If you are on this page, you have been accepted into the author mentorship but need more time to complete your book. ZAR authors, please see below for your rate and how to pay.
Here is where you may have ended up:
- You wrote a bit, but got stuck
- You completed your first draft and are sitting there.
- You didn't start writing (just read the emails)
All of these are normal and totally fine.
I told you this is a long process, and that means we want you to keep going.
This will allow you to start again. Or continue.
You will still be on the writing community.
You will get 6 personal sessions with a mentor, spaced 4 weeks apart.
You can restart your email sequence and tasks in order to start fresh.
You can join the next group that is all starting so you have accountability.
Once you join (again) we start with a session to get your book back on track.
A REMINDER OF THE INFORMATION IS BELOW
Depending on what you enjoy in a creative process, you can join the group of authors travelling a similar journey or you can work solo with your mentor (but can dip into the group sessions for discipline and connection). You will move down the path to publication, but the writing journey is your own.
You will be on a fixed and structured course with lessons and tasks that will bring together the architecture of your book. This is a very structured programme with a series of emails, calls and key lessons over these months and will take you all the way to a solid first draft over the first few months.
Once your first draft is complete, we will start the process of review and refinement.
You will work with a mentor and meet every 4 weeks to review your work and to keep your book on track and make sure you are meeting your word count deadlines.
We expect updates every 2 weeks in the initial planning phases. As you move into the writing phase you will be required to complete a scene or chapter every two weeks for review and input.
We want you to put in the time - so we have a number of group writing dates. Every single Wednesday we have an (optional) scheduled writing group for 4 hours which will push up your word count and allow you to write in community and connect with your mentors and other authors.
We have a monthly 'At Home Writing Binge' of three days of solid writing, 7 hours a day.
These are all part of the mentorship structure.
Bank Transfer Details ZAR
ZAR rate is R6,000
TWR Events
Bank: First National Bank / FNB
Account number 62629165136
Branch code 204009
Branch TWR Hout Bay
Swift / BIC code FIRNZAJJ
IBAN FIRNZAJJ20400962629165136
OR JUST the account number 62629165136
Author Mentorship Re-Sit
The investment in your mentorship is quoted on the information payment page and in your currency. This is because we have a ZAR rate and a USD rate that may differ.
These personal mentorships have limited spaces for new writers and there is a NO REFUND policy. For that reason we will have a personal call first to explain the process and how it works.
A full upfront payment is recommended and a discount offered for that, but we do have a payment plan that specifies the instalments and when they are paid.
IN PAYING YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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All personal sessions must be taken over 12 months from the start of the mentorship.
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All fees paid are totally non-refundable for any reason whatsoever
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Acceptance on the mentorship does not guarantee publication, or representation
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There is a payment plan offered and this is a deposit with 5 more instalments payable.
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If you need to stop the process for any reason or cannot continue, you will be offered a deferment to the next year's mentorship and will be credited the number of remaining session to redeem in time that year. If that is not agreeable the remaining sessions will be credited to you for 24 months from termination date.
By choosing to participate in the mentorship you agree to:
Follow the rules and guidelines as outlined by the program coordinator, mentee training, program policies, and this contract;
Attend as many of the fixed writing dates as possible, within reason
Make a one-year commitment to work on my book;
Meet at least 4 times with my mentor;
Make at least monthly contact with my mentor;
Be on time for scheduled meetings or call my mentor at least 24 hours beforehand if I am unable to make a meeting;
Participate in a closure process when the match comes to an end;-
