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ONE-ON-ONE WRITING COACHING FOR NOVELS, MEMOIRS, AND AUTOFICTION

 

Ready to take your writing to the next level? Let’s work together to develop your manuscript, overcome writer's block, or bring your creative vision to life.

 

START DATE: Ongoing. We’ll select a consistent day each month to meet, with options for weekly or bi-monthly sessions.

 

DURATION: Four meetings, with the option to renew for additional sessions.

 

LOCATION: Email, Google Drive, Zoom.

 

FEEDBACK: In-depth feedback and critique on your work, provided via a shared Google document and optional Zoom meetings.

 

CONTACT: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

COACHING DESCRIPTION:
Whether you’re working on a novel, memoir, autofiction, or have an idea in the early stages, I’m here to provide personalized guidance and feedback to help you stay motivated, develop your story, and reach your writing goals. If you’re struggling to get started, need help structuring your project, or want accountability and feedback on your drafts, I offer tailored coaching for writers at any stage. My coaching will help you:

 

  • Refine your writing skills
  • Develop a clear roadmap for your project
  • Overcome challenges, such as writer’s block and structuring
  • Receive constructive feedback on your drafts

 

Note: While I specialize in adult fiction, memoirs, and autofiction, I am not an expert in children’s literature. For children's book projects, I recommend finding an editor with expertise in that field. I can also assist you with crafting synopses and writing query letters.

 

COACHING OPTIONS:

 

Option One: Ideal for writers with a complete draft or extensive planning who are ready to dive into detailed feedback. We’ll meet monthly (via Zoom or Google Docs), and you’ll submit up to 4,000 words (15 double-spaced pages) for critique ahead of each meeting. This option includes full content and line editing, so you’ll receive thorough feedback on up to 16,000 words during your coaching.

 

Option Two: For writers in the early stages, who need help with planning, structure, brainstorming, or overcoming writer’s block. If you have an idea but don’t know how to begin or organize your work, I’ll guide you through writing exercises and outline development. You’ll receive light critiques as needed. This option also includes Zoom meetings for personalized guidance.

 

Cost:

 

  • $400 for 4 meetings (1-hour Zoom per meeting, 4,000-word critiques each session, up to 16,000 words total)
  • $280 for shared Google Docs feedback only (no Zoom meetings)

 

This coaching is available to writers worldwide. Please note that any international transaction fees are additional.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Testimonials

  • Very Valuable Feedback

    Thank you for this class and for your very valuable feedback on the two drafts I sent you. Your class rekindled the fire that I felt was beginning to fizzle out in my writing.

    Clare Hart

  • Re-registering

    I have taken many courses in writers’ centers before and never got ANYTHING out of them. The main thing I got was formulaic responses that hindered my writing rather than deepening my approach. I loved Gila’s course so much I am re-registering.

    Janet Lowenbach

  • Gila is great!

    "I gave her my first draft of the first fiction book I ever attempted, for copy editing.She was quick, thorough, flexible, and very generous with her time.And very sensitive to a first-time writer's feelings. Gila went well beyond the mandate, providing me with valuable and thoughtful insights on my manuscript's story and structure.I highly recommend her."

    Jeremy Esekow, Raanana, Israel

  • Excellent Guidance

    I advocate writing mentors; how else can a writer grow? When I was looking for excellent guidance on a new genre, I turned to Gila Green; it was a good decision, one that I recommend to a writer who is serious about her craft.

    Leah Kotkes

  • Learned More Than Ever Before

    I’ve learned more in your writing class than I have with any other instructor, and I’ve taken quite a few.

    Kathryn Beer

  • Path to Creative Exploration

    In Gila's workshops you learn three important things about writing:
    - how to look deeply into your heart
    - how to read many other works critically
    - how to apply newfound skills to your own work
    For all those reasons, Gila's writing workshops are a writer's path to creative exploration that you shouldn't miss.

    Ilene Bloch-Levy

  • Rare Creative Mentor

    "Gila is a rare creative mentor who focuses on the craft and intention of the work. She encourages her students to push their creative boundaries. I had the pleasure of working with her individually on some of my own creative work, and I felt empowered by her clear guidance and encouragement to focus on the work. It helped me grow as a writer."
    Anastasia Wasko


    Writer, Editor, & Transpersonal Guide, 
    New Orleans, USA

  • Constructive Critiques

    Gila had a very straightforward way of explaining by giving examples in our own work, and pinpointing a subject for clarity. She was very encouraging and her critiques were always thoughtful and constructive. She pushed me to dig deeper and work harder and I believe it shows in my writing. If I am ever fortunate enough to make it in this business, I will definitely name Gila as one of the reasons for my success.

    Barbara Florenza

  • Tailored to Individual Needs

    Gila Green’s class was my first online writing class. I was impressed with the quality of the material Gila provided and her weekly lessons were clear and easy to understand. She also provided enough flexibility in her lessons to tailor the class to the individual needs of her students. I always felt open to ask questions or linger over lessons and critiques that I felt I needed more time to comprehend and work through. I look forward to learning from her again.

    Donna Kortes

  • Thought-Provoking Lessons

    Thanks for a great class! I’m so glad I signed up—turns out that I still have a brain and you made me use it. :) I appreciate your advice as well as the thought-provoking lessons you provided . . . In that short amount of time I feel more confident going forward with my writing . . . I wish you the very best, and thank you again for sharing your knowledge!

    Andrea H.

  • Took Me To The Next Level

    Gila’s fiction writing class gave me more confidence as a writer. I’ve taken several online fiction classes with well-known online entities and with those that are lesser known. Compared to more well-known or expensive online writing classes that require you to use more non-user friendly sites to post your work this is the one with which I was and still am most impressed. Gila’s teaching method is very concise and could only derive from years of experience. Her lectures and the accompanying exercises challenged me to write my story and the characters in a way that helped to add more layers and to make them more believable. Gila’s feedback was very in-depth. She was always available for questions and comments. She strongly encouraged that we take advantage of peer critiques. I’d done peer critiques in other classes, but I felt that with Gila I was given more tools to workshop others’ writings. I learned how to look for strategies that work better than others. To me, Gila’s fiction writing class was more multifaceted than others and was more like a brick and mortar university course. With the tools that I learned from Gila I felt that I had better direction and I learned how to look at my writing more critically. In Gila’s class I was able to take my short story to the next level.

    Conswalia Marie Green