Working Together
This page lays out the different kinds of support available. It is organized by the writing struggle they address.
Does that voice in your head keeping telling you to stick to your day job and throw your pages in the trash?
I got you.
The Toe Dip offers support to writers drowning in uncertainty without the hefty price tag.
I’m not sure what my story is about.
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The Struggle
Stories are born from ideas, but sometimes it can be frustrating trying to take a small spark and turn it into an full-length book. Writers find themselves struggling to make decisions because they aren’t allowing room for exploration.
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Story Focus Session
A working session for writers who want to brainstorm an idea before making decisions about pages, structure, or direction.
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Idea to Book
This is a guided process for writers who want to map out the whole story before they begin writing the first draft of their manuscript.
I start strong then lose momentum.
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The Struggle
A strong start should keep a writer’s confidence high. It makes stalling out in the middle feel like running head first into a brick wall. Most writers don’t get here on purpose. They just let their well laid plans go sideways.
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Understanding the Story
A deep dive into the first 20 pages of the story, what they establish, and how they set up what comes next.
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The Middle Reset
A way to step back and look at the middle as part of the story, and if it holds up under the weight of the story.
I know what I want to write, but I can’t write the scene.
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The Struggle
Unfortunately, seeing the scene and writing the scene are two different things. The disappointment it can cause will throw event the best writer off their game. Getting words on the page doesn’t mean they are the right words, and muscling through doesn’t change it.
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The Stuck Scene
A look at a single scene anywhere in the book, examining the beginning, middle, and end and how they relate to the moments before and after
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The Book End
An Analysis of the final chapters compared to the opening scenes, this examines the initial setup and ending resolution for answers and character changes
The book is close, but I can’t tell what it needs.
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The Struggle
Finishing the book is a major milestone. Whether it is the first draft or heading toward a final polish, it can be hard to know if everything is really done or it it needs a little something extra.
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The Big Picture Read
A cover-to-cover read of the entire manuscript looking at story structure and character arcs
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The Pitch Fatigue Plan
An examination of the readiness of a manuscript, and how it is being talked about to agents in the query letter and synopsis
Ongoing monthly support for writers who have already worked with me, usually following a manuscript read or other large project.
