WriteByNight

As a busy professional, I was looking for a writing coach service that was flexible, easy to use and reasonably priced — I found all of that and more with Justine’s very professional service! Less than 24 hours after I called, Justine was in contact with me and within 2 weeks, I was up and running with my coach. With my short introduction (by phone) and emailed synopsis of my book, Justine had perfectly matched me with Resa who has been so encouraging and helpful with «fleshing out» my first few chapters. Resa has the international and educational background necessary to understand the type of historical fiction book I am writing. Within two months of my call, I now have three chapters ready to submit to an interested editor/​publisher and have a good plan for the rest of my book. I’d say that’s tremendous progress for one of the most complex books I’ve ever attempted! Thanks, Justine for offering such a streamlined process to those with a «day job,» who are truly writing by night! :-)

Writing and world-​building can be a solitary task, and finding valuable input can be difficult for a number of factors. For some, it may have to do with location; others, finding a suitable match for a writer’s group or coach.
WriteByNight addresses these factors quite effectively. Their compliment of coaches cover a wide range of experience and creative talent, and their ‘matching’ process is very well thought-​out in pairing you with a coach. Sessions are done over skype, offering a better sense of shared interaction.
Once paired with a coach, session materials are specifically prepared for whatever your interests or concerns might be. Drawing off your initial motivations, WriteByNight’s coaching does well to add a sense of direction, especially in the initial stages of writing a novel. It’s been great working with them in learning to define personal style and craft.

In 2010, I returned to a book project (photographs and a history of Austin, Texas) I’d abandoned a quarter century earlier that I was determined to finish. After researching, writing, and continually rewriting three essays and scores of extended captions, I’d made enough progress to know I was getting close but needed editorial guidance to help me finally get it right. Through an Internet search, I randomly chose WBN to save my writing life because they were located nearby. I called Justine on the phone, arranged a visit, and after our meeting knew I’d found what I needed. I started emailing sections of my book to them and with David’s precise corrections and suggestions I saw the end in sight – and it was perfect. Working with Justine and David was a great professional experience and a personal delight. I subsequently worked with them on half a dozen other writing projects, and even though they moved from Austin to New York City, I still found them to be close at hand. Justine and David are my heroes.

As a recent graduate of an MFA program, I wanted to turn my thesis into a novel and was searching for a writing coach. After considerable research, I contacted Write by Night’s Justine Goldberg, and she connected me with a coach that has been of immense value to me, and continues to be so! I’m so grateful to Write by Night and Justine. I have a viable novel now – thanks to them!

This service is great. When I contacted Write by Night, I had been frustrated by evening courses in creative writing at a local college. As a lawyer, I had a story I wanted to tell, but I didn’t know how to go about it. Justine was great in providing encouragement and guidance on all the things you miss in legal writing, such things as deep point of view, point of view violations, irrelevant segments that slow the pace, and areas that needed clarification as well as simplification to avoid the boring elements of the law. She helped bring some characters to life as well. Her critique was comprehensive, but left a lot of room for my own creativity which made the entire process fun. I’m now doing a final review for grammatical errors, something I would have overlooked had it not been for Justine. Once that is done, I will have a book completed. I never thought that would happen, and it would not have happened without Justine’s help.