Workshops for writers
Support for individual writers
Red Plough International Co. Ltd. offers the following mentoring and coaching services for individuals interested in working on their writing skills on a private one-to-one basis.
Author’s Editing
Regardless of an author’s level of skill or writing fluency, working with a professional editor helps get the job done more efficiently. At the early ‘conceptual’ stage, an editor can help an author make difficult decisions about ‘shaping’ a manuscript. As the writing progresses, an editor helps with clarity, coherence, cohesion and style. Near the submission date, an editor copyedits and proofreads the manuscript, thus increasing the chances of a favorable review.
Duration: negotiated
Audience: Individual authors preparing manuscripts for publication.
Personal Coaching
Writing is a complex skill and a writer’s style develops over the course of his/her career. People often get “stuck” in a particular style of writing or at a particular level or need to master new genres as their career advances. Friends and colleagues often lack the explicit knowledge, editorial skills or time needed to give an author the right kind of feedback, direction or support at critical points in his/her writing career. A period of personal coaching from a trained writer and professional editor is often the key factor in helping an author improve his/her writing fluency or move in a new direction.
Duration: negotiated
Audience: Anyone strongly motivated to improve his/her writing skill or productivity.
