Drafting
For writers who want to transform an idea, early concept, or developing project into a structured manuscript foundation.
What’s Offered?
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A structured twelve-week manuscript development experience designed to help writers move from idea to draft with clarity, direction, and momentum.
Through weekly one-to-one sessions, writers develop the foundational elements of their manuscript, including story structure, character development, conflict, pacing, and scene planning. The process is designed to transform a promising concept into a workable manuscript blueprint and a substantial drafting foundation.
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Investment
$895
Includes:
✓ Twelve weekly private coaching sessions
✓ Online video or phone-based coaching
✓ Structured manuscript development process
✓ Story and character development guidance
✓ Narrative structure and scene planning
✓ Graphic organizers, worksheets, and development materials
✓ Manuscript review and developmental feedback
✓ Personalized drafting roadmap
Payment plans available upon request
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Begin with a brief consultation
Every manuscript begins with a short review and consultation.
This conversation helps clarify your project, goals, current stage of development, and the challenges standing between your idea and a completed manuscript.
From there, the twelve-week process focuses on developing the foundation necessary to support sustained drafting.
Writers leave with a clearer understanding of their story, a structured roadmap for moving forward, and meaningful early drafting toward a completed manuscript.
Our Philosophy
Most writers don't struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle because turning an idea into a manuscript is difficult.
At Ember & Ink, we've been through that process ourselves and understand how easy it is to become overwhelmed by structure, second-guess decisions, or lose momentum when the story refuses to cooperate.
We can’t write the manuscript for you, but we can definitely help make the path clearer.
By providing guidance, feedback, and a structured development process, we help writers spend less time feeling stuck and more time making meaningful progress on the stories they want to tell.