Jacqueline Ward
I want to help you to write your novel.
From ideas to characters to plot to world, I provide one-to-one mentoring for authors.
You have your own story and I will help you tell it.
I am a narrative and health psychologist. I am Chartered with the British Psychological Society and I am HCPC registered. I fell in love with storytelling when I did a PhD and learned how stories shape our identity and our life.
I have worked in storytelling with individuals and organisations for many years, and in 2013 I received an MBE for services to vulnerable people.
My background and experience have helped me to write what I hope are relatable stories and work with publishers to bring them to you.
Ideas mentoring
I love working with people to help them turn their ideas into stories. Over four dedicated online sessions, we will
- assess where you are with your idea generation
- discuss ideas and how they fit into your aims and goals
- understand how you can choose which idea to prioritise
- generate up to 3 idea synopses to help you present your ideas to others in a coherent way
4 week Ideas Mentoring Course - £399
6 week novel mentoring
Week 1: What's the big idea? - preparing to write
Week 2: What's the story? - Developing seed words, themes and images
Week 3: Losing the plot - structure and planning
Week 4: Opening Images - starting to write
Week 5: Meet your characters - getting to know the people you are writing
Week 6: What in the world - world building and location - and onwards...
6 Week Mentoring Course - £499
What I will do...
I will give you advice and support on your ideas and on aspects of your novel, including structure and themes
What I won't do...
I won't edit your work or offer to read your completed work. I am not an editor or proofreader