manuscript is currently working well and to identify problem areas. You will work with Rachel to brainstorm solutions and to develop an extensive revision plan with bimonthly deadlines and continued written feedback on revised pages from Rachel. You will move through a series of monthly instructional handouts to expand your crafting toolbox. Areas of focus will be modified to meet each writer where they are with their project from the outset and as we move along. This is an accelerated, comprehensive curriculum designed to help you solve many drafting issues at once and get your book working more effectively as a whole. Open to fiction and memoir writers.
"If you come to Rachel with chaotic pages, she'll help you find clarity. She'll help you analyze where your story is working and where it isn't, and teach you how to grip your reader with compelling scenes. Rachel is patient, professional, wise, and knowledgeable and she will be a wonderful guide to writing the book you want to write." - Jenny Shank, author of Mixed Company, 2022 Colorado Book Award Winner
