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Write Your Story. Change Your Life.

From Confusion to Clarity

You want to write a book but you’re not sure of the focus, the audience, the structure, or how to make people care about your work. What you DO know is that you’re confused and desperate to get started–or restarted. Sound familiar? If so, I offer brainstorming and strategy intensives wherein you and I can roll up our sleeves, brainstorm your project, find answers to your questions, and create a roadmap for your writing. Most clients come away from intensives with a preliminary table of contents, a list of content areas/research/stories to include, and a strategy for getting the writing done. If you’d like to learn more, shoot me an email describing your project and let’s schedule a time to talk. I offer intensives online through Zoom calls. The typical intensive takes place over two half days.

During an intensive, we’ll work together to:
–Uncover what your book is really about;
–Brainstorm the best potential structure;
–Examine the mix of stories (and, if relevant, research) that should be included; and,
–Generate a roadmap of scenes from which you can begin writing with confidence.

The intensives, which clients tell me are one of the most impactful things they’ve ever done for themselves as writers, can generate a lot of enthusiastic momentum and clarity in a short period of time. The cost of an intensive is $1,800.

Allow Me to Introduce Myself…

Hi! I’m Shari Caudron and I’m passionate about helping people connect to their inner stories and deeper truths.

I’ve been coaching memoirists since 2005, and have coached well over 600 individuals one-on-one, and more than 3,000 in the classroom.

I didn’t set out to become a writing coach. I set out to become the best writer I possibly could and spent decades publishing essays and articles, writing books, and devouring everything I could about the craft of nonfiction writing. Then, when I started teaching, I took everything I’d learned about writing and poured that knowledge into my classes.

In the process, I was surprised to discover that my passion in life is helping others unearth and understand their stories.

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Story Matters

A blog about the writing life

Testimonials

Michele Morris

“I couldn’t have written my memoir without Shari’s help – she taught me the important difference between journaling and memoir. The format of her six-month coaching sessions allowed me to approach the writing chapter by chapter and produce a first draft by the end of that coaching. Her guidance was so detailed and ideas so spot-on that I was able to work on my own from there to incorporate the suggested changes into my edits to create a compelling final manuscript.”

MICHELE MORRIS
author, Poco a Poco, A Memoir

Outskirts Press, 2018

Winner, Colorado Book Award

Silver Medal Winner,
Nautilus Book Awards

Tamra Ryan

“By asking great questions, Shari was able to tease out the nuggets from my brain so I could get them on paper. Shari is determined to make a difference for her clients and gets very invested in their projects. You couldn’t ask for anyone better on your team.”

TAMRA RYAN
author, The Third Law,
Gilpin House Press, 2013

Gold Medal Winner,
2015 Axiom Business Book Awards for Women/Minorities in Business

Gold Medal Winner, 2015 Living Now Book Awards for Social Activism/Charity

Winner, The Book Excellence Award for
Civic/Social Change

Cara Mentzel

“Without fail, even brief conversations with Shari reinvigorated my writing. She is a purveyor of confidence, clarity, and stamina. She has the insight of a skilled therapist, and the craft of a great writer. She has been a cheerleader and a teacher and a friend. And truly, what more could a writer ask for?”

CARA MENTZEL
author, Voice Lessons: A Sisters Story
Macmillian, 2017

Featured on The Today Show, Pickler & Ben, NY Live, People.com, and named a top 20 Goodreads choice for best memoir

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