Group Coaching — Winter 2021

If you’re ready to get serious about your memoir, check out my 3-month Group Coaching session that kicks off January 9th 2021. This is a powerful combination of one-on-one coaching with me and group sessions to ensure you nail your memoir structure and knock out the first three chapters. To see what people are saying, click here.

Dates: Saturday mornings — January: 9th, 16th & 30th, February: 13th & 27th, March: 13th & 27th
Time: 10 am to 12 pm
Where: Online (via Zoom)
Cost: $1,200
Group Size: 4 to 5 Writers

Schedule

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Saturday, January 9th — Craft Session

Focus: Structuring/Outlining Your Memoir // Structuring Your First Chapter

Between January 10th and 15th

Schedule a short session (30 minutes) with Ingrid to talk through structure for your first draft.

Saturday, January 16th — Craft Session

Focus: Writing an Opening the Grabs // Bringing Character & Setting to Life // Writing an Ending that Sets Up Next Chapter
NOTE: Bring your skeleton draft Chapter 1 to build on during class.

Week of January 17th

Send messy Chapter 1 draft to Ingrid and schedule coaching session(s) for review/feedback.

Saturday, January 30th — Chapter Critique

Before:

Email you draft chapter for review to the group by end of day, Thursday, January 28th.
Please use the chapter clique guidelines to review each chapter and provide feedback. Come with your prepared feedback for each writer’s chapter.

After:

Send you critique notes to each writer by end of day, Sunday, January 31st.

Week of January 31st

Schedule session(s) with Ingrid to talk through Chapter 2 structure and revisions on Chapter 1.

Saturday, February 13th — Craft Session

Focus: Dialogue // Emotions (Thinking & Feeling)
NOTE: Bring your skeleton draft Chapter 2 to build on during class.

Week of February 14th

Send messy Chapter 2 draft to Ingrid and schedule coaching session(s) for review/feedback.

Saturday, February 27th — Chapter Critique

Before:

Email you draft chapter for review to the group by end of day, Thursday, February 25th.
Please use the chapter clique guidelines to review each chapter and provide feedback. Come with your prepared feedback for each writer’s chapter.

After:

Send you critique notes to each writer by end of day, Sunday, February 28th.

Week of February 28th

Schedule session(s) with Ingrid to talk through Chapter 3 structure and revisions on Chapter 2.

Saturday, March 13th — Craft Session

Focus: Bringing It All Together // Going Deeper // Layering Your Story
NOTE: Bring your skeleton draft Chapter 3 to build on during class.

Week of March 14th

Send messy Chapter 3 draft to Ingrid and schedule coaching session(s) for review/feedback.

Saturday, March 27th — Final Chapter Critique

Before:

Email you draft chapter for review to the group by end of day, Thursday, March 25th.
Please use the chapter clique guidelines to review each chapter and provide feedback. Come with your prepared feedback for each writer’s chapter.

After: