Stop STRUGGLING to write your book.

Stop STRUGGLING to write your book.

❋ Custom goal setting and creative kindling

❋ Compassionate authorial accountability

❋ Knowledgeable guidance and problem-solving

❋ Plot and character wrangling

Break through blocks with 1-on-1 support.

Memoir, transformative nonfiction, select fiction.

Let’s dig in and figure out how you go from blocked or burdened to book written.

In a safe and generative coaching space, we’ll explore what’s holding you back and what can move you forward. From the mundane (writing schedules, word count goals) to the creative (craft, character, structure and plot) to the transformative (developing your writer’s mindset and resources).

As a Holistic Writing Coach (and Whole Person Certified Coach) I embrace and champion all of you, not only your writing output (aka: what you produce): You won’t just write your memoir, novel, or collection, you’ll come away from our time together as your authentic, empowered, resilient writer self.

(For pantsers, plotters, and fence-straddlers, too. 😅)

I’m ready to meet you where you are and help you go further than you imagined!

In the WYBYW program, you get what you need:

  • Outline and structure advice

  • Storytelling and narrative guidance

  • Plot and character problem-solving

  • Realistic goal-setting and compassionate accountability

  • Co-designed writing action plan specific to your unique circumstances

  • Prompts, exercises, and other creative kindling customized for you and your WIP.

  • Encouragement, empowerment, and real talk.

  • Early read + developmental revision suggestions on your WYBYW-resulting first draft.

  • Eight (8) 1:1 coaching sessions - Two (2) 90-minute; Six (6) 75-minute

Investment: $1,050

Ready to finally write the book bursting inside you? Let’s co-author your winning strategy.

Write Your Book Your Way

(Signature Offering)

Featured Offerings

Review to Revise

Already have a solid draft of your manuscript, but also know it’s still not there yet? The story isn’t satisfying, or there’s a part that doesn’t stick the landing. Maybe it’s missing one thing, or has too much of another. Something’s off, though, and you know it can be better.

I’ll bring my keen eye for story, structure sensibilities, and gentle guidance into ushering your WIP to the next level. I’m ready to read your second, third, or seventh draft and help you make the next one the best one.

You’ve come this far, and you deserve to go all the way!

In my Review to Revise program, you get:

  • A constructive critique-oriented manuscript read with notes

  • Developmental editing/revision suggestions

  • Storytelling and narrative guidance

  • Structure assistance

  • Character, plot, and theme problem-solving

  • Custom reading advice for everything from improving your craft to finding comps.

  • Two (2) 75-minute 1:1 coaching sessions to understand your goals, discuss my constructive critiques, and help you plot your next steps.

    Investment: $350

Polish Your Platform

Whether you self-publish or go the traditional route, you’ll need to be visible beyond your own circle to attract readers (or, in some cases, agents and publishers) and really sell books. If this scares, overwhelms, nauseates, or downright repulses you, I don’t blame you, but I can help.

We’ll demystify and defang social media, broaden the concept of an “author platform,” and build a strategy you’ll sustain. So you can focus more on what matters most.

Because you’re in this for the writing.

Through Polish Your Platform, you gain:

  • An audit of your current public presence (both online and off) in service of your writing.

  • An action-oriented understanding of your ideal readers, plus how (and where) to reach them, beyond basic social channels.

  • Guidance and support in fleshing out your “author persona” (no artifice involved, I promise) and building your community.

  • A custom strategy for highlighting your unique expertise, vision, voice, and/or story to entice and nurture your audience.

  • Five (5) 45-minute 1:1 coaching sessions

    Investment: $200

Two writerly book clubs, just for you.

Memoir Writers’ Book Club

Join fellow memoir writers to discuss great examples of the genre with a writerly perspective. Gain insights & tips to improve your memoir. Find community among memoirists.

Virtual

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Asheville Writers’ Book Club

A friendly local learning/teaching book club for serious Asheville area writers. We read and discuss good books and craft books, and use those learnings to improve our own writing.

In-person

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Client Testimonials

  • "Working with Cornelia was like having a dance partner. She was always attuned, responsive and unafraid to lead when the moment called for it. My work deals with difficult themes, and Cornelia never flinched — she brought compassion, clarity, and real curiosity into our sessions. Her feedback was precise and deeply intuitive, helping me shape the piece while also daring me to lean into messy emotions.

    She was always just an email or call away when I needed to untangle a thought or test out an idea. Often she would let things percolate and reach out with ideas and questions that helped guide me during revisions.

    My show went on to win the grand prize at a prestigious theatre festival and the future looks even brighter. Cornelia continues to be invested in the show's journey. Her belief in the work has meant the world."

    Smita R.

  • "I will be honest, turning my book over for feedback is a daunting and nerve-wracking process. With Cornelia, it was an amazing experience. She took time to review the book and provided notes on what worked, what didn’t work for her, and even shared some ideas for adjustments.

    She was encouraging while also providing insightful feedback. I felt respected, safe, encouraged, and excited about taking the book to the next stage of development."

    Michele C.

  • “Cornelia gave me the necessary support and feedback to release my work of fiction into the world with complete confidence. I was wary of having anyone's eyes other than my own on my writing, but Cornelia made the experience so comfortable. She inquired on the type of feedback I was looking for, and throughout the process she maintained that level of involvement in editing my writing.

    It was clear to me she was truly invested in my story, the characters, and the potential of my work. This made the process of editing fluid and exciting.

    She worked like a well-informed and highly intuitive cheerleader in helping polish off any details and in providing guidance through an often stressful process. Couldn't have done it without her!”

    Sophie P.

  • "I felt so welcomed and Cornelia actually made me think more...go into the depth of the book. You could have seen my first draft...versus now. Everything was there, but I didn’t know how to put it, or how to get it out. I’m more confident in myself now, after these sessions.”

    Dr. Gayathri

  • "I sought Cornelia’s help when a challenging personal essay topic left me completely stuck. She gently steered me through my emotionally raw thoughts so that I could get to the heart of the story I wanted to tell and how to shape it.

    With her compassionate coaching, I found the courage and motivation to craft a rough draft that was very close to the finished product — and the essay was ultimately accepted for a forthcoming anthology."

    Sara M.