2025: The Year You Write That Book!
NEW 1:1 Creative Mentoring Program and Essay Writing Classes
As someone who has written three books (the third one will come out in May 2025, hurray!) in the last 4 years, who continuously writes a weekly short essay for this Substack plus other occasional online articles, getting over writer’s block and facing your fears when it comes to starting a new project:
I have been through all of that.
To work with your muse, to find inspiration, to handle despair. To understand that being a creative, to do creative work has nothing to do with regular work schedules and rigid productivity methods and forcing yourself into a box of capitalistic pressures.
Just yesterday I banged out 15 pages in 8 hours to make a deadline, my hands turning into claws, high on Christmas cookies and kombucha, it was exhilarating, it was a bit insane but I made it. Because that is what the writing process is to me: it’s magic.
It’s you making up things out of thin air, reaching beyond the veil, reaching inside yourself and trusting that whatever lands on the page will tell you something about the world you live in.
I love helping other writer’s, other creatives and people who perhaps never thought of them as a writer but always had this little whisper that there was something they needed to put into words to find their way back to that magic. I love teaching my ideas, structures and methods that keep me motivated. That writing well and living well are intricately linked.
So I am very happy to let you know that if you feel called to embark on that journey with me this year, to become the writer you want to be, that I’ve created a couple of new offerings to help whatever is inside of you out on the page.
Write your Essay Collection in 6 Months!
ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!
I am opening up my next essay writing classes in English and German in February. You’ll not only discuss your work in a supportive group of aspiring writers for six months but you’ll also get the chance to work on your writing in 1:1 mentoring sessions with me.
If you finally want to take your writing to the next level and finish that book: sign up now and secure your spot.
Each class is intentionally small, so that we can focus and discuss each writer’s project in depth. The last seven classes sold out pretty quickly, so if you know this is for you, do not wait.
“Sophia's class is a breath of fresh air. The sessions are inspiring, nurturing and informative, and her advice is broad (and highly knowledgable) yet tailored to the individual and their specific writing goals. Her enthusiasm for her craft is infectious, and she genuinely wants to see us succeed with our writing. I highly recommend it!“
Lucy Siddall (alumni of the autumn/winter essay writing class 2023)
Write your Essay Collection in 6 Months!
In this creative writing workshop I will teach how to create beautiful, intricate essays with the aim to produce a collection at the end to submit to publishers.
Schreib deinen Essayband in 6 Monaten!
In diesem kreativen Schreibworkshop bringe ich dir bei wie man literarische Essays schreibt, die berühren mit dem Ziel am Ende eine Sammlung in der Hand zu haben, die man an einen Verlag schicken kann.
1:1 Creative Writing Mentorship Program (6 Months)
Six monthly 1:1 mentoring sessions to discuss all your writing queries. Whether your are in need of constructive feedback, lack inspiration or want to closely work on a book project, the sessions will be customised to your specific needs as a writer.
The sessions (1 hour) are monthly over the course of six months. The specific dates are arranged individually: you'll receive a booking link, where you can choose the dates & times.
They are individually customized to your specific needs, so please let me know in advance what you want to be focusing on.
The 1:1 Creative Mentorship Program is for you if you want to:
work on a book project and get editorial feedback (fiction/non-fiction/poetry)
create a book proposal to send to agents/publishers
brainstorm ideas and map out a book project
help to organise your writing routine
get over writer's block
discuss ideas
self-publish your work
get help to organise your writing routine
brainstorm ideas and map out a book project
start writing on substack, growing your substack
learn how to build an online presence
any other related writing queries
1:1 Creative Writing Mentorship Program (12 Months)
Twelve monthly 1:1 mentoring sessions to discuss all your writing queries. Whether your are in need of constructive feedback, lack inspiration or want to closely work on a book project, the sessions will be customised to your specific needs as a writer.
The sessions (1 hour) are monthly over the course of twelve months. The specific dates are arranged individually: you'll receive a booking link, where you can choose the dates & times.