Writing Coaching

You have a specific writing problem. You need targeted help, not a long-term engagement. Book one, two, or four hours, and we work on exactly what you need.

How It Works

You book one, two, or four hours and pay in advance. We use that time on whatever writing problem you bring. Structure that is not working. A chapter that stalls. Dialogue that reads flat. A story that lost its momentum. Point of view that keeps drifting. An opening that buries the hook. You tell me the problem. We fix it.

If you need more time, we schedule additional hours at the end of the session. No discovery call. No intake process. You book, you show up, we work.

Pricing

1 Hour
$200
2 Hours
$400
4 Hours
$800

Paid in advance when you book. Select your hours on the booking page and schedule your session.

What Writers Bring to These Sessions

Structure Problems

The manuscript has chapters but no momentum. Scenes exist in the wrong order. The middle sags. The ending does not land. We restructure what you have into something that works.

Character Issues

Characters feel flat or inconsistent. Motivations are unclear. The protagonist is reactive instead of driven. We work through the wound-adaptation-pattern and give your characters psychological depth.

Dialogue

Characters all sound the same. Conversations deliver information but lack tension. Dialogue tags are clunky. We fix the speech patterns, subtext, and rhythm that make dialogue sound like real people talking.

Point of View

Head-hopping. Inconsistent distance. The wrong POV character for the scene. We sort out which perspective serves the story and how to stay in it cleanly.

Pacing and Tension

The story drags in places. Action scenes feel rushed. Quiet moments feel empty. We identify where the rhythm breaks and how to control the reader’s experience of time.

Getting Unstuck

You have hit a wall and do not know what happens next. The story has stalled. We diagnose whether it is a plot problem, a character problem, or a motivation problem, and we get you moving again.

Writing Coaching vs. Book Coaching

Writing Coaching (this page) is for targeted sessions on specific craft problems. You book hours, show up with a problem, and we solve it. $200/hour. No ongoing commitment.

Book Coaching is for writers who want guided support through an entire book project, from concept to completed manuscript. Sold in 10-hour blocks at $200–$300 per hour ($2,000–$3,000 per block), with a lower per-hour rate on subsequent blocks.

Not sure which you need? If you have a finished draft with specific problems, writing coaching. If you are starting a book or in the middle of one and need someone alongside you for the whole project, book coaching.

What Writers Say

“Just one session with Richard was incredible — breathtaking, even. I reached out when writer’s block hit hard at the four-month mark. His response was simple but powerful — he gave me the exact guidance I needed, and just like that, everything clicked.”
Ben Christensen
CTO, Phoenix Cyber
“His writing is evocative and intelligent, and he has a masterful ability to take stories from life and weave them into revealing, compelling narratives. Plus, he’s an all-around nice person to work with.”
Robin Schroffel
Editor & Writer
“Richard is a professional writer on the highest level. With his help he made it so easy to get my message across. In the end, we have a great book to help my clients.”
Benjamin Brown
Author

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Your Coach

Richard Lowe has published 113+ books under his own name including dozens of novels and a 40+ handbook reference library covering character development, dialogue, world building, point of view, pacing, and revision. He writes 2,000 to 12,000 words per day and has ghostwritten 54+ books for executives, entrepreneurs, and public figures. The craft problems writers bring to coaching sessions are problems he has solved hundreds of times in his own work.

Full professional background at thewritingking.com/professional-background-eeat.

Case Studies

Real client projects — the goals, the work we did together, and the results that followed. Each one documented in detail.

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Book Your Session

Pick your hours, pick your time, show up with your problem. No intake. No discovery call. We get to work.