Do you want to write your book?
Or release your trapped creativity?
Or find peace and sturdiness and steadiness in a sometimes-crazy world?
Then you have come to the right place.
Services I offer.
Individual coaching sessions via Zoom. I create a bespoke package, especially for you. We can work on your writing, in whatever form that takes, or we can range more broadly over creativity in general. My speciality is getting people unstuck, so if you are having trouble starting, or trouble finishing, this would suit you down to the ground.
It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, or a professional who has lost motivation and self-belief. We’ll get your book started, and we’ll get your book finished, and we’ll find you some joy and verve along the way. If your creativity is muted or trapped, or you have a haunting feeling of having lost your way, we’ll find you a way through the woods.
Sessions last for 45 minutes. Most clients come weekly. But I am very flexible and we’ll work out what suits you the best.
I work on about five editing projects a year, and I choose them very carefully. I charge £130 per hour, and a structural edit usually comes in at about twelve hours. A copy edit tends to run longer - more like seventeen hours. You get extensive notes and a Zoom consultation. I have a very, very high standard, so this suits people who are willing to bring exceptional rigour and discipline to their books.
The Place of Peace is a shorthand I have developed for finding calm, steadiness and focus in a sometimes crazy world. It suits people who would like to find practical, reassuring ways to navigate the challenges of life. It’s essentially a service for people who don’t want to go to a life coach or a therapist, but would like a listening ear and some useful advice. I’ve been doing this work since 2018 and have mostly worked with groups, However, I always have two or three P of P clients. How many sessions you want is up to you, but clients generally stay with me over several years. It’s a weekly check-in for encouragement, understanding and suggestions for meaningful action.
Sessions last for 45 minutes and are all on Zoom.
About Me
I graduated from Oxford University in 1988 and since then have published fourteen books, both via the traditional route and the indie/self-publishing route. I’ve been working as a writing coach, freelance editor and general book doctor since 2018. Around 2015, I developed something I called The Place of Peace, which arose from my work with horses. It started as a bit of a joke. The very name The Place of Peace was rich with British irony. But I discovered that the elements of the practice not only worked brilliantly with horses, but could read across into human life. So I wrote a book about it and ran courses called it and currently write a Substack essay on the subject every day of the week.
My business is small, because I like to work closely with a few clients, and to give them my full attention. Here is what one of them says, ‘ ‘Tania. You have changed my life for the better. You are one of the world’s most lovely people.’
