September is known as “back-to-school month” here in the United States.
Remember those trips to Kmart for pencil boxes and protractors and colored pencils? That mixture of anticipation for a new school year balanced with those feelings of “Aww damn it, summer’s over already and now I have to sit in social studies again”?
August has also, in a way, been back-to-school month here at WBN, with our emphasis on coaching, its educational and practical value.
Because in its own way, coaching is a form of school. A coaching session is a scheduled hour designed to help you learn how to become a stronger writer—and it’s a heck of a lot cheaper than an MFA. Hell, you can even look at the writing you produce between sessions as homework. (But only if you want to!)
In fact, one of my coachees signs off on his emails with “Your Student.” And at the end of each session he says, “OK, so what’s my assignment this week?”
This past week, on top of the
standard homework, we asked some of you to share with us your favorite aspect of coaching.
Read your fellow WriteByNighers' responses here: enthusiasm, support, "honest, brilliant, constructive criticism," and more.
The verdict is clear: Coaches love coaching and coachees love coaching.
If you haven’t yet tried it, what better time than this back-to-school season?
If you have tried it, then loved it, then stopped, this is the perfect time to give it another shot.
If you’re already in
coaching and loving every minute of it, keep up the good work!
