Why You Need Paula Panich as Your Writing Coach                   Print this Page

Writing, like any art or craft, is a mix of intuition grounded in knowledge of structure.  I can help you move forward. I can help you write about your experience and observations and reactions --- and teach you how to shape this material into a cohesive whole.

To ask a professional writer to make an assessment of a manuscript is one thing, but to enter into a coaching relationship is quite another. I bring to this relationship, years of experience with students of a range of ages in and out of the classroom, as well as my master of fine arts degree in creative writing. Most importantly, though, I bring the wisdom that comes with twenty years of writing practice and twenty years of publishing. What you will get from me is far more than red lines on a paper.

Why I Coach Writers

The world doesn't want you to be a writer. That's the starting point. The world wants you to consume: fossil fuels, french fries, faux furs, violent films, well-spun “facts” and unspeakable acts. The world doesn't want you to be an artist of any kind. The world wants you to be like everyone else. That's the starting point.
So what are you going to do about it?
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The I'm-in-the-Middle-of-it-Please-Help-me! Email

You're on a deadline and you're in over your head. You've promised a lively narrative story to your boss, client, or alumni magazine. It's due in 24 hours, or 48, or in the week ahead. Not only are you on this deadline, but three others.

Fax me your manuscript, press release, query letter, client proposal, or article idea, (maximum 1000 words) and set up a thirty-minute phone conversation with me at our mutual convenience. You will receive my best advice on how to proceed and/or shape and edit for clarity.
$100. (We can discuss rate for longer pieces.)
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The Three-Hour One-on-One Craft Workshop
(In person in Los Angeles or via e-mail anywhere in the world)

Basic instruction on the craft of nonfiction writing; writing exercises; critique; questions; answers; a reading list; and an assignment to allow you to move forward.
Tuition: $225.00
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1. Through reading assignments and correspondence, a discussion of the craft of nonfiction writing, from sentence structure to the use of the techniques of fiction such as dialogue, setting, and characterization
2. Assignment of brief writing exercises to practice the elements of craft
3. Assignment of longer piece in order to develop a six-to-twelve month project

There will be ten exchanges of materials, one per week; however, this workshop must be completed within 12 consecutive weeks.
Tuition: $1400
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