Creative Coaching
with Naomi KinsmanTap into your creative potential, overcome obstacles, and unleash joy and flow as you reach toward exciting next-level goals. Whether you’re a writer, artist, educator, or creative entrepreneur, join me for a coaching program matched to your needs. I also offer personalized 1:1 sessions that focus on the project of your choice.
FOR CREATIVES: GAIN FLOW AND MOMENTUM
Step Into Your Story
Embark on a transformative journey! The Step Into Your Story coaching program is designed to nurture and elevate your creative spirit. This comprehensive 12-session experience is tailored for artists across all mediums – from writers and illustrators to musicians and filmmakers.
What You’ll Experience:
- Identify where you are creatively and map a path forward
- Streamline your creative workflow for optimal productivity
- Build strategies to identify and overcome creative blocks
- Develop joyful, sustainable creative habits
- Explore and refine your distinctive artistic voice
- Embrace and fully live your artist identity
Through this mentorship, you’ll transform your creative process from chaotic to focused, discover the power of your unique voice, and learn how to channel your artistry to make a real difference in the world. Whether you’re just starting your creative journey or looking to reignite your passion, your Step Into Your Story experience provides the structure, support, and inspiration you need to thrive as an artist.
Ready to step into your story and unlock your full creative potential? Let’s dive into this life-changing experience together. I can’t wait for to celebrate you as your artistic identity blossoms and your creative impact grows.
FOR EDUCATORS: EMPOWER YOUR WRITERS
Writerly Play
Elevate your writing instruction with our Writerly Play coaching program, designed specifically for elementary and middle school educators. This program can be engaged 1:1 or as a grade-level team. Writerly Play coaching is structured in a 4-6 session structure, with the option for ongoing support.
Transforms your classroom into a vibrant space where creativity flourishes and young writers thrive!
What You’ll Experience:
- Introduction to the Writerly Play approach, which utilizes gameful learning and a story theatre toolkit to spark enthusuiasm and momentum in your classroom
- Hands-on experience with Writerly Play games and strategies, followed by reflective discussions
- Exploration of differentiated revision techniques for writers at all levels
- Access to a curated collection of mentor texts showcasing exemplary writing craft
- Enhancement of your creative thinking, improvisation, and classroom facilitation skills
Through this coaching program, you’ll discover how to seamlessly integrate play into your writing instruction, creating an environment where students eagerly approach the page. Whether you’re looking to rejuvenate your teaching methods or seeking new ways to engage diverse learners, the Writerly Play coaching program provides the tools and support you need to transform your writing classroom.
Unleash the power of play in your classroom and watch as your young writers flourish!
FOR NOVELISTS: LAUNCH YOUR NEXT WRITING PROJECT
Design a Novel
Fast-track your next novel project with our Design a Novel coaching program. This comprehensive eight-session experience is for writers ready to craft their next novel–whether it’s your debut or your sixty-seventh.
Imagine applying all of your creativity to the novel itself, rather than toward figuring out HOW to navigate the early stages of ideation, exploration, and world-building. What if you had a facilitator guiding you through the process, the way a director might in an improv class? What if you could let go of strategizing and instead, simply play?
What You’ll Experience:
- Play your way through each step of novel design, from concept to character development
- Develop a layered main character and supporting cast
- Build a textured, sensory world for your story
- Craft a compelling character arc
- Experiment with narrative styles to refine your unique voice
- Draft dialogue to discover the voice of each of your characters
- Create of a personalized drafting plan with achievable milestones
- Gain problem-solving tools to enhance your creative flow
After the eight-session design process is complete, you can opt to continue your coaching engagement throughout your drafting process. Your ongoing coaching will provide the structure, tools, and encouragement to turn your story idea into a fully-realized novel.
Ready to get started? Let’s work together and bring your creative vision to life.
LOOKING FOR A MORE PERSONALIZED PROGRAM?
Momentum Coaching
Bring your own project–be it a new venture, a big idea you want to make real in the world, a creative work–to your coaching sessions. We’ll assess where you are in the creative process, and then structure a plan that moves you forward with clarity and confidence.
Coaching FAQ
How much do coaching sessions cost?
After your complimentary session, each session is $125 per hour.
What is the duration of each program?
The duration varies depending on the program:
- Step Into Your Story: 12 sessions, weekly or bi-weekly
- Writerly Play: 4-6 sessions, bi-weekly or monthly
- Design a Novel: 8 sessions, usually weekly, but an accelerated program is available
In each program, ongoing coaching is available to support next-step actions after the initial program is complete.
How does scheduling work?
In most cases, sessions are booked at a regular weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly time. Sessions are held on Zoom.
There is a 24 hour cancellation policy. If you miss a session and wish to reschedule before your next regular time, we’ll provide a link so you can see whether there is an available time that matches your schedule.
How do I get started?
The best way to figure out if Creative Lift coaching is a fit for you is to try it out! Let’s meet for a complimentary discovery call, and take things from there.
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