My Services

1. Quick-Fix Story Session

This is a highly focused session where we will look at a section of your work and dive straight into what you’d like guidance or support with. That might be anything from your opening, middle or ending – to the point of view, character, theme, narration, voice, dialogue, plot or structure.

What to expect:

  • You can send me a short synopsis and a section of work before we meet, highlighting any specific issues you would like us to engage with.
  • I will read and annotate your work.
  • We’ll follow up with a 60-minute online meeting to discuss your piece in depth.
  • This is a super-focused session and a wonderful opportunity to really work through your story in a supportive and creative space. You’ll come away with a checklist of things to work on and a renewed sense of purpose for your story.

Quick-Fix Story Session $120

2. Coffee Shop Consultancy

I have created two options for these much-needed Creative Expansion Sessions, where you’ll have the opportunity to share your work and ideas with me, one-on-one.

Let’s explore your creative hopes, dreams, blocks, issues, queries, magical, Aha! and inspirational moments in an intelligently-engaged and motivated space.

This will suit you if you’d like a drop-in session for your ongoing work, if you want to bring life to a new and exciting idea or if you want to check-in on something you already have in-progress and would like a dedicated creative colleague to share and shape your ideas with. 

Whether this is for academic growth (PhD, Masters or degree), for your life-writing, memoir, short story, novel or writing project or whether you would like to discuss your future creative plans or ideas around business, books and life – we can shape that together, one story at a time.

Your story has its own story to tell – and it’s powerful! Let’s grab a coffee in a good space, sit down, take notes and engage with that.

In-Person, Coffee Shop Consultancy: 60 minutes: $85

Online, Coffee Shop Consultancy: 60 minutes $55

3. The Serious Book Coach

If you’re serious about writing your book – and you want to get that Fabulous First Draft Written – whether it’s your life story, memoir, novel, essay collection, or if you want to write a non-fiction book that positions you as an expert in your field of work, then I can help you to make this happen.

Turn your idea from a wistful ‘someday’ into the absolute reality of holding your completed manuscript in your hand.

To get a Fabulous First Draft written, we will set aside 12 months and work together to create a complete plan for your book, from start to finish.

Serious Book Coaching includes monthly live online meetings plus monthly readings and annotated feedback on your work.

Twelve-Month Project: $5000  

*Please ask me about Beta Reading Service and shorter projects.

4. I Can Write Your Life Story

I offer one opportunity per year to take on what is officially called a ghost writing project. I prefer to call this, Your Words, My Ink, writing your story together.

I can help you to realise the dream of turning your life story into a complete and professional manuscript for your family, friends, colleagues and future generations.

This is a fun and invigorating way to get your story on the page as we work together. It’s important that you’re completely comfortable that I’m the right person to share your life story with, so we will start with some getting-to-know-each-other sessions before we move into the writing phase of our project.

  • During the first month, we will get to know each other as you start to share your story with me. As we feel ready, we will start to formalise our sessions into interviews.
  • Over the next couple of months, we will enjoy live interview sessions together, where we begin to theme and shape your life story around the areas of your life you want to write about.
  • I will then produce two chapters to ensure you’re happy with the tone, voice and trajectory of your story.
  • When you are happy with the first two chapters of your story, I will continue to write your life story, checking in with you as we progress.
  • When I have finished the first final draft, you will have two opportunities to make manuscript edits, plus one proofreading edit.
  • At the end of our project, you will have a complete and professional copy of your life story, written, edited, proofread and ready to share.

Twelve-Month Project: $25,000 

*Please ask me about shorter writing projects.

I’m so proud to have been a Fairy Book Mother on these magnificent book projects!

As a writing coach, what you will find with me is someone who is grounded, literary and academic – and yet someone who also believes in colourful creativity that brings joyful sparkles and magic-wand moments – it’s an alchemy of its own making – and I invite you to join me on this wonderful creative journey!

Contact me to book a session

sally@sallycranswick.com