Writing Apothecary
Inside you’ll find beautiful ways that I can help connect you and your project and keep you accountable. I can inject life and zest to enliven and enrich your projects with words, love, time and patience, because writing isn’t always easy. Nor should it be done alone.
Together we’ll find the solution to what you need to make your writing experience full of highs, deep explorations, and endings. Each concoction is tailor-made for you; no one else will get the same elixir as you so you can get exactly what you need. You’ll get worksheets and guidance, exercises and reading info to help you on your journey.
Or perhaps you’re looking for someone to give you a friendly but firm push to get you on the way and really get your butt into gear and warm your fingers up.
I can be the personal trainer your writing really needs and together we’ll whip your fingers and mind into shape so that you can shout from the top of the Eureka building that you’ve finished your piece of writing.
Writing is such a beautiful creative outlet; to me, it’s my meditation and through my packages, I can bring that to you too. It’s also a creative endeavor that is full of joy, tears, excitement and sometimes loneliness. But who says that we have to let that be a part of something so beautiful and so enriching?
I’m calling bullshit on that and letting you know that you’re not alone. I’m here to be your accountability partner, to help you sound out your ideas, give you gentle guidance on how to fix the problems that crop up in your writing and give you the tools to make it not such a lonely road.
If you sign on with me you’ll receive a swagger of tools to help you from the get go, plus any extras that pop up in our sessions.
I’ll help you build own Writing Dispensary and arm you with the right tonics to help you build your shelves with the right concoctions to help enrich your writing life.
Want to get that piece of writing publishable? Or need someone to help kick your butt and you’re ready to work with me? Send me an email: hello (at) dreamingfullyawake (dot) com and enquire about a 20 minute discovery call with me, we’ll dive straight in and as I show you a taste of what will come if you choose I’m the write coach for you.
I offer one, three, six and twelve month coaching packages, each of them tailored exactly to what you need. But there are some slight differences. With the below packages, each have a different level of editing, support and extras that come with it. This is so I can provide you with what you need.
Welcome to the tincture package. This is a month of focus 1:1 coaching where we work together to write a draft in a month. If we don’t make it that’s ok too, we’re starting with a place where we can work with. Getting some words on the page or even a starting point is what we’ll work on. Four weeks of honed intentional work, making the words appear and helping to stretch you further than before. Between our sessions you’ll also receive email support and voxer/whatsapp messages to help keep you on track. You won’t be alone!
What you’ll get: bi-weekly calls on Skype or Zoom, plotting, 5 hours of editing and Dreaming Fully Awake Playbook (valued at $28).
Your investment: $586
Welcome to the best three months of your life. This package is three months of 1:1 guidance where it’s completely tailored to what you need from your writing. We can work together to get you a writing practice which allows you to be consistent with your words and bring your writerly insides into alignment. Twelve weeks of dedication from you, and from me, and we’ll get deeper than what we would in four weeks. Between our sessions you’ll also receive email support and voxer/whatsapp messages to help keep you on track. You won’t be alone!
What you’ll get: bi-weekly calls on Skype or Zoom, 20 hours of editing, Storyboard Antidote + the full walk through (valued at $208), Dreaming Fully Awake Playbook (valued at $28).
Your Investment: $1090
Six months goes deeper into the rabbit hole that is writing. We’ll explore you’re writing and break down how to get you where you need to be. Breaking down the steps to get you to where your writing needs to be will get us closer to what you want. Together we’ll work on your projects and talk through the bumps that come with it and celebrate the achievements of what will come. Between our sessions you’ll also receive email support and voxer/whatsapp messages to help keep you on track. You won’t be alone!
What you’ll get: bi-weekly calls on Skype or Zoom, 45 hours of editing, manuscript appraisal, Storyboard Antidote + the full walk through (valued at $208), Dreaming Fully Awake Playbook (valued at $28).
Your Investment: $1649
Twelve months, just you and me, and your project (or projects). Together we’ll get clear on how to manage your projects. We’ll start at the beginning, putting together a plan and getting down details of what you need to do and the steps to get you there. At the end of our year together you’ll have a thriving writing practice that will allow you to get shit done. You’ll also have projects that you can show that you worked on, and maybe they’re birthed into the world. Maybe they’re self-published or they’re out there ready to be queried. If you’re writing a novel, you’ll get a full manuscript appraisal (valued at $967) with a full report. Between our sessions you’ll also receive email support and voxer/whatsapp messages to help keep you on track. You won’t be alone!
What you’ll get: bi-weekly calls on Skype or Zoom, 78 hours of editing (this could mean that it’s a chapter at a time), manuscript appraisal, Storyboard Antidote + the full walk through (valued at $208), Dreaming Fully Awake Playbook (valued at $28).
Investment: $2199
Extras:
- Proof Reading – $350
- Copy Editing – $500
- Complete Editing (includes proof reading) – $700
- Storyboard Method Playbook** – $149
(These extras are discounted, specifically for coaching clients, they won’t be listed on the booking page and will need to be added into the comments of emailed through.)
A word of warning: You need to be ready to work.
Writing is hard work and I’m not going to lie there will be times where you won’t want to show up or you won’t want to sit down and write but that’s when you should.
To book in a sesh with me hit up my Booking Page and select your package.
I was looking for a writing coach because even though I love writing, english is not my first language and I wanted to be sure that my posts reflected my authentic voice and really felt like me. Working with Mandi helped me fine tune my voice through the page and also keep me accountable to write regularly, which was something I was struggling with. I highly recommend working with Mandi if you have a writing project in mind, big or small. But most importantly she’s down to earth and so much fun to work with.
– Alessia Gandolfo – Follow Your Inner Light
Mandi, being the generous, kind, and beautiful person that she is, offered to support me as an accountability partner and coach while I worked on a writing project. She is a fantastic listener who offers incredible ideas and suggestions when appropriate. Sometimes, the best kind of coaches know when to offer advice and when to step back and allow their clients the time and space to work through their thoughts as they try to figure out solutions for their projects. Mandi is one of those coaches. Her passion for writing and supporting writers is so apparent and her enthusiasm is infectious. Having studied writing and publishing she knows how to give feedback and input in a way that empowers her clients and allows them to move forward with confidence.
– Vanessa Carnevale – vanessacarnevale.com
I don’t have a writing project yet, but I have one in my head. Can you help?
You’ve come to the right place. I mostly certainly can help!
As a part of each of the upper packages you get my storyboard antidote playbook as an add on service, which is valued at $400, and will help you narrow down on your story, characters and plot points so that you can get some writing down, but for those that don’t do structure, don’t walk away yet, my own plotting form is pretty lack so if the plot points don’t work for you, I’ll share my secrets to getting my stories down.
We will get down and dirty with it and really get the goodness and get you writing in no time.
What is your speciality?
I have a heavy background in fiction, because I’ve always much liked to just escape the world and I understand the world of fiction a lot better. Fantasy is my go to, so world building, character nuts and bolts, settings, themes, those are all right up there, but I can adapt to anything you throw at me. I’ve also got a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Creative Writing) and a Bachelor of Writing and Publishing, which has helped hone my editing and writing skills.
Help! I write non-fiction can I work with you?
You most certainly can. No matter what the story medium is there is always that: a story waiting to be told, as a fiction writer it actually helps my clients who write non-fiction: self-help/memoir/essays because I can weave a story into their writing with love and care.
I love fiction but I don’t know where to start can you help me?
You bet! Look at what sort of books you read, is there a common theme? Do you love fantasy? Or maybe you’re a horror fan? Or perhaps romance is your way of life. Getting to know what genre you’re writing in, will help you in the long run and actually start you off in the right place. You don’t necessarily have to stay in that genre but knowing where to start helps work out where you’re going to.
What are your credentials?
I have completed both a Bachelor of Arts from Flinders University (where I majored in creative writing and women studies) and a Bachelor of Writing and Publishing from Melbourne Polytechnic. I have completed my Masters in Creative at Macquarie University. I’ve also been employed as a writing coach over NaNoWriMo with Melbourne Polytechnic. So, I’m well versed in and out of academia.
**Purchasing the playbook separately (for the Tincture Package) doesn’t include the extra walkthrough and guidance that comes with the Serum, Antidote, and Tonic packages. I would recommend upgrading to those packages if you want the added extra experience.