It’s late at night, and you’re walking home alone.

The street lamps give you just enough light to see where you’re headed.

A rustle nearby makes you tense, but it’s only a garbage bag rattling at your feet.

Cold air grips your arms, and you shiver, glancing around to see if anyone is following you.

Then you stiffen at the sound of footsteps behind you.  Without even turning around, you run like your life depends on it—because it really might.

Your leg muscles are sore, but still you don’t want to look back.

At long last, you reach your apartment building.  You finally spin around, and see that no one is there.  Were you just imagining it?

With haste, you unlock the door with your fob, and rush up the stairs, because you don’t want to wait for the slow and creaking elevator.

Not that the dimly lit stairs are any better.  The echo of your own footsteps, along with the flickering shadows, are almost too much to bear.

When you arrive at your floor, you dash for your apartment unit, and fumble with the keys until you get in.

The darkness and stillness inside strike you.  When you flick the lights on, and close the door, you notice the silence.

You feel like something is off.  

Do you have an unwelcome visitor?

***

How did you feel when you read the above?  Uneasy, on edge, unsettled?  

As a fiction writer, you can scare your reader too, but in a good way.  Who doesn’t enjoy some thrills and chills in the safety of fiction?

Of course, you might be thinking: What about character development?  Backstory?  World-building?  Dialogue?

Yep.  You’ll get to learn how to do all this and more.  The above fictional scene was only a tiny peek into the wonders of fiction writing you can learn with me.

But unlike the protagonist, you won’t be alone in navigating your story.  As your book coach, I’ll be by your side.  I will light up your path, and stand with you against the terrors of the night.

I have 10+ years of experience in writing fiction.  Aside from the suspense-thriller variety, I love romance, fantasy, and science fiction, especially with LGBTQ+ protagonists.  I’m a gay trans fellow myself.  

I’m also a psychotherapist, and I use my in-depth knowledge of psychology to dive deep into character development.  My understanding of human psychology, helps me work with you to overcome any emotional barriers you’ll face in completing your novel.

This month, I will only take on 3 clients.  

Email me today at sieran@sieranlaneghost.com if you want to be one of them!

Packages

Book coaching

Each week, you can send me up to 2,500 words of your manuscript, and I will give you detailed feedback on your draft.

So that would be up to 10,000 words a month of your story that we can work on!

In addition, we will have either a monthly, biweekly, or weekly Zoom call meeting. 

Monthly is $250/ month.

Biweekly is $500/ month

Weekly is $1000/ month 

Developmental Editing Only

If you only want developmental editing, it will be $0.01 per word.  

While this package doesn't include accountability coaching, I can send you an email prompt at prearranged times.  E.g. I can email you once a week to remind you to send me the next 10 pages (2500 words) of your manuscript. 

Frequently Asked Questions

1. I can't afford it. Can you give me a discount?

When it comes to money, It all depends on what you want to prioritize in your spending! With book coaching, I can help you achieve your goals much faster.

Do you want to spend 7 years, 10 years, even 15 years writing your book? I can help you finish that book in just a year or less! I will also give you feedback and support along the way, to steer you in the right direction so you don't waste so much time with trial and error.

Moreover, $250 a month (1 Zoom call and weekly manuscript editing services) is very affordable for book coaching. Many other coaches would charge $500-1000 a month. Some even several thousand a month!

2. I don't have any time or energy to do this. I'm already so busy with family, school, and work. How could I add writing to my already overflowing to-do list?

Again, it all comes down to priorities. If you literally have zero time or energy to work on your projects, it sounds like you might have to cut out some unnecessary tasks and obligations from your life.

I will be happy to help you find ways to get more time and energy to write again. But you need to be willing to let go of things. Otherwise, you'll always be stuck in the hamster wheel of just reacting to demands from school, work, and family, with no time left for yourself.

3. No one reads books anymore, especially not fiction books. Why should I write a book when nobody buys them anymore?

This is actually a myth! Check out this article with evidence on how tons of people still buy books, including fiction books: https://countercraft.substack.com/p/yes-people-do-buy-books

4. Fiction is useless. Only nonfiction helps anybody. So what's the point?

If this is your genuine belief, we might not be a good fit! But since you're reading this page, I assume that you do have faith in fiction, deep down. Fiction is actually very useful and helpful to people, even if it's not immediately obvious.

Fiction can lift people up when they're feeling down, offer inspiration to be brave, help people learn to have empathy for those who are different from them, make people feel seen and less alone in their experiences, etc.

As an example, a friend who used to be very depressed, read John Green's book, The Fault in Our Stars. He found the story so comforting, that it helped him hang on and keep carrying on.

5. You're not a bestselling author. How can you help me?

Being bestselling doesn't mean someone can help you with your own book! Also, there are some hacks and tips to become a bestselling author these days, which have nothing to do with the quality of the book itself. I would much rather help you write a fantastic, solid novel, which you can be proud of. We can then talk about strategies for maximizing your reach to readers.

6. The chances of me becoming the next Stephen King/ J.K. Rowling/ Isaac Asimov are nil. Why should I bother?

First of all, let's examine some assumptions. Why do you need to be famous for your writing to be worthwhile? Fame is cool, but with enough effort, persistence, and good marketing strategies, you can reach many readers. No guarantees that you will reach massive levels of fame, but you can definitely develop a sizable, respectable fanbase of readers who will absolutely adore and appreciate your books!