Struggling to stay on track with your writing goals? SavvyAuthors' Accountability Group is a supportive group designed to help writers stay consistent, overcome procrastination, and make real progress on their projects.

We will focus on:

• Goal Setting & Check-Ins: Set writing goals and track your progress.
• Weekly Accountability Check-ins: Share wins, challenges, and next steps.
• Encouragement & Support: Connect with like-minded writers to stay motivated.

Whether you’re drafting a novel, editing a manuscript, or just trying to write more regularly, this group will keep you accountable and inspired. Join us and turn your writing dreams into reality!

Feeling stuck in your story? Struggling with plot holes, character motivation, or the dreaded writer’s block? Unlock the Block is a supportive brainstorming group designed to help authors break through creative roadblocks and get back to writing with confidence.

This group will help authors:

• Work through tricky plot points with group feedback.
• Help develop compelling, well-rounded characters (including root fear, emotional would, and misbelief).
• Get fresh perspectives on any craft story elements.
• Overcome any other writing block challenge.
• Connect with fellow writers who understand the struggle.

Writers can sign up to "share" their story or writing challenge with the brainstorming group each month and get feedback.

Whether you need a simple push or a story overhaul, we’re here to help you find the answers and reignite your creativity. Join us and get unstuck!

Are you seeking a coach and mentor who listens? Doesn't squash your writing style? And who provides positive, constructive feedback to meet your goals?

As a certified coach with a background in education and over a decade of working with writers, my goal is to offer you an individualized mentoring/coaching program to help guide you through the writing and publishing process. No part of your writing process is too small or too large for us to tackle together.

We will work as a team on the writing goals that you wish to accomplish during the three-month program.

I am as comfortable working with new writers as with those who have multiple publishing credits. I also read and write across multiple genres and have worked with writers who write fantasy, science fiction, mystery, historical fiction, horror, romance, etc.

The direction of the mentoring and coaching is founded on the goals you wish to accomplish. I am flexible, if the needs arises, in changing the mentoring and coaching to suit your needs and wants. You should come willing and able to work on your writing and be prepared for honest feedback.

Your personalized mentoring/coaching program can include, but is not limited to:

• Unlimited access via email for brainstorming, coaching, specific questions and regular check-ins,
• Regular private online chats in the Savvy Authors chatroom, by phone or Skype (schedule and time to be mutually agreed on). NOTE: Most are weekly and from 30-60 minutes.
• Reviews of your notes, outline and draft or revised manuscript with feedback targeted to take you to the next step with your story, tailored to your current goals,
• A writing schedule to complete your draft or edits with prompts to remind you of deadlines and regular check-ins to help keep you on track,
• Mini-lessons, articles, resources and recommended reading as appropriate,
• Includes coaching on the pitch and the synopsis,
• Discuss and brainstorm path options for your writing career.

This program is not a workshop or class but those elements may be present at the discretion of the mentor based on the needs of the students. Students should be prepared to engage in regular discussion with the mentor in order to get the best out of this experience.

Enrollment is limited to five (5) students so I can give the attention needed to each writer.

We probably all know someone who wanted to write a book but never actually managed it. Many people have great ideas, but the work is in the details–moving those words from a concept onto the page. As writers, we know the joy that comes with a great writing session, but we also know the bitter truth–writing is hard! This course covers 10 practical ways to keep yourself motivated when life gets in the way.

Session Outcomes:

1. A list of 10 handy ways to stay motivated when life happens
2. Strategies to cope with the ebb and flow of the writing muse
3. A realistic game plan for your writing goals

Master the art of dialogue and watch your characters leap off the page! In Dialogue for Fiction
Writers, you’ll learn how to craft conversations that capture your characters’ voices, reveal their
hidden thoughts, and drive your story forward. Each lesson dives into a unique aspect of
dialogue, giving you the skills to make every word count and every exchange memorable.

Here’s what you’ll explore:

• Lesson 1: Start with the basics—learn what makes dialogue work in fiction.
• Lesson 2: Give each character a unique voice that resonates with readers.
• Lesson 3: Use dialogue to reveal your characters’ deepest traits and desires.
• Lesson 4: Add layers with subtext, creating conversations that go beyond words.
• Lesson 5: Control pacing and rhythm to shape the mood of each scene.
• Lesson 6: Build your story world naturally through conversations.
• Lesson 7: Balance dialogue with action and thought to immerse readers.
• Lesson 8: Polish your dialogue to perfection with editing techniques.

If you’re ready to make your characters’ voices unforgettable, this workshop is for you. Sign up
and start creating dialogue that’s as compelling as your story!

Christmas is a magical time of year, and people love celebrating those traditions and seeing them play out vicariously via characters they love. After all, who doesn't love cocoa, jammies, and a Hallmark movie marathon at Christmas time. However, how do you write the perfect Christmas-themed book?

This class will look a bit at some of the wide variety of Christmas traditions around the world, as well as some of the favorite tropes of Christmas-set books, including themes like snowed in, holiday contest, going home to that small town for Christmas, and Christmas magic integrated in the form of elves and the man in the red suit himself. Come along, and find a way to channel your favorite memories, traditions, and holiday spirit for a chance to create memorable and popular Christmas-set novels.

New Adult Romance, at its heart, is the bridge between YA (Young Adult) and Adult Romance. If you want to write a manuscript that takes place during this approximate period of time in your characters’ lives, but aren’t sure how to hook readers, this is the workshop for you.

• Clarification of what new adult romance is and is not, differences between new adult romance, “adult” romance, and YA
• Things to include to form a satisfying new adult romance
• Areas to stay away from to form a satisfying new adult romance
• Promoting your new adult romance properly

This is a brief overview of the topics we'll tackle in this workshop. Some take place before you start, more during the process, and lastly after you complete/release your manuscript.

This workshop is for beginners to seasoned writers.

Our Pitchfest is still your next best chance to land that perfect agent or (and) sell your book to the publisher of your dreams! We open up the SavvyAuthor’s site for three fun-filled and exciting days where you post your pitch on our blog to a bevy of agents and editors.

Not sure what Pitchfest is? Check out our information page and our FAQ.

Still have questions?

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