Danielle Lazarin

Designed for writers looking for accountability and guidance as they move through their work, group coaching offers the support system you need to get your work done — or, often, to get to a place where you can even begin. Whether it’s solving questions of craft and process or clearing aside psychological or practical blocks, these groups are designed to improve not only your work, but your relationship to it in a structured and supportive environment.

During our time together, I'll be your honest, expansive, realistic (yet encouraging!) guide for learning how to integrate writing into your actual life — and how to stay connected to your work in a way that feels meaningful and productive. Together we'll decide on a structure, direction, and set of shared goals based on the interests of the group. Our meeting times will be divided between these agreed-upon topics — such as detailed craft discussions, the realities of publishing, existential questions of the writing life, and stubborn points in process — and a rotating spotlight on an individual group member's particular circumstances and concerns.  

A brief application (no sample required) can be found here. You will hear back from me within seven working days about the status of current groups.

Meets: Sundays, 11:30am-1pm EST, on Zoom, from October 15th-December 10th (we will take off the week after Thanksgiving). You may select to attend anywhere from 6-8 sessions of your choice.
Enrollment: 4-6 
Best for: Fiction writers at all levels who want accountability, community, and structure.
Cost: $600 for 8 weeks; $525 for 7 weeks; $450 for 6 weeks

What Clients Have to Say About Coaching with Danielle

Working with Danielle has changed my writing life. Not only does she bring with her the knowledge and wisdom of someone who has been writing and deeply thinking about writing for over two decades, but she brings the empathy of those years of experience too. As well as her craft expertise, I have been additionally grateful for her ability to shine light on deeper, longer-term issues that might be holding me back in my work, and to offer methods of successfully moving through those kinds of blocks. The results are real; learning from her is truly a gift that keeps on giving. -Coaching Client and Student

Danielle pushes you to think more deeply about your characters, your structure, and all of the elements that make writing work. In particular, she’s given me so many resources on how to revise your work, a process that can be frustrating but with her guidance becomes somehow fun! In a one-on-one setting, she’s patient, encouraging, and ultimately everything she edits or reviews becomes better just from her reading it. Simply talking to Danielle about writing as a craft makes you itch to write, so working with her gives you the tools to turn that itch into action. -Samantha, Coaching Client and Student