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The Practice 

This page lists a small number of paid, self-contained interventions designed to address specific sticking points in creative work.

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Each option is something you can purchase directly. Each focuses on a defined artefact or problem — such as a submission letter, a synopsis, or a particular decision that has become difficult to resolve — and produces a considered response within clear limits.

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These are not ongoing engagements. They are deliberately bounded pieces of work, intended to be useful in their own right. Some people use them as one-off interventions. Others use them to decide whether deeper collaboration would be appropriate. Nothing beyond the intervention itself is assumed.

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The emphasis here is on clarity rather than momentum, and on decision-making rather than reassurance.

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Below are the current options, with scope and fees set out clearly.

Your Confidence Is Not Evidence​

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For writers and creatives who’ve reached the hardest point of the work — when confidence stops helping, and the real decision is whether to continue or let go..

 

Overview

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A concise, text-led essay examining a common but rarely named phase of creative work: the point at which internal judgement stops correlating with what the work is actually doing.

The focus is not on improvement or reassurance, but on orientation under uncertainty.

 

Format

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  • Standalone PDF (24 pages)

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Fee: £9.99

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Orientation​

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A short, no-cost intervention designed to help clarify whether a specific creative difficulty is likely to benefit from external input — and if so, what kind.

 

Scope

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  • A short set of written questions to complete about the difficulty you’re facing

  • A brief written response describing how that difficulty appears to an external reader, based solely on what you’ve provided

  • An indication of whether further intervention is likely to be useful, and in what form

 

Not included

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  • Coaching or dialogue

  • Reading of manuscripts, synopses, or other creative material

  • Problem-solving, advice, or strategy

  • Follow-up or ongoing contact​

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Fee: Free

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COMING SOON

Submission Letter Reading

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A written assessment of how a submission letter positions a project to a gatekeeper, and where its promise, logic, or emphasis breaks down for a cold reader.

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Scope

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  • One submission letter (query) - maximum 1000 words

  • Close reading focused on clarity, signal, and alignment

  • Written response identifying points of confusion, misdirection, or overstatement

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Not included

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  • Line-by-line rewriting

  • Sample pages or manuscript reading

  • Ongoing correspondence or follow-up

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Fee: £120

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Synopsis Reading

 

A written reading of a novel synopsis, focused on how it is likely to register with a cold industry reader, and where clarity, emphasis, or logic may be breaking down.

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The emphasis is not on whether the synopsis is “good” or “bad”, but on what it actually communicates: what kind of novel it appears to promise, how clearly the story is shaped on the page, and where meaning may be compressing, distorting, or slipping.

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Scope

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  • One synopsis, up to 3,000 words

  • Close reading focused on narrative logic, causality, and stakes

  • Written response identifying where understanding falters, compresses, or misaligns.​

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The focus is on reader perception, not author intention.

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Not included

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  • Rewriting or restructuring the synopsis

  • Line-level editing or polishing

  • Manuscript reading or sample pages

  • Advice on submission strategy or agent targeting

  • Ongoing correspondence or follow-up​

  • Judgements about the quality, viability, or marketability of the novel itself

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Fee: £180

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One-Off Session

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A single, time-limited conversation focused on a specific creative decision, block, or point of uncertainty that has become difficult to resolve alone.

 

Scope

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  • One live session (60 minutes)

  • Focused discussion of a defined problem, decision, or impasse

  • Direct questioning and judgement aimed at clarifying what is being avoided, misread, or prematurely resolved

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Not included

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  • Advance reading of manuscripts, synopses, or other materials

  • Ongoing coaching or follow-up

  • Broad project development

  • Emotional support or motivational work

  • Accountability beyond the session

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Fee: £

COMING SOON

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