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A new enrollment cycle begins the first of every month. Please do apply early as it will take some time to process your application, schedule the interview, and provide participants access to the group.

Each month, the program provides these sessions:

Career consultations. The coach of your choice for that month will discuss with you over video chat (or email if you prefer) what your goals are and what you’re working on— time management, burnout, impostor syndrome, plotting, querying, choosing your next MS idea, craft development, career issues. They will help you set some steps for you to work on that month, and the next month, they'll help you troubleshoot and push your goals further. This enables you to achieve measurable progress every month.

Book development sessions: For the advanced craft and masterclass tiers, authors will meet with Kate to discuss their book and her notes on their book development session materials, as well as work through craft improvement materials.

Craft or industry webinar. One of the coaches will teach a class in a live webinar on a craft topic or industry issue, such as voice, book contracts, sex in YA fiction, readers’ emotional engagement, advanced prose techniques, marketing, etc. They may also critique volunteers’ materials, going line by line to discuss what editors look for and why. Materials may range from queries to first pages, from character arcs to author bios. Webinars are recorded, so participants who can’t make the live time can still view the class, and attendees can re-watch the classes as needed.