Can I get a coach for this?

[Sam Wyer]

On the back of my last post here, maybe what I need is a writing coach?  Is there even such a thing?

 

 

If I went to the gym (let’s Just pretend OK?), then I could get a personal trainer type person to stand next to me and shout at me.  Yes, yes, I know, they do more than that, but part of their role is to prompt, to encourage, to push you that bit harder, isn’t it?  I feel like I would benefit from this for writing.  Not some gym bunny standing next to me shouting, but that regular push, a reminder that isn’t just an app that I can close and ignore, something to help me stay focussed.

 

What do you think?  Want a (not at all paid) job?

[Brayon]

Get yourself a good writing team. People that will encourage you, Beta Read for you, do Editing. They can be your coaches.

 

You're getting some coaching now. This forum was designed for us to help each other out. To encourage, to provide advice and feedback. Stories can be posted for only Club Members to see as well, on the Testing Grounds.

 

I think Myr would love for us Authors to start talking and interacting with each other more in this club than what we already are doing.

[Sam Wyer]

4 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

Get yourself a good writing team. People that will encourage you, Beta Read for you, do Editing. They can be your coaches.

 

You're getting some coaching now. This forum was designed for us to help each other out. To encourage, to provide advice and feedback. Stories can be posted for only Club Members to see as well, on the Testing Grounds.

 

I think Myr would love for us Authors to start talking and interacting with each other more in this club than what we already are doing.

You’re right of course, I do get help already here on GA and I’m very grateful.  I guess today is particularly manic, so asking the question ‘out loud’ AKA posting it here is just one less thing in my head.

[Comicality]

 

I think that the best 'coach' that you could possibly have is experience. Practice. You work on developing different ways of expressing yourself, you take risks and challenges along the way, and through trial and error, you find efficient ways of being a better writer. It's all a process, I think. Hehehe, nobody yelling at you to push you harder is going to make much difference. But if you keep writing, and keep putting you out there, the feedback that you get, both from average readers and the good folks here in the Writer's Circle can give you an outside view of how your writing looks to other people. You can figure out what your strengths are, and what your weaknesses are. And, depending on how much and how often you write, you can use that as a measure for the kind of writer that you want to be.

 

Feel free to share your stuff here if you want! I'm always interested in seeing something new! I'm with @BHopper2! You've got a wealth of coaches right here!

[MrM]

I find my greatest 'coach' is my own desire to see how the story ends. As I'm writing, I'm also reading the story and I want to see how it ends. The only way I can do that is by . . . writing it!

[mollyhousemouse]

@Sam Wyer, late to the party but.....

 

use the "Sneak Peeks" and then maybe, ask authors who you like to read to check out what you've posted.

i have come to believe that a good team is very important.

 

find a good beta reader, one who will read 1) to see if the story has legs, will go somewhere or makes them want to know more; and 2) catch the little things, like if your character just started dinner and then leaves to answer the phone, is the kitchen on fire?

 

most of all, keep writing, keep asking questions