This 6-week writer coaching program aims to support speculative fiction writers (fantasy, sci-fi, horror, etc.) in their quest to improve their craft and navigating the publishing industry.

In this program, you will learn from Literary Agent Beth Marshea how to hone your craft, whether you're writing in the fantasy, sci-fi, or horror genre.

Beth will share valuable resources that will leave you feeling motivated and confident about the exact next steps you need to take to write and publish your book.

You will improve your craft and your book with weekly feedback on your writing, enjoy motivation and accountability, and join a fun, supportive community of your fellow writers.

Are you an aspiring author who writes fantasy, science fiction, or horror? Do you have a story idea that you've begun to write, but can't find the drive to finish? Or, maybe you have finished a first draft but have no idea what to do next?

Are you struggling to world-build, create authentic characters, or pace your book in a way that will engage readers?

Writing a book is hard enough. Constructing an entire universe as you develop a compelling plot line—not to mention deliver it all in beautiful prose... well, that's for a special sort of writer. 

But you're committed to your craft and up for the challenge. You're meant to do this!

At the end of this 6-week program, you’ll use the feedback you receive from an expert literary agent, and your peers, to raise your writing and your book to the next level, and move toward publication.

There is no better motivation for writers than getting instant feedback on your work. In this program, you will share your writing (up to 5,000 words each week) and receive helpful feedback and guidance from literary agent Beth Marshea and other writers in the program. 

Consider this program a kind of “One-Stop Shop” for building your speculative fiction writing career. It will turn you into a better writer, help you craft your query letter, finish your book faster, and create the best, most polished product at the end of the 6 weeks.

Beth is the owner and Lead Agent at Ladderbird Literary Agency. She has a BA in Literature and a Masters in Business Administration and is always looking for new and exciting ways to bring more diversity into publishing and beyond.

Beth has had the pleasure of representing many clients, including:

• V Castro (Aliens: Vasquez, The Haunting of Alejandra)

• Catherine Adel West (Saving Ruby King, The Two Lives of Sara)

• M Shelly Conner (Everyman)

• Cody Luff (Ration)

• Nneka Okona (Self-Care for Grief, The Little Book of Self-Care)

• Loretta Brady (Technology Touchpoints)

• Harshita Jerath (Eva's Sweet Recipe, The Leaping Laddoo)

• BL Radley (Strictly No Heroics)

Picture holding the first printed copy of your book in your hands. Picture seeing it on store shelves around the world. Picture pulling it up on Amazon and seeing hundreds of five-star reviews.

This 6-week intensive mentorship will help you improve your craft, crack your writer's block, boost your self-confidence, and give you the expert feedback you need to there. 

This program is led by Beth Marshea, a literary agent with years of experience in the publishing industry. She knows great writing, but also what publishers—and readers—are seeking.

You've spent enough time trying to sort out the best strategies and tactics for world-building.

You've read countless blogs on how to improve your pacing to hold the slippery attention of readers today.

You've tried your best to stay motivated long enough to finish your manuscript and wade through the murky query trenches.

You've learned how to plaster a smile on your face and spew vague answers when your friends ask about the progress of your book.

You could stay in this place, confused about the path to publication.

You could continue trading pages with amateur writing friends you met online, scrolling through blogs, wasting time on Twitter.

You could enrol in yet another college writing course with no new information.

...But we'd rather help you leave a legacy for the world in the pages of your book!