About the course

Coaching is becoming more and more popular as an increasing number of authors are looking for personalised support during and after the writing process. Coaching is a natural fit for a lot of editors who may already be offering a similar level of support to authors but haven’t yet defined it as a service. 

This course is designed for fiction and creative non-fiction editors who are looking to diversify their existing services and offer coaching to authors and clients. Delivered over four live, weekly sessions, the course aims to help you understand what coaching is, how you can adapt approaches to coaching to suit your way of working, and how you can introduce coaching for fiction authors to your services. We’ll use real-life case studies to explore different methods of approaching clients’ needs. There will be lots of discussion and a new exercise each week so that by the end of the course you will feel confident and ready to coach!

By the end of the course, you will: 

• Understand what coaching is and how it differs from other editorial services
• Understand the key skills involved in coaching and how to develop them
• Know what a typical coaching session looks like and how to plan it
• Understand how coaching can fit into your business
• Know how to deal with difficult situations which may arise in coaching

How does the course work?

Coaching Skills for Fiction Editors is delivered over four live sessions, each lasting one and a half hours. Delegates are required to attend all sessions, which will be delivered as follows:

• Session 1: What is coaching? Tuesday 7 July 10.00-11.30am BST – different approaches to coaching; the difference between coaching and developmental editing; helpful skills and how to develop them
• Session 2: Delivery Tuesday 14 July 10.00-11.30am BST – what a coaching session looks like; setting goals; understanding and defining clients’ individual needs (client-centred coaching)
• Session 3: Adding coaching as a service Tuesday 21 July 10.00-11.30am BST – how coaching can fit into your business; how to make the most of your current skillset; what to charge; how to find clients
• Session 4: Boundaries and troubleshooting Tuesday 28 July 10.00-11.30am BST – how to protect yourself: contracts and boundaries; the role of supervision; dealing with problems (difficult clients, tricky issues)

Places on our virtual learning courses are limited and sell out quickly. If your chosen course is already fully booked, please email [email protected] to be added to the waiting list. 

Please note that we use Zoom for our online courses. Please ensure that you are able to access this system where you are based before booking your place. Please note the CIEP's terms and conditions before booking your place. 

All virtual learning sessions are recorded and the recordings are made available on the CIEP learning management system, Teachable, afterwards. Recordings are only accessible to the delegates on the specific iteration of the course. 

Trainer

Aimee Walker

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