Adrian Michael Kelly
WRITING COACH / AUTHOR
Here’s How I Can Help You
Stuck? Want to write, but don’t?
Feel like your own worst enemy?
I know those feelings. And I can help. Stalled novel, life story, play, or graduate thesis, I can get you there, from first ideas to final edits. Working together, we will:
Dissolve Blocks
Writing awakens fear, and it should. Fear can be an enabling force, except when it prevents you from starting a project, or from moving forward with it. We’ll look at what lies beneath your avoidance, and I’ll teach you techniques to beat it.
Build Healthy Creative Habits
Writing needs a base of compassionate self-care. We’ll take an honest look at your habits, from diet and exercise to spiritual practice, and we’ll work on manageable steps by which to optimize them.
Find Joy in Writing
Writing can be hard. It’s also a pleasure and source of great freedom, from goal-setting and life-planning to the kind of creative play needed for new ideas. I’ll teach you techniques with which to get your pen moving in surprising, helpful ways.
Increase Your Productivity
Are you a binge writer? Do you wait for blocks of time in which to write? Maybe it works for you, but I know and will teach you daily writing habits likely to work much better. Not only will you increase your productivity, you’ll increase your confidence and the fun to be had in writing.
Contact me for a free consultation. No spam. No nonsense. No pre-arranged commitments of your money or your time. I’ll listen to you and your goals. If I think I can help, then we’ll work together to come up with terms and timelines. Writing is hard. Not writing is harder. Let’s talk.
Here’s My Story
My teacher, Mrs. Stapely, wore dresses like Day of the Triffids, her knee-high stockings sagged, and I owe her heaps. It was Grade 6. I was ten and thin and awkward, and dwelt a lot in books. A favorite was The Wolf King by Joseph Wharton Lippincott. I liked it so much I wrote a story based on it. Part of an assignment. I can’t remember the title now, but Mrs. Stapely read it out loud in front of the class. Later on, she told me, “Keep going. You can write.”
Nearly thirty years later, I published a novel, my first. Why the wait? For a long time, I ran from writing. It terrified me. Still can. But I’ve learned ways to write through fear and other obstacles, and now I teach them. One on one, in small groups, across North America and abroad, I’ve helped dozens of writers from diverse backgrounds find their form and voice. It’s good to be of help. And meanwhile, I keep writing.