Emily and You: Walking the Path of the Fiction Writer
Mentoring Programs For All Levels Of Writers
"A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself."
~ Oprah Winfrey
~ Oprah Winfrey
Art by Dan May
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The Mentoring Program and How It Works
The Mentoring Program is for anyone who wants to make significant, lasting changes in his or her writing. During this Program, I take the writer in you under my wing, teach you to defang your Inner Critic, open your imagination and deepen the experience of being a writer. I help you to define what is most important in your writing journey at any given time. I say "at any given time" because as you grow as a writer, the reasons that you write and the goals you set, change. |
One of my great passions in life is helping fiction writers.
I come alive when working with you. I'm inspired by your own commitment to your writing, the way you persevere, take on challenges, sometimes stumble and fall and other times, succeed. And when you do stumble or fall, I'm there to help you brush off the dirt, bandage a bloodied knee, pick up the pen and resume your writing.
As I write this, I received this email from one of my students, who has been stumbling and falling for the past several months.
I come alive when working with you. I'm inspired by your own commitment to your writing, the way you persevere, take on challenges, sometimes stumble and fall and other times, succeed. And when you do stumble or fall, I'm there to help you brush off the dirt, bandage a bloodied knee, pick up the pen and resume your writing.
As I write this, I received this email from one of my students, who has been stumbling and falling for the past several months.
"Thanks, Emily! Just want you to know that I’m not getting down on self for doing less work during last couple of months. I would have done so in the past. Moving forward and will be proud of myself for almost anything I write now. So happy 2018 begins! So blessed with a second chance in life. I’m grateful to you. Writing is my destiny and the niche I've finally found in life. It gives me my true purpose."
- Joan Chase
To my mind, there's no better definition of writing success then this, stated so simply by the artist, Thomas Hart Benton. (I have substituted "writing" for Benton's word "artist.")
"I know there is no such thing as failure in the pursuit of writing. Merely to survive in that pursuit is success... The only way a writer can personally fail is to quit work."
Bottom line: I won't let you quit writing as I haven't let Joan and countless others (including myself!) quit their passion. Regardless of whether you've written or not, we talk often twice a week, more if you need. You can ask any of my Mentoring students how true that is. If I don't hear from you, I'll email or call you.
Imagine this scenario: You’re writing away, suddenly everything you've written sounds like garbage, and you find yourself in a downward spiral. But because you’re in my Mentoring Program, instead of being devastated by this Inner Critic attack, you contact me immediately. I’ll remind you that you've forgotten this truth -- nothing you write is ever garbage. Rather, what you dismiss as garbage may be the fertile ground from which your characters and stories grow. We’ll explore this so-called garbage and shine the light on the hidden jewels that lie within.
These spurs of the moment connections often will be the most effective way of creating your success! Or imagine another scenario: You've written a plot episode that you really like. But when you read it over, it lacks the tension for which you're looking. So you call me. I'll offer a few ideas or lessons about technique that will create the needed drama!
Our relationship in the Mentoring Program leads you on an exploration of your deeper creativity, which changes not only your writing but also your life. This aspect of my Mentoring Program weaves invisibly through all our work together.
Imagine this scenario: You’re writing away, suddenly everything you've written sounds like garbage, and you find yourself in a downward spiral. But because you’re in my Mentoring Program, instead of being devastated by this Inner Critic attack, you contact me immediately. I’ll remind you that you've forgotten this truth -- nothing you write is ever garbage. Rather, what you dismiss as garbage may be the fertile ground from which your characters and stories grow. We’ll explore this so-called garbage and shine the light on the hidden jewels that lie within.
These spurs of the moment connections often will be the most effective way of creating your success! Or imagine another scenario: You've written a plot episode that you really like. But when you read it over, it lacks the tension for which you're looking. So you call me. I'll offer a few ideas or lessons about technique that will create the needed drama!
Our relationship in the Mentoring Program leads you on an exploration of your deeper creativity, which changes not only your writing but also your life. This aspect of my Mentoring Program weaves invisibly through all our work together.
Because we all have different needs and financial situations, I offer three periods of commitment:
Three-Month Mentoring Program: $3500
Six-Month Mentoring Program: $6000
Twelve-Month Mentoring Program: $9500
I take on a limited number of Mentoring Students and at this time have time for two more students.
My Mentoring Students come from all over the world.
Three-Month Mentoring Program: $3500
Six-Month Mentoring Program: $6000
Twelve-Month Mentoring Program: $9500
I take on a limited number of Mentoring Students and at this time have time for two more students.
My Mentoring Students come from all over the world.
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Please call me at: 914.962.4432 or contact me to discuss joining my Mentoring Program.
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Read What My Mentoring Students Say About the Program