4 More Scary Writing Coach Monsters to Avoid

Published: Fri, 09/02/16



Happy holiday weekend, writers!


A couple of weeks ago we shared a message with you about four types of writing coach monsters, people who are out there just waiting to take your money and your time. These included the tyrant, the money-grubber, the scribbler and the myopic.


Some of you responded, via email and on the blog post, about your own experiences working with writing coach monsters. Turns out, there are plenty more than four of 'em out there, lurking, hulking, mouth-breathing.


So this week over on the blog we're taking a look at four more terrifying writing coach monsters, and providing tips on how to spot them and how to avoid them. This spooky batch includes the following horror shows:


The Smoker: This writing coach would never dare point out flaws in your project ... because he's desperate to keep his job.


The Pretender: She's got no business being in business.


The Fame-Thrower: "I know people!" he screams. "I'll get you published!"


The Sneak: Your manuscript becomes his manuscript.


Beware, and be vigilant! These scary monsters can strike without warning, folks, and they will ruin your excitement about your project before it even gets off the ground.


Read all about these monsters here, and learn how to keep them away.


You know how we keep these monsters away from WriteByNight? We don't hire them!


Notice how utterly monster-free is our staff of writing coaches and consultants.


Do any of them jump out at you -- in a totally non-scary way, of course -- as someone you may like to work with one-on-one? When you enter coaching, we do our best to match you with the writing coach of your choice.





Wishing you a horror-free Labor Day weekend,
David


David Duhr, WriteByNight co-founder

David Duhr
Co-founder, WriteByNight











P.S. If you know someone who might benefit from today's message, please feel free to forward this email along. Go on, help a writer out.





 

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