Mindful Writing Mentoring: Mentee Application

Hello Writing Friend and Aspiring Author!

Thank you for your interest in my highly customized 1:1 Mindful Writing Mentoring program.

Please fill out this form so I can learn a little bit about you, your book desires and your anticipated writing needs. Allow about 20 minutes to complete this questionnaire. I appreciate the depth and thoughtfulness of your answers; it helps me determine how we can work together.

Answer as much as you can with what you know now or what feels true and sincere to you today. If you don't know, it's okay to answer "I don't know." These are conversational starting points, and almost certainly your thoughts and ideas will evolve as you write your book.

I'll be in touch with you via email to schedule a follow-up 20-minute discovery call.

Let's see how we can make your book dream real and make your story great!

With joy and gratitude,

Planning Note: The mentoring program roughly runs on a 9-month calendar, resembling an academic school year. The current mentoring program is available on a month-to-month basis from October 2024 to June 2025.

No mentoring or discovery calls are scheduled in July and August, the time I use to replenish. Onboarding for new mentees and continued mentoring for returning mentees typically starts again in September.

Learn more about the program’s goals and workflow HERE.

Your Full Name *

Email *

Phone/WhatsApp Number with country code

What time zone do you currently live in? I live near Barcelona, and Europe/CET is the default time zone for the mentoring program but flexibility is built into to accommodate different geographies.

Why do you want to write THIS book, the book you are carrying in your heart right now? Why this book, why you? *

What is the working title and subtitle of your book? *

What genre is your book? If you imagine a bookstore, which section or category would I find your book in? Please note: I am currently working with writers who want to write memoirs or nonfiction books. I am not reading or editing fiction at this time. *

What's the point of your book? What is it about? What is the premise/main argument? Tell me in 3 sentences or less. *

Who is your ideal reader? Who do you hope will read your book, and what do you hope they get out of it? Describe your ideal reader and his/her/their needs in 3 sentences or less. *

Based on your whole life experience, personally and professionally, what do you consider your area(s) of expertise? How would you like your book to better position you as an expert practitioner in these areas? *

Where are you in the writing process? Have you started to write this book? *

What are your writing ambitions? How quickly do you hope to achieve them? *

What would you like explore and achieve via a mentoring program? Where do you feel you need the most support? *

What are you looking for in a mentor? What qualities and traits would you like to see in a book coach? *

How much time per week are you willing and able to invest in your writing practice? The writing process includes both active writing time and time for non-writing tasks. Active writing time is the dedicated time effort to put words on paper and make the book a living entity. Non-writing, but still essential, tasks include: wonder-filled spurts of daydreaming about the book's hero's/heroine's journey; the transformation readers can expect to experience; researching supporting data; outlining chapter flow, and even something like walk-and-talks to get more clarity on the narrative story arc. I generally recommend scheduling at least 10-12 hours a week to work on both active writing and non-writing tasks as a starting point to create a sustainable writing routine. *

Are you willing to make a financial commitment for your writing mentorship? Highly customized mentoring is the primary way I help aspiring authors. My 1:1 mentoring program requires an initial three-month financial commitment of $2,997. The mentorship program renews monthly thereafter for $999 per month for as long as you need support. Payment plans are available. *

What challenges or anticipated setbacks may prevent you from writing and submitting an essay/chapter on a regular basis? The core elements of the mentoring program includes two Zoom calls a month and submitting one written piece up to 3,000 words per month. Stories must be submitted by the 10th day of each month to allow enough time for my review and written feedback. Do you foresee any problems meeting these monthly commitments? *

Do you currently have a meditation, movement or creativity routine? Tell me about it. I incorporate these elements and other creativity-boosting modalities into my mentoring program, and believe they are complimentary to inviting in your muse. Are you willing to experiment and explore these facets?

Anything else that would be helpful for me to know?

Disclaimer: I work with individuals to help them discover their storytelling voices, move through the initial draft stages, polish their finished manuscripts, and provide big-picture feedback on the story's structure as a developmental editor. In my 1:1 mentoring work, I do not offer line editing or copyediting services, although I may point out obvious errors as I see them. My focus is to help you write your book and provide accountability milestones to keep you writing regularly. How much you write (or don't write) in any given mentoring term is entirely up to you. This is a mindful writing program. It aims to bring focus, clarity, stability and stamina to your writing practice in the same way that mindfulness meditation brings awareness, harmony and equanimity to your mind, body, heart and spirit. I do not make any promises that your book or story will be published. I will take you through the first, second and/or third draft writing, revising and editing stages, but anything related to book publishing, book marketing and book distribution is your responsibility. Click below to accept this terms.

I have read the disclaimer *

I understand and accept these terms.

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Thank you for thoughtful answers. I will review them soon and will reply via email.

Check your email for a follow-up note with additional information about the mentoring program and a PDF with 11 essential book questions that will help you get started.

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

Happy writing!