Story Lab is a live, guided write-in cohort for writers who want consistent writing time, thoughtful community, and the momentum to move a meaningful project forward.

You do not need a finished manuscript. You may arrive with an idea, an outline, a few pages, a work in progress, or a project that needs renewed attention.

YOUR COHORT

First session: To be Announced

Meeting day and time: Thursdays at 6:00 PM PST

Location: Live on Zoom

Zoom link: Coming Soon

Please save the recurring meeting information. The same link will be used throughout the six-week cohort unless you are notified otherwise.

WHAT TO BRING

Please come to each Story Lab with:

• Your current writing project

• A notebook, computer, or preferred writing materials

• One realistic goal for the session

• A quiet place where you can write and participate

• Headphones, if helpful

• A short passage you may want to read aloud

You are welcome to work on fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, children’s literature, or another meaningful writing project.

THE WEEKLY RHYTHM

Each 75-minute Story Lab includes:

• Arrival and intention setting

• A brief optional writing prompt

• Protected, quiet writing time

• Selected readings and supportive discussion

• A closing commitment for the week ahead

Reading time will rotate among participants. Not every writer will read during every session.

HOW FEEDBACK WORKS

Story Lab discussion focuses on:

• What is already working

• Voice and memorable language

• Reader response

• Clarity and direction

• Questions worth exploring

• A useful next step

This is a supportive writing cohort—not a manuscript workshop built around intensive critique.

Story Lab does not include advance manuscript reading, line editing, developmental editing, proofreading, or written critique. Those services may be arranged separately when appropriate.

OUR STUDIO AGREEMENTS

To create a serious and generous writing space, participants agree to:

• Treat every writer and project with respect

• Keep writing shared in the Studio confidential

• Respond to the work rather than judging the writer

• Avoid rewriting another participant’s story in your own voice

• Allow the writer to decide which feedback to use

• Arrive prepared to write

• Make room for different voices, genres, and experiences

• Protect the group’s time by arriving promptly

BEFORE OUR FIRST SESSION

Please reply to or complete the introductory questions below:

1. What are you planning to work on during Story Lab?
2. What is the project’s current stage?
3. What would you like to accomplish during the six weeks?
4. What most often interrupts or slows your writing?
5. Is there anything Lisa should know to help you participate fully?

YOUR FIRST COMMITMENT

Before we meet, choose one small action that will make it easier to begin.

You might:

• Gather your notes into one place

• Reread the last few pages you wrote

• Create a new project document

• Write a one-paragraph description of your idea

• Identify the scene, chapter, poem, or section you want to begin with

Do not wait until the project feels perfectly organized. Bring the work as it is.

The purpose of Story Lab is to help you return to the page, stay with the work, and continue becoming the writer your story requires.

If I'm not happy with my purchase can I get a refund?

Please in get contact at any time if you're not satisfied with your coaching. We do our best to ensure all clients are happy and need to determine on a case-by-case basis the eligibility of refunds.

How does appointment scheduling work?

When you've completed purchasing you'll be able to login to your coaching account and can find out the next steps required to book a time for your appointment from there.

Is it possible to buy coaching more than once?

For sure! You simply need to purchase coaching again and will be able to get access to another set of coaching sessions.