Professional Writing Coach



As a writer...

 

He's mostly in the third-person...

Stavrou has written fiction and non-fiction for numerous publications in the U.S. and Europe. In addition to the critically acclaimed novel, Losing Venice, (Short-listed for the 2019 People's Book Prize), he is also the author of the literary satire, Hemingway Lives: the Super-Secret, Never-Before-Published Blogs of Ernest Hemingway, the award-winning travel book Wasted Away, the original stage play Picketing with Prometheus as well as two original screenplays.

He is a long time member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, the Hemingway Society, and the Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance.

He was awarded the PEN America International Hemingway Writing Award for his short fiction “Across the Suburbs”.

As your Writing Coach...

 

You're always the First Person...

There are a lot of resources to tell you how to write a book. As an experienced personal Writing Coach and mentor, I’m here to help you write your book, your way. To help you take your concept from idea to completion and to develop the skills, confidence, and commitment to write your story to the very best of your ability.

As a writer I've written three books, two screenplays, a stage play, and hundreds of published pieces of fiction and non-fiction, so I’m well-versed in many mediums. As a Creative Writing Teacher, I’ve helped hundreds of writers find the right path to tell their stories and take them into the world.

There’s no one way to write a story — there’s only your way. And I’m here to help you navigate the path. I offer intensive one-on-one writing coaching, with feedback and weekly on-line conferences. Contact me below for a free consultation and see if we’re a good fit.

Contact me for a complimentary consultation to see how
Writing Coaching can help you achieve your writing goals


Are you ready to take your story into the world?

As an experienced Writing Coach, I'm here to help.

If you have a story to tell but need some support and guidance to make it as good as it can be, working with a Professional Writing Coach can help you realize your writing goals.

As a writer, I’ve written fiction and non-fiction, stage plays and screenplays. As a teacher, mentor and experienced writing coach, I’ve taught creative writing in the U.S. and Europe and lectured at numerous international writing retreats and conferences. I’ve worked with beginning writers and writers with dozens of published books.

Everyone has a story to tell but sometimes all of us need a little help and guidance to steer the way from concept to completion. The right coaching can help bring your book to life and help you gain the courage, confidence, and commitment to making your writing the best it can be.

Having written in so many mediums and worked with writers at all stages of their careers, working on vastly different projects, I’m adept and giving customized Writing Coaching that seeks to nurture and enhance your voice, to address your specific writing needs and questions and to help you make your book or story as good as it can be.

After the complimentary consultation, if we agree that we’re a good fit, for this year’s special discounted price of $950, you’ll get:

  • Six private one-on-one video conferences to discuss how to refine and improve your project (held at a mutually agreed-upon weekly schedule).
  • A comprehensive written package of writing instructions on essential elements of craft, including resources on creating vivid characters, elements of perspective and POV, the art of writing well-crafted dialogue, structure, scenes and setting, and refining the architecture of time and place.
  • An initial reading of your story outline and first 10,000 words before we start the private video conferences.
  • Upbeat advice & encouragement to keep you confident and committed to your project.
  • Weekly written constructive feedback on your project and your progress, along with elements of craft and structure to focus on.
  • A final reading of your full project with detailed written feedback.

You’re invested in your story. Invest in yourself.

Disconnect with the everyday obstacles that stand between you and completing or refining your project and reconnect with your passion for storytelling.

Six weeks of intensive and immersive personal Writing Coaching.

If you’re just beginning your project:

My coaching can help you take your project from concept to completion. We’ll work on elements of craft, creativity, and commitment to bring your story to life. We’ll dig into why you write, what you’re writing, and how you can tell your story to the very best of your ability. Our coaching sessions and will help keep you inspired, invigorated, and emboldened to take your story into the world. You’ll be provided with a personalized approach and prompts to add to your creativity and craft skill-set to help you improve as a writer.

If you have a completed manuscript that needs developmental editing and/or improvement:

I’ll read and analyze your project, provide written feedback, and help you identify areas for improvement. During the one-on-one Writing Coaching sessions, I’ll help you analyze and refine the component parts of your story so you can put them together into a project you can be proud of. Together, we’ll spend intensive time discussing how to improve the elements of your story, including character arc, scenes and story structure, enhancing theme and messaging, and overall narrative effectiveness. With personalized constructive feedback, we’ll target and identify areas for improvement to breathe life into your book. We will isolate areas for improvement and brainstorm solutions together. You’ll get personalized honest input and constructive feedback from an experienced professional to address your most important writing concerns — along with a personal plan to help you address your concerns and move forward with your writing in a positive way.

No matter what stage of your writing you’re at, working privately with a Writing Coach will address your specific needs and concerns and help put you on the path to producing better writing. If you have a story you want to write, my personal Writing Coaching will help inspire and inform you so that you’re able to tell your story to the very best of your ability and take it into the world.

Working together, we’ll craft a pathway toward making you a better, more confident writer.

All materials, concepts, conversations, and client information always kept completely confidential.