About Your Writing Journey
In Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain writes:
“Cooking is a craft, I like to think, and a good cook is a craftsman—not an artist. There's nothing wrong with that: the great cathedrals of Europe were built by craftsmen—though not designed by them. Practicing your craft in expert fashion is noble, honorable and satisfying.”
I believe this is exactly true about writing, too.
On Your Writing Journey, you will learn the craft of writing to transform your dream into reality on the page. Here, you can also upgrade your current writing skills, learning and practicing techniques to sharpen your voice, language, organization, and impact.
Your Writing Journey also aims to take you from the page to publication, teaching not only how to successfully pitch magazines, newspapers, and websites, but also how to build a successful career in writing.
Your Writing Journey Personal Program
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Learn the fundamentals of article writing, travel writing, and creative nonfiction
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Practice specific writing techniques in voice, description, topics and angles, quotes and dialogue, sentence and paragraph structure, story layout, connecting with reader
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Walk through the full arc of production from idea to final copy.
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Receive feedback and editing on your individual drafts
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Learn to pitch publications and what sells
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Consult on writing career and next steps
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Look for ways to upgrade your business's published material
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Manage existential angst
How it works
Your Writing Journey begins by booking a 30- or 60-minute consultation with Mike Dunphy, which will take place over Zoom, Skype, phone, or app of your convenience.
The goal of this consultation is to assess the current status of your writing journey, understand your needs, and devise the best way forward to achieve them.
All texts will be submitted to Mike as a Word Doc (preferred), or Google Doc. Feedback on the draft will be given within seven business days, unless a rush job or special arrangement.
Feedback can encompass all levels of editing, from fundamentals of structure and content to individual lines and language to copyediting and polishing, and more.
Career consultations are focused on pitching, getting assignments, the editorial process, nurturing relationships with editors and writers, and avoiding the typical traps and pitfalls of the trade.