Ready to have an experienced writing coach in your corner? Read on for info about coaching options and testimonials from writers I’ve worked with.
Freelance Writer Bootcamp
Click here to join the waitlist for my small group coaching program.
In Freelance Writer Bootcamp, you’ll learn how to write pitches that sell, get paid well to cover stories that matter to you, and increase your confidence in lasting ways.
Bootcampers have broken into the New York Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Bustle, Sawubona (South African Airways’ inflight), Fodor’s, the BBC, and many other publications. Click here for the full details and application.
Private coaching
Click here to apply for private coaching.
Private coaching is for the writer who wants a personalized agenda and transformative breakthroughs. You will experience new clarity about what’s been holding you back and choose new patterns of thinking and behavior to propel you forward toward your goals.
I help writers get real, lasting results. Their confidence increases. They break into their dream publications. They drop their pain-in-the-butt clients. They increase their rates. They start (and finish!) personal and creative projects. They get their writing mojo back. They define and enjoy their own definition of freelance writing success.
Private coaching clients who are ready to invest time, energy, and money into coaching can expect an excellent return. I work with new coaching clients by application only. Apply to work with me 1:1.
The Writing Coach Podcast
Get a taste of what it’s like to coach with me by subscribing to my weekly podcast, where I discuss skills, strategy, and mindset management for writers. Click here to listen to the Writing Coach Podcast.
What do you want help with in your writing life today?
Click here to apply to get coached (for free!) on the Writing Coach Podcast.
Creating sustainable freelance writing success
In this free, one hour class, I’ll share with you:
- A proven blueprint for pitching and selling freelance story ideas
- How to turn a once-off assignment into an ongoing gig
- My best tip for getting silent editors to respond to you
- Plus, time for your questions during our live Q&A session.
Click here to register for the next time I teach this class live.
Freelance Writer Breakthrough Mini Course
This new mini course covers idea generation, thinking like your editor, writing a pitch that sells, and strategically pitching for sustainable freelance success.
Click here to join the Breakthrough waitlist.
What my clients say
Here’s what writers who have worked with me (either in private one-on-one coaching sessions or in my signature group coaching program, Freelance Writer Bootcamp) say:
“Rebecca has spent years fine-tuning her freelancing strategy—learning from her let me leverage that hard-won experience to leap ahead in my own career. Her short course on crafting and tracking pitches helped me publish in the Guardian and two new-to-me national magazines. Plus, her feedback on drafts is extremely helpful.”
— Morgan Trimble
“After months of pitching national magazines with no success, I decided to call on Rebecca to advise me on a pitch for my dream publication: Runner’s World. Thanks to her help, I landed that assignment, and continue to write for Runner’s World now!”
— Lauren Bedosky
“Lots of benefits, including how to work more efficiently. I feel more motivated and confident as a result.”
— Jennifer Hudson
“I have had very good results with this program. I stuck with it for the full six weeks and worked at the pace you suggested. I am a busy mom, work part-time and am trying to launch my freelance writing. But I was able to view the videos, complete the assignments and attend the calls. I landed a well-paying assignment with my first query. It almost paid off the cost of your course. I immediately felt good about my investment.”
— Meg Root
“My first freelance piece was published today! Thank you Rebecca L. Weber for encouraging me to focus on the ‘why now’ because it really helped. Throughout my travels this year, I plan to be pitching many more of these kinds of pieces so I’m hoping it’s just the beginning of a good relationship with the publication.”
— Brianne Nemiroff
“Through my coaching session (one of the bonuses), Rebecca helped me to fire my least favourite client, which freed up time in my schedule to pitch to publications I want to write for.
I also gained the confidence to go ahead and pitch even when I’m feeling like an imposter, because it became obvious that a) everyone has similar fears and b) if you don’t try, you can’t succeed. So lovely to realise (when one works alone most of the time) that one’s struggles are not unique and there is support available.
I also found the content very practical and there was numerous useful tools supplied that I intend to keep using.”
— Tamara Oberholster
“My pitches were often focused on a topic and not on a story. They have improved massively now and so did my acceptance rate.
An immediate change was that I started working for mainstream media [Al Jazeera].
The content is accessible, fun and engaging. Rebecca has a great personality and is a very competent and helpful tutor. If someone wants to approach freelancing in a professional and structured way, this course is perfect.”
— Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
“It gave me a lot of confidence and answered questions that I probably would’ve spent months or years figuring out the hard way.”
— Liz Walsh
“I felt really uncertain about how to get started, what the unspoken rules were of the freelancing game, and what editors were looking for in a pitch. I now feel confident to give pitching a red hot go! I loved that you delved into the specifics and practicalities of freelancing. I learnt so much! I loved getting feedback on my pitches. I feel so much more confident and motivated now.”
— Cath Johnsen
“I had researched a lot on my own, trying to figure it out, and had pitched editors with what I knew. But I was not getting the results I wanted.
That’s when I signed up for Rebecca’s FWB. I had missed the registration period before, and knew I didn’t want to let time pass even more. If I didn’t sign up, I knew I’d be in the same spot with my writing that I was months ago.
After a workshop session where I brought a pitch for SHAPE Magazine, I made the edits then sent it to the editor. The piece was accepted that very day! It was one of the most exciting moments in my writing career (so far!). I had finally broken through to a national magazine, a name people recognize. Now I continue to write for them and have a working relationship with the editor.
I’ve broken into writing for The Washington Post and SHAPE Magazine. Her course fundamentally changed my life, my confidence as a writer, and the trajectory of what I will do as a writer.”
— Jenna Jonaitis
“I had submitted successful pitches in the past, but I needed a real push to get moving on writing new pitches for new publications that would call for deeper/longform stories, bring more exposure, and pay more money.
I was in a rut, writing regularly for a paper that I know well but pays abysmally.
I now have much greater resolve to seek more pay from existing and new clients. Last week I negotiated higher pay for a proofreading gig with an existing client.”
— Sandra Larson
“Motivated me completely! Totally accessible, non-competitive, and 100% encouraging.”
— Frances Aron
“It’s given me new momentum in the relationships I already had – ie, given my writing a boost and a fresh way to discuss work with existing editors, which I think they are responding well to. So all round helpful in reinforcing my professional approach and willingness/ability to adapt to their changing needs too.”
— Angela Rumsey
“As writers–especially freelancers who work from home–it can be easy to get stuck in your bubble of processes and ways of doing things, and seeing how someone else does things and what recommendations they have is extremely helpful. Rebecca was wonderful about providing feedback and support.”
— Ashley Lauretta
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