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Alicya is very talented and understanding. We are working well together on my rewrite. I appreciate her insights and valuable advice very much.

I couldn't be happier working with Kyle as my writing coach. He brings a tremendous amount of life experience to the table, while also having a lifetime writer's sense of nuance and creativity. This adds up to an ability to dissect a scene and make…

I love love love working with Sarah. She is a light to the dark thoughts that tangle, drown, suffocate, and throw me into a chaotic whirlwind of confusion. An inspiration every time we meet! She helps guide the way to successful creative thinking that opens…

Sue gave clear and concise areas needing improvement, while encouraging me throughout. I have more work to achieve my goal of publication, and will move forward cheered by what I’ve accomplished.

I thought she did a nice job. I did not agree with all her changes, but she overall she was good.

Laura was very encouraging and helpful. I was nervous but she eased my fears right away.

John has been exceptional in assisting me. I love how he describes issues that I need to address. His encouragement has been valuable to me due to his explanation of the why, how, and when. That encouragement allowed me to progress much further than I…

If, like me, you're busy with work and family, working with a Coach will give you the input you need on your project because you are focused for the allotted time you selected -- and it's your time! Kyle was insightful, offered some good suggestions,…

Initially, I was extremely nervous about working with a writing coach. However, working with Kyle Cisco, has been the best decision I’ve made during the process of completing my manuscript. Thank you TWP for providing great support for my writing journey.

Kyle just gets it and has an awesome bedside manner. Felt totally comfortable sharing all my doubts and fears and got some great tips and encouragement.

I am walking the Camino de Santiago currently Joe. The internet is patchy at best. Jeania’s work is invaluable to me. She has been thorough and will be I am sure, a great help when I consult with her on my return. I would say…

As a traveler herself, Sue was the perfect coach/mentor for me as I work on a memoir about the impact that traveling as a child has had on my adult life. She is very knowledgeable and supportive and is good at brainstorming.

Sue was an excellent coach. She was always supportive and encouraging and offered many insights into many characters and plot that were invaluable.

Sue Hacking began with great questions followed by insightful and inspirational advice on where and how to specifically improve my manuscript. I look forward to working with her more in the future. Thank you TWP for connecting me with Sue!

John is always well prepared and has some great suggestions as to how to improve the writing or paths I could explore if I’m not sure we’re to take the story next. 

He's great.

I have no hesitation in recommending John Malnor to anyone looking for a book coach. He is always well prepared and has thoughtful and helpful suggestions to make if you are looking for ideas. 

Wonderful, as usual.

Sue is invested in the work you share with her. She has a constructive way in sharing her thoughts and pays attention to personal nuances that matter to you.

Sue provided outstanding developmental editing for my memoir about growing up Native American in Montana and about the shock of moving to the south. She helped me understand how individual chapters worked together to create a cohesive whole, and her insights helped me to “step…

I really enjoyed working with Kitty! She was very kind but straightforward with the things I needed to work on. She really helped to clearly explain the weak point and give suggestions to help with those things.

Working with Kyle has been an excellent and fruitful experience. His feedback is clear, direct, and encouraging. There is a lot of information to absorb after the review process, and he takes the time to explain how to tackle this as well. He also answered…

Overall, I think Sue did an excellent job providing me with helpful critiques about my writings. She was professional, kind, and the information she had to provide was valuable and helped me to better understand what direction to take my writing.

Jake put so much effort and thought into the notes and comments he sent me as we worked together. Not only did he read my work with the discerning eye of an editor, he gave me feedback on my novel as a reader. I have…

John is good to work with. He is well prepared and always makes thoughtful and helpful suggestions on how to improve the story.

Hannah is a great listener, which is kind of rare these days I think. She let me spill my beans, as it were, then helped me pick them back up again to make a delightful recipe to go forward with. I’m excited to meet with…

Sue provided excellent guidance for the novel that I'm writing. She was understanding and considerate in her comments and gave me invaluable advice on how to proceed as well as clear guidance on what was working well and what changes needed to be made. I…

Lilia Lee's work on my manuscript was outstanding. She took the time to provide in depth analysis as well as practical tips. I highly recommend her.

Kyle was a joy to work with. He's structured, thorough and approaches the process with humor and grace. I felt like he really understood what I was trying to accomplish and where I was headed. His feedback was invaluable in helping me steer my ship…

John Malnor has this unique blend of both left and right brain functioning that operates simultaneously to analyse a story. He elucidates facts about structure and the nuances of story telling, while understanding the feel of the work and processing the scenes as art. His…

I love working with Sarah Gribble. Every meeting is genuine, intuitive and focused. Sarah has a way of pulling thoughts and ideas from dark corners and bringing them to life in your story in ways you hadn’t thought of but making you realize it was…

John had been very attentive gave excellent advices. Very generous with his suggestion on how to stay focused, productive, and avoid editing while writing the 1st draft. I really appreciated his deep knowledge and shared experience.

I find that John is professional in his approach and always has good suggestions of where and how I can improve the readers experience. He is approachable and interested in all your work not just what you are working on.

Sarah's combination of encouragement and critique was enlightening. I walked away from our thirty minutes with such clarity. Her suggestions only tightened my short story, giving it much more impact. I look forward with working with Sarah again.

As usual, wonderful.

Working with Jake was a gamechanger! This session of 100 DB was hard because of life complications, however with Jake's help I was able to push through those issues and do the best I could. Thanks so much Jake for your support and great feedback.

Lilia's experience and insight has been amazing. She helped me to think about what I was trying to achieve rather than just give answers. Its been an enjoyable, thought provoking and encouraging experience. Thank you Lilia.

John's expertise continues to guide me into unfamiliar territory, but a territory that is necessary for me to continue with this novel writing. He makes the process of coaching me understandable and always has remarkable suggestions. John also gives me encouragement which I need at…

As always, John's feedback is always useful whether I agree with it (most of the time) or disagree (a small part of the time.) The ability to discuss everything with such a kind and gentle man is wonderful. To me this is the epitome of…

Kyle has been great to work with! Both as an accountability buddy, but also for sharpening up my chops for writing scenes. I'm much better able to craft an event that grabs the reader by the throat and keeps their attention glued to the page.…

Insightful. Knowledgeable. Communicator: Sarah is a superb coach for these three key attributes, demonstrated at every level over the past 100 days. Her additional superpower is the ability to meet a writer where they are at in their skills. Encouragement and kudos were plentiful, yet…

Kitty is awesome! She carefully peeled back the layers of my story and found areas that needed a little TLC. She cares about my characters as much as I do and that made all the difference for me. I am looking forward to working with…

Julia was just what I needed to help me get this book revision done. She was clear and consistent, asked great questions, and encouraged me at every turn.

Sue is great and always so helpful with her coaching!

Sue is professional. She is easy to work with, easy to understand. And I am a better writer because of her

I have years of technical writing experience as a software developer, but no fiction writing experience. As a new fiction writer, I am on a large learning curve - story structure, scene structure, plot development, character arc development, how to write dialog, etc. Not to…

John Malnor is wonderful. I have a lot of book things I want to do, and John is helping me to do them faster and better than I otherwise would have. Thanks for getting us together.

I found John made lots of suggestions for me to consider and think about but while being respectfully mindful that it was my choice as to whether to implement those suggestions. He had also researched comparable titles and showed places where I needed to research…

I enjoyed working with Sue and found her insight invaluable. Highly recommend her!!!

Kyle was very friendly and offered great ideas on new things I could try move forward with my WIP.

The Power Coaching call from Hannah was invaluable. I'm new at writing and didn't know what to expect from the Power Coaching call, but her understanding and guidance really helped me feel that 1) I wasn't alone, there are lots of people just like me…

Hannah was great! She offered excellent tips. She was attentive and encouraging.

Sue is intelligent, pleasant, easy for me to relate to her. We continue to work on my book. She is encouraging and I believe will guide me from my editing/rewrite through a best seller. I highly recommend Sue. Thank you, Write Practice for connecting us!

I enjoyed and learned from my coaching conversation with Hannah Wolfe. We had exchanged brief emails beforehand so I could prepare. (This was my very first coaching call ever, I'm a novice writer, and I'm not really comfortable with phone calls or Zoom calls.) Hannah's…

Invaluable!! Words cannot express my gratitude. I went into the conversation at a total loss as to where my book was heading and was it even worth continuing. I left the conversation excited and enthusiastic about proceeding with my book. Most importantly his guidance led…

My co-author and I were impressed with how thorough Sue was as she critiqued and edited our manuscript. As a first time author, it was great to have her professional opinion and perspective. We took each her recommendations and now we're even more excited about…

I was thrilled when I discovered I would have the opportunity to speak with a coach as part of the course. Having never spoken to a professional about my writing before, it was an amazing experience to connect face-to-face over Zoom. This personalized interaction added…

John is the best!

John is friendly, knowledgeable, understanding and compassionate. I did not except this, so I am super pleasantly surprised. More importantly, John inspired me. I have not felt inspired in a long time. Writing is so challenging and John's understanding and acknowledgment of this fact soothed…

I found John very helpful. He was knowledgeable about the different sites that you could go to in order to find agents. He promised to email the sites addresses after the session and he was as good as his word, fulfilling his promise with reasonable…

It was an absolute pleasure to receive book coaching from Sarah Gribble. Sarah easily pinpointed areas of my novel that needed direction, offering clear and insightful guidance. She led me toward a better understanding of my story without changing its essence. Sarah heard everything I…

John Malnor is a godsend. Kind, knowledgeable, flexible and an all around nice guy. His joy in what he's doing is always visible. Some of the many important things about writing that I didn't realize I was learning. The sessions are a lot of fun…

Hannah was very easy to talk with. She asked questions about my book, and offered suggestions of types of plots that might be most appropriate for it, which is one of the reasons why I signed up to talk with her. She also talked with…

Sue is invested. She offers suggestions for improvment, and she lets me know when I'm doing well.

I was thrilled with the depth of thought and suggestions given by Sarah on the Book Plan. Her insight bumped me up a couple of steps in smart planning before writing. I feel I am in good hands to move upward in my learning journey…

Sue is personable, professional and generously shares her insight and ideas. We spoke over an hour Zoom session, discussed my book and then she sent me a seven page Manuscript Review. The review is clear, logical - as is Sue. She recommended Monthly Coaching also.…

John provided firsthand knowledge about the 100 Day book program and shared what worked for him. Doing so really helped me to focus on what I needed to do to begin the program on the right foot. A plus is John's easygoing style. John is…

I loved working with Hannah on my book. Her feedback both on my writing, and my writing process, was invaluble. When I was stuck, or struggling, or didn't like a scene, she had suggestions for me to try and encouraged me. I'd love to work…

Sue is so very helpful and understanding especially when you have so many thoughts and feel you can’t fully express it in a way that makes sense, she helps you make sense of it. I love working with Sue and will continue to do so!

Sure was at all times professional, congenial, and extremely helpful. She provided clear, insightful, and helpful comments. She took the time to answer all of my questions. I'd definitely use her services again.

It was very enjoyable and uplifting to work with John Malnor. He always made sure I understood the things I was working on, and that at the end of the day this was my idea/book and that I had the final say. He was very…

I had a great experience working with Kallista. She was encouraging and empathetic, and helped me to see what I needed to do both level up my writing and improve my writing practice.

John is such a boundless resource of helpful information and feedback. I truly felt so reassured in the process after having a meeting with him over my book. He brought insights to my writing I hadn't noticed and offered very effective actionable notes to help…

I've only just started working with Kyle. We did our first meeting this morning, after he read my outline & first draft to date. So far, based on this, I've very happy with his coaching. I'll have more to report as we progress.

John's a legend!

I had a call with Kyle and he helped me get my story ready for the next revision. His insight into how to make the story work has been exceptionally helpful.

Sue has been an important and exceptional mentor as I navigate the writing of a memoir. Her insight, experience, patience and good humor are helpful and encouraging. I now know that one day I will hold a book, my own piece of art, in my…

Alicya is an excellent coach/mentor. She was available and extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of creating a plan. Her insights told me a lot about my work in progress that I had not actually realized. Her analysis included references I can use. I didn't always…

I enjoyed working with Sue. She gave me excellent advice and was very kind. She also kept the time focused and on point.

Sue Weems is delightful. She reviewed, critiqued and offered very helpful and pointed suggestions for my book plan, premise and synopsis. My book will be much better as a result of her professional support.

Sue is thorough and kind. She concentrates on the details that I overlook. She does not rush. And I always walk away more knowledgeable after meeting with her. Her suggestions have broadened my awareness and make me a better writer.

Sue is amazing! Always helpful and provides feedback that is crucial to improving your work.

Sue is an amazing and thoughtful editor. Not only is she exceptionally smart and gives great advice and feedback, she also truly cares about your work that she knows you poured your heart and soul into and she’s really there to help you excel. I…

Sue is easy to work with and gets right to the pin with very specific feedback to improve the quality of your work.

Kyle is an excellent coach! The coaching session was half an hour, and I am very happy with the insights he shared about my book plan. He is very receptive, patient, and the advice he provides is extremely useful and constructive. Overall it is a…

John Malnor played an important role in helping me develop my book manuscript during the Fall 2024 session of the 100 Day Book program. He's provided helpful feedback on several chapters and has been an encouraging, supportive presence throughout the course. I highly recommend his…

Competent, thoughtful and supportive coach! Highly recommend Kyle to future writers.

I really enjoyed working with Kyle Cisco on my book review. He was prepared and we started on time. Together, we were able to go through the book plan quickly and throughly. I would definitely work with Kyle again.

I am working on the third draft of a novel and until J had yet to share anything. She gave me permission to explore sub-plots and themes that I'd thought not quite on point for a spy novel. But J was right. Strengthening those subplots…

Sue provided many helpful ideas and perspectives in our discussion about how to write a compelling memoir. As a new writer it was nice to have someone kind and thoughtful as I navigate through this process. It was a great experience.

I think Sue has been very helpful. She has provided me with amazing feedback that I’ve already started using and I can see a difference in my writing. She is also excellent with communication and I feel I can trust that she has my best…

Sue Hacking is an extraordinary writing coach. During her tutelage, I transformed from a writer to a poet. I spontaneously read one of my poets to Sue, and her response was, "You are a poet; that is where your energy is." Much to my surprise,…

John has been a big help so far, and I look forward to working with him for the next few weeks as I sort out the difficulties I’m facing in my project. I appreciate his encouragement and support.

Sue puts both her heart and her brain to work. She really cares and is thorough in her work.

Sue is an awesome writing coach. She was present and listened with the ears of her heart. Working with Sue has been a turning point in my writing career. As a person new to creative narrative I was fragile and vulnerable but bold. Hiring Sue…

So far in the 100 Day Book program, John has provided plenty of encouragement and support and has helped me stay motivated to keep working on my project. His suggestions and feedback have been very helpful, and I'm looking forward to our continued work over…

I felt excited to have a coach as this was my first time. Having to report on my progress and discussing my manuscript really fired me up. Kyle was (and is) very supportive and positive, and I have already asked him to take my manuscript…

I really enjoyed talking with Kallista Ann. She helped me see my writing process from a different angle and gave me some great new ideas to try.

Alicya is talented, a writer and a helpful, collaborative editor. Thanks 10 stars.

Kyle was great to work with and I look forward to working with him again soon.

Sue has a present, calm energy and does her work with both heart and head. Highly recommend her!

I really like working with Kallista. She has tons of knowledge and helps me work through places where I am stuck.

Alicya was amazing to work with! Her meticulous notes she provided for each chapter are very beneficial as I work through this next round of revisions. She read through my novel twice, and that showed as her insight into my plot and characters was spot…

Kyle Cisco is solid, confidence-inspiring, and helpful. He helped answer genre questions I've puzzled over for 20 years, unfortunate questions that held my work's completion hostage.

Very enjoyable and productive process. Kallista provided great feedback and suggestions. I feel better about my story idea! Thank you

Sue Hacking is an exceptionally experienced writing coach. She continues to amaze me with how she zeroed in on the help I need to make my writing clearer and more understandable. I am grateful for her writing knowledge and ability to share so generously. I…

It's evident that Sue loves memoirs! And, she loves working with budding memoirists. I found her to be caring, and her suggestions to be helpful. She helped me to properly classify my memoir, and discussed concepts that I would not have considered.

Kyle was both sympathetic and clear in his Manuscript Critique and pointed me to the main things that needed to be fixed in my second draft. Super helpful.

John and I had a few technology problems this morning but over the past few meetings that I have had with him I have found him to be both very encouraging as well as very, very helpful in the ideas he gives me and how…

Alice's insights were a revelation. She not only helped me to understand my story better, she set out a clear plan to help me achieve the improvements we agreed on. She listened carefully to my ham-fisted attempts at explaining my story, then pulled it all…

Kyle was very thorough in his critique of my manuscript. He offered some intriguing insights into my story that I hope to explore more after they sink in. He was open to my questions and his feedback will help me prepare for my next draft.

Kallista Ann's critique and the points she raised are eye opening and honest which I appreciate. Kallista Ann has also raised some possible solutions to the weaknesses in the book eg., plot and dilemma. She has an amazing insight and flow of language and certainly…

I loved working with Sue. She is friendly, and personable while still getting to the point and offering concise guidance. Very helpful!

Sue Hacking is an outstanding writing coach because she listens with her eyes, ears, and heart. As a beginner writer, I have much to learn, starting with the basics, such as English Grammar, Composition, and word processing. So, the learning curve has been steep. Sue…

Game changer! Kyle Cisco's skills as an editor are exceptional. His keen insight in spotting my story's vulnerabilities and his gift for offering clear, actionable strategies empowered me to refine my narrative and truly capture the essence of the tale I longed to tell. Kyle's…

I found her one on one coaching hour call very valuable and incredibly helpful!

Sue Weems is very professional in her work. She gave me really good ideas and suggestions.

Jamie is truly awesome. She has provided great input for polishing my manuscript as well as encouragement to keep going. I would definitely recommend her services!

Kyle Cisco was my first one-on-one coach, and working with him was the best part of the 100 Day Book program. Kyle is empathetic and encouraging. He delivered gentle critiques and helpful insights that I never would have understood from a regular lesson. My novel…

I enjoyed working with Sue. This is the first time I have had copy editing done and she made the process easy. She was very accessible.

Working with Kyle was a great experience! He was very knowledgeable and experienced in my genre. He asked intelligent questions and shared his suggestions for my book plan. I look forward to working with him as my coach in the future with the coaching option…

John Malnor has been a pleasure to work with. His expertise, professionalism, and support has been pivotal in helping me meet my goals. He provides respectful, knowledgeable reviews and suggestions. His guidance is invaluable and I would highly recommend John as a mentor and book…

Sue is an excellent teacher and a good listener. Her feedback is direct and helpful. I know I can always go back to Sue with questions. As a new creative nonfiction writer, I hope there is potential inside of me. Sue would not be putting…

Kallista is great at giving feedback on a scene-by-scene level. She helped me see the minor issues I was having with my scenes and helped me brainstorm ideas to fix them. Her coaching is fantastic.

John Malnor has been a pleasure to work with. His expertise, professionalism, and support has been pivotal in helping me meet my goals. He provides respectful, knowledgeable reviews and suggestions. His guidance is invaluable and I would highly recommend John as a mentor and book…

Jamie has provided much-needed insight into my writing's weak areas. It's amazing how a few minor changes can make a huge difference. I've enjoyed the experience and the knowledge I've gained will serve me well in the future.

Sue Hacking is a fantastic writing coach who will tackle the tough stuff I must face as an underdeveloped writer! She does not shy away from "I tip my head" when I read that! I felt embarrassed, as if I had done something wrong, but…

This has been a fantastic course covering great information no only on writing short stories but then getting them out there.

John Malnor is a pleasure to work with and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to TWP. He provided an in-depth, comprehensive review of my manuscript, and his support and guidance throughout the last two rounds of 100 Day Book helped me set and…

I was so impressed with Kyle. He knew my manuscript in detail, remembering chapters and scenes as we discussed them. He gave me helpful feedback and ideas about filling in the structural holes. He was easy to speak with and very efficient. His thoughtful commentary…

I had a fantastic experience getting started at The Write Practice with Joe. He was incredibly supportive, wicked smart, and quick to respond. With his assistance, I feel fully prepared and excited to dive into my book project. I'm thrilled about our progress and ready…

Loved working with Joe. He has really helped me with my ideas and sharpened my thought process. Thanks so much.

I really appreciate the feedback and support from Joe on my book plan. I'm a brand new author and this is my first time taking The Write Practice, and so far, i'm really impressed and excited!

I was super impressed with so much that Joe could intuit regarding my story from the materials I submitted - his insight and guidance is invaluable. He combines depth with simplicity, not over-complicating the matters at hand. There's such an art to combining the creative/intuitive/generative…

I had a great experience working on my book plan with Joe. I'm looking forward to more collaboration in the future.

Joe's lateral approach to my book plan really had me thinking about the direction of my novel and development of storyline and characters - a great insight.

Kyle was encouraging and helpful with his feedback. This was my first experience with professional coaching, and I am so glad I tried it. I'm looking forward to our next session.

Kyle is fast, responsive, and knows his horror/thriller structure.

Kyle is very good with communicating and has been very helpful with my manuscript review. He provided me with a lot of resources and has been very supportive. I feel more confident as a writer with his guidance.

Kallista knows her stuff.

Alicya brings thoughtful and nuanced encouragement. What follows is clarity. Every writer needs a smart reader in the room with them. Thank you Alicya.

Working with Kyle Cisco was absolutely the best. I highly regard his advice in making corrections to my manuscript to improve it. We talked about future endeavors, such as using him as my next editor for my final manuscript review and hiring him as my…

Jamie has done a wonderful job of identifying weak area of my novel.

Very thoughtful, precise, and informative. I'm looking forward to working with Joe.

I was very pleased with Joe's feedback/assessment of my book plan. I wish I had applied for this program two years ago!

Sue is very professional, efficient, and courteous. Her creative approach and common sense make her an excellent coach in the difficult endeavor of writing a book.

Sue Weems is very professional, considerate, and courteous. I just started working with her and I'm looking forward to the progress in my project!

Sue Weems is the best story editor and coach. Her critique is supportive and detailed. With Sue as your coach and editor, you'll finish a high-quality book.

Sue Weems is a great writing coach, both encouraging and demanding in the most helpful ways. She reads deeply and provides feedback that feels necessary and doable.

Sue is a supportive and constructive coach. She won't let you get down on yourself and provides detailed feedback on writing that makes you believe you'll get to the finish line with a publishable product.