Adult Writers: Create Your Dream Document
Learn the Answers to these Questions
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- How can I like my own writing more?
- How can I make my idea into an article or a book?
- How can I take my book draft (which might be fiction, nonfiction or a group of blogs/articles/stories) and publish it?
If you have any of those questions, Essay Coaching can help! To help you make sure Essay Coaching is the right for you, we start like this:
- Let us know what kind of help you need! Contact Debbie Merion at Essay Coaching by phone, email, or this form with your own particular question(s) or writing dilemma.
- You’ll learn some excellent options. Debbie Merion will respond with brief feedback.
- You can set up a meeting here.
Advice from an Award-Winning Journalist and College English Professor
What is your story? Everyone has one. Debbie’s journalist background helps her quickly uncover the tension, voice, and unique aspect of a story. Then, her teaching background kicks in to explain clearly options how to write it, edit it, publish it, and fall in love with your own work.
High Level of Excellence in Finished Products
Katiuska: a great neighbor, friend and colleague
Debbie focuses our sessions on being educational, fun and productive, and hold excellence in communication as a guiding principle. The finished products are always an amazing improvement over the original drafts—more compelling, unique, and memorable. Clients also take away improved writing and editing skills.
Personal Contact Through Face to Face and Skype Appointments
I work with clients during fifty-minute appointments. I also work with clients all over the globe by Zoom and phone/email.
One or Two Sessions May Be All You Need
Some individuals simply would like to meet for a session for a thorough and professional evaluation of their drafts, or assistance getting started on an essay or a book. Those individuals often come for one or two sessions.
Package Deal
Others need longer-term assistance. For those clients, I offer a five-session package. We may brainstorm ideas, review some supplemental handouts, and edit. Along the way I teach writing techniques and recommend further reading. We will also discuss the options for the finished product—how to publish or present your writing.
Payment
My five sessions package rate is $600, a single session is $120, the first session is $180, as we get to know each other. You’ll be able to put my advice to immediate use. Please make checks payable to Debbie Merion, LLC. My link to pay online is here. You can decide if you’d like to have five sessions after we complete our first session. I appreciate payment at or before the time of the session. Thank you.
“I keep telling people how great Essay Coaching is. I love how you say, “This is great, but let’s take out the first three paragraphs.” I’ve used that over and over and again. There was a valuable piece of advice you gave me when I first started working with you—what do you want to say? What’s your point? And do all of these sentences help or not? I really learned a lot and now I have your voice in my head and I’m reading my stuff more critically…—and I say “That’s why this book is really good!”