This is a Group session
COHORT 5 is FULL
COHORT 6 will begin Thursday, July 16, 6pm-9pm ET via Zoom. Details to follow.
Tuition for each phase due prior to start of that phase (some discounts may apply).
Classes fill quickly. Discounts for registering early.
Limit: 6 participants per group. Require 3 participants to run a group.
Upcoming Sessions
Jul 16, 2026 • 6:00 pmFinish Your Book Group Coaching (Out of the Shire )
Every year you resolve to finish your book — but you don’t.
I get it. I was you once upon a time.
Now, my seventh book is scheduled for release from a traditional publisher and I have the skills to help YOU finish your book, too.
This year can be the year you reach your goal and produce the manuscript you’ve been dreaming of writing.
Finish Your Book Group Coaching will provide the expert help you need – accountability, feedback, motivation, and practical guidance from someone who has been there and back.
Don’t let another year pass without giving that book every opportunity to become a reality! This is your year!
You have a book inside you. Get it on the page, at last! Expert help is here, designed with you in mind!
Each group will be limited to six participants. All sessions will be recorded for any participant who has a last-minute conflict with the class. Makeups for 3-hour workshops may be arranged as needed.
Email Lori with questions or if you want references from group graduates: lorisroel@gmail.com
**GRADUATES of Finish Your Book Group Coaching are then eligible to join The Wrinklings, a monthly writing support group.
Finish Your Book Group Coaching COHORT 6 is Scheduled to Begin Thursday July 16, 2026 (Out of the Shire).
This package includes
Cohort 5 Schedule. Cohort 6 Schedule Will Be Posted by March 31 and will follow the same format, different dates.
- FREE for early registrants, PREPARE FOR SUCCESS bonus 90-minute workshop on Thursday, 12/11/2025 2:30-4pm ET. In this workshop we’ll cover steps you can take before our January meeting to set yourself up for writing success in the New Year and discuss your needs. How can you give yourself the best start in 2026? A can’t miss nuts and bolts workshop that will amp your motivation and make the difference you’ve been hoping to make in your writing.
- Phase 1: Start Strong—January, February, March. Set up for success.
- In the kickoff three-hour workshop choose from Thursday, January 15th, 1pm-4pm ET you will prepare your schedule, determine your writing goals, mentally/spiritually prepare, and create a course of action you’ll test.
- The second three-hour workshop Thursday, February 12th, 1pm-4pm ET will be devoted to writing craft and the nuts and bolts of organizing a book-length project. We’ll cover how to Write Tight and discuss the outline (plot points for fiction), focus, audience, approach, and theme of your individual books or your articles goals as well as tweak your plan from January.
- March involves three weekly ninety-minute Zoom check-ins for accountability and continued instruction in writing craft (with some conference preparation for those attending Spring conferences). (Thursdays 2:30-4pm ET 3/5, 3/12, 3/19) .
Cost for the 10.5 hours of facetime plus email support between meetings for this phase is $350.
Phase 2: Build Momentum—April, May, June. Don’t stop now!
- April we’ll scale back to twice monthly Zooms (Thursdays 2:00-4pm ) for accountability check-in and writing/revision/editing instruction. (4/9 and 4/23)
- May involves one individually scheduled 60-minute Zoom, with initial critiques on the writing (scheduled May 7th-May 8th). (usually, a one-on-one hour coaching fee with critique would range between $150-200. but is included in this package).
- June we’ll, again, have twice monthly meetings (2:00-4pm ) for accountability, check-in, and introduction to brand/platform/marketing (6/4 and 6/18)
Cost for individual Zooms, group Zooms time plus email support between meetings for this phase is $350.
Phase 3: Hitting Stride—July, August, September. Maintain momentum.
- July: 4 one-hour Zoom check-ins to increase momentum which will include critiquing writing samples, instruction on voice, and continued write tight instruction as well as an overview of the publishing business. (Thursday 2:30-3:30) (7/2, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30)
- August involves two two-hour workshops on branding/marketing/AI/pitching to agents and editors (Thursday 2:00-4pm , 8/13, 8/27)
- September involves one-on-one Zoom coaching to review individual progress and developing your Phase 4 steps and maintenance of solo writing. (Scheduled the week of 9/17-9/18).
Cost for the equivalent of 10 hours of support plus email support between meetings for this phase is $350.
Phase 4: Write Strong—October, November, December.
- October involves one 3-hour training (10/29) on writing a book proposal.
- November will include two 90-minute meetings (11/12, 11/19) for accountability and deeper instruction on the publishing business.
- December involves one final 3-hour workshop (12/3) celebration and sharing of progress and individual work.
Cost for the 9 hours of support plus email support between meetings for this phase is $300. ($50 off for those who register prior to 12/29/2026).
With this support and diligent work between meetings, you could have a solid first draft, a completed proposal, a fledgling freelance career, or even a ready manuscript in 2026. You will definitely be further in your writing than you’ve ever gone before!
- Finish Your Book Group Coaching: This 4-Phase Writing Adventure will ensure YOU get support you need to reach your writing goal.You can trust Lori to bring you all the hard-earned knowledge and the wealth of experience she gained writing seven traditionally published, award-winning books all while balancing a full-time day job, managing a writing/speaking/coaching ministry, teaching weekly women’s Bible study, serving on worship team at church and caring for her husband and family (without losing her mind).Lori designed this unique group-coaching with you in mind. Her goal is to help you create a writing habit you can maintain without intensive support and to provide you with every assistance to finish your book, craft your proposal, or develop a freelance writing career. Lori has coached over 250 Christian writers. You will receive nuts-and-bolts instruction and quality guidance as a key member of a supportive small group of fellow writers.