All summer long, I have been working 1:1 behind-the-scenes with the boldest, bravest baddies to enhance their creative nonfiction storytelling skills and elevate their writing personas. (Don’t you just love the word persona? For moi, it evokes an image of a woman from the 1960s cloaked in a dusty pink marabou feather trimmed robe who plotted the murder of her husband with her 30-years-younger foreign lover, but that’s another fantasy for another day).
With that said, I am officially opening my calendar and my heart to the wild to help even more women master their nonfiction storytelling skills and nail their writing brands so they can take it to their Substacks, the stage, their books — or wherever they want their words to land.
Introducing…
LITERARY COACHING + MENTORING FOR NONFICTION STORYTELLERS
To give you some ideas of what we can accomplish together, and to get those creative Pinot Grigio infused juices flowing, here’s a little recap of what I’ve been up to over the past few months:
I guided E.M. Gallagher as she prepared for her debut performance at Generation Women here in NYC where she absolutely murdered the stage with her tale about how she lost her head (and her lunch) to a young lover she met on the gritty streets of the East Village.
I helped Vibe Queen, Kristen Garaffo breathe new life into her Substack, Older, Wister, Hotter and she is thriving honey. Talking all things girlhood, unapologetic femininity, revelations in Sephora, and more.
Marianna Pease and I worked together as she reinvented herself — and her Substack — post-pandemic and post-divorce and she has emerged on the other side (and out of the woods) as an absolute force.
And those are just a few of the LiTeRaRy IT girls whom I have had the pleasure of coaching and consulting for over the past few months.
Check out what some of my clients have had to say about working with me:
“Cara's literary coaching takes a blah blog to a sparkling substack with her keen eye and bestie coaching energy your writing life will be inspired from snooze-letter to literary it girl. Cara snatched my branding, inspired my bookshelf with new reads, professionally edited my writing, and held space for me during a 1:1 call where I even uncovered the idea for my next writing project. I signed up a second time! Connect with Cara to rock your writing life!”
- Marianna Pease, Heypandemicmom.substack.com IG @mariannapease
“Within one month of hiring Cara as my writing coach, I launched my Substack and released the first 25 pages of my book, both titled Princess Interrupted! I love working with Cara because she’s a living embodiment of what it means to fearlessly and unapologetically create art from lived experiences. I love her supportive, open approach to writing coaching and working with her has helped keep me on deadline and enabled me to go bolder and bigger with my voice. This is just the beginning!”
- Allison's Substack, Princess Interrupted
“I worked with Cara as I prepped for a huge project outside of my comfort zone: performing onstage with Generation Women at the iconic Joe’s Pub. She helped me turn my story from a kernel of an idea into an absolute Event — and brought the most supportive, excited, Go For It energy to each of our calls and to her feedback. Not only is she your creative sherpa, but she is the ultimate Hype Girl: someone that every writer needs in her corner. Working with Cara has helped me become more fearless in my writing, believe in myself more, and dive into a writing life that I’ve always dreamed of having.”
- Erin Gallagher, EMG Writing Things
“Having Cara as my writing coach and mentor has been awesome. We collaborated on the first few chapters of my book, which was an amazing journey. I am so grateful for her wonderful feedback, encouragement, accountability, and support as I worked towards my writing goals for this book. The fact she even took the time to edit my writing and provide feedback was an absolute game-changer. Cara has been there for me during those moments when I felt stuck and even doubted myself. I am so thankful she was there to guide me during those challenging times. I am excited to continue working with Cara for many years to come!”
- Christina King, Christina King Writes
- Kristen Garaffo, author of Older, Wiser, Hotter
- Katrin Kilarska, author of The Thought Canvas
In addition to that, I launched my nonfiction storytelling series, The Tortured Bloggers Department, in New York City where every other month, I coral my favorite writers to share their most cringe-worthy chaotic love stories and unhinged tales of dating disasters, awkward sexual encounters, imaginationships, and everything in between in front of a room full of strangers new best friends. We serve up cocktails and cock-tales and it is truly my dream brought to life.
Oh yeah, and I’ve written 9 books that have been translated in 10 languages. So writing is kind of…my thang.
WHAT YOU GET
💖 PRIVATE CALLS WITH ME. You will receive 2 private power sessions with me done via Zoom or phone call. The sessions are 30 minutes each and can be used over the course of 1 month. We can use these calls to talk about your ideas, your Substack, your book, your writing voice, etc.
💖 NOTES AND INSPIRATION. You’ll also receive a recording of your call (if we do Zoom) plus an email recap with notes, resources, book recommendations + anything else I think will help you as you catapult yourself to literary success.
💖 EDITORIAL FEEDBACK. I will also review up to 20 pages of your work and provide my editorial feedback and emotional support to help you hone your voice and amplify your story.
Whether you want to explode your Substack, start reading at chic literary salons, write your book, start a column, or just become a better writer, I’ve got you. This package is the perfect way to stay accountable to your writing practice, stretch yourself creatively, and finally start to turn your writing dreams into a full-fledged business that brings in money, honey.
The starving artist trope is dead and there’s a new girl gang in town —creative bitches who make bank.
The investment for Write Your Heart Out is $444 and we will work together over the course of 30 days. You can always renew after the month is up (most of my clients do).
Any questions? Email me Cara@TheChampagneDiet.com