Group Coaching — Fall 2020

If you’re ready to get serious about your memoir, check out my 3-month Group Coaching session that kicks off September 8^th. 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: Tuesdays — September 15th, September 22nd, October 6th, October 20th, November 3rd, November 17th, December 1st
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Where: Online (via Zoom)
Cost: $1,200
Group Size: Minimum of 4, Maximum of 6 Writers

Schedule

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Tuesday, September 15th — Craft Session

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

Between September 16th & 18th

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

Tuesday, September 22nd — 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 September 28th

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

Tuesday, October 6th — Chapter Critique

Before:

Email you draft chapter for review to the group by end of day, Sunday, October 4th.
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, Wednesday, October 7th.

Week of October 12th

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

Tuesday, October 20th — Craft Session

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

Week of October 26th

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

Tuesday, November 3rd — Chapter Critique

Before:

Email you draft chapter for review to the group by end of day, Sunday, November 1st.
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, Wednesday, November 4th.

Week of November 9th

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

Tuesday, November 17th — Craft Session

Focus: Bringing It All Together // Show vs. Tell
NOTE: Bring your skeleton draft Chapter 3 to build on during class.

Week of November 23rd

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

Tuesday, December 1st — Final Chapter Critique

Before:

Email you draft chapter for review to the group by end of day, Sunday, November 29th.
Please use the chapter clique guidelines to review each chapter and provide feedback. Come with your prepared feedback for each writer’s chapter.

After: