HIGH SIERRA
CREATIVE COACHING
I find incredible joy in helping an author take their story to its fullest potential, and then some!
High Sierra Creative Coaching offers a variety of services designed to support you through all the twists and turns your unique storytelling journey takes. High Sierra Creative Coaching offers support through EVERY process of your novel’s development.
WHAT WE DO
High Sierra Creative Coaching is dedicated to helping you:
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— Develop your story concept
— Write clear & powerful character arcs
— Create & implement a zero draft
— Navigate the drafting process
— Access editing & critiques
— Learn about the self publishing industry
— Supply affordable cover design & interior formatting
+ MORE!
WHAT WE DON’T DO
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— Tear down your novel
— Interfere with your unique writing style and creative choices
— Turn down projects for lack of ‘current marketability'
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High Sierra Creative Coaching works diligently to help hone your story into a masterpiece of your own imagining by paying special attention to your style, vision, and artistic intent.
Popular Services
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Blended Developmental + Line Edit: Includes comments, critiques, and suggestions for your story with regard to character, structure, pacing, prose, and dialogue.
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Dialogue Edit: A focused exploration and critique on one of your story's most critical aspects.
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Line Edit: A basic edit that pays attention to prose, sentence structure, word choice, and tone.
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Concept Consultation: If you have a story inside and just can't figure out how to get it onto paper, this service is for you! Conceptual editing includes brainstorming sessions, outline and character arc critiques, zero-drafting lessons, and everything in-between.
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Zero Draft Coaching: Zero drafting is an incredible tool for writers who need a plan that goes above and beyond an outline yet is more concise and less intimidating than a first draft. Learn about the power of zero drafting with this comprehensive service.
REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS
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"Sarah worked diligently with me and by her lonesome to make my work tenfold what it started out as! She has wonderful insight into what makes the English language work, true. But more importantly, she knows how to make the work sound right for the reader. You can't go wrong with her advice." - Shawn Young, author.
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"Working with Sarah was a wonderful experience! She was thorough and kind- just what I needed at the beginning of my writing journey. An absolute delight! Her notes helped me improve my writing craft in so many ways. She delivered an excellent critique that was not only detail-oriented and clear, but also very motivational and encouraging. The opening of the novel is so difficult to get right, but after her feedback, I feel really confident about my prologue. I can't thank her enough!" - Marta Toric, author.
ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Sarah! My lifelong passion for story has flourished through a decade dedicated the craft. Throughout my years in the writing field I've experienced the incredible benefit of having someone to coach, craft, and critique your manuscript alongside you. Upon self-publishing my debut novel, Prince of Glass, I launched High Sierra Creative Coaching with the mission of providing writers of all ages and levels of expertise the asset of coaching.
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A PNW native, I spend my time writing, gaming, working with horses, and helping fellow wordsmiths hon their stories into true works of art.
ABOUT THE NAME
High Sierra Creative Coaching is named after my childhood horse, Sierra. She is a 23 year old chestnut AQHA mare.
CONTACT
My inbox for manuscript submissions and coaching requests is currently OPEN.
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Find me on instagram @saarahwrites