There’s no way of avoiding it – if you want to write a book you have to sit down and write your book, but whatever stage of the writing process you’re at, it’s wonderful to have a knowledgeable and supportive creative companion to cheerlead you all the way to the finish line.

What to expect:

• Get a good, working first draft of your book written in six to eight months
• I will guide you through my book-writing formula
• In the first two weeks we will set up your project intentions and decide on central themes, genre, length, voice, style and tense. You will create a story outline and we will work out your schedule and word goals
• From there, we work to a two-week schedule. We will meet on the same day and time every second week
• At least 48 hours before our meeting, you will send me up to 4000 words of new prose for me to annotate and return to you before our meeting
• We will meet online for a 50-minute session to discuss your story and progress, making any adjustments that are needed to ensure that you are comfortably meeting your goals
• Repeat, repeat and repeat, until your manuscript is complete!

Novel minimum 6 months

Short story or novella minimum 3 months

Packages start from: R2600 / £150 per month

This is ideal if you know you want to write, but you’re not sure what. Together we will get a plan in place for you, explore ideas around your interests and about the things you want to say. We will begin with a series of tailored prompts, and we’ll have fun as we mine your creativity for inspiration.

What to expect:

• A supportive, encouraging relationship as we explore the things you want to say
• We will meet online for 60 minutes every second week
• We will have creative discussions and I will set you writing tasks which you will send to me for feedback and discussion
• I will point you towards books/essays/texts/quotes/ideas that resonate with your creative calling
• In this way, you will begin to form some ideas and create excitement about what you can write and how you can get that out into the world

Packages start from: R2600 / £150 per month

Get an honest, professional appraisal of your finished manuscript which will include a detailed reader’s report, suggestions for improvements and a 60-minute online follow-up meeting.

£280 / R5000 (up to 40,000 words)

I take on one ghost-writing project a year. I can write your memoir or life story through a series of interviews, research and conversations. It’s great fun and a wonderfully rewarding collaboration of your story. Please contact me for more information.

Specialist areas include: Writing, Creativity, Books, Literature, Life Writing, Memoir, Narrative Therapy, Women’s Issues and Lifestyle.

My recent features have appeared in the Sunday Times and News24.

I have been both chair and panellist at various festivals and have undertaken many speaking engagements.