Check-in Meetings

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“I found her professional and kind and insightful.” — Áine Greaney

A check-in meeting is a one-hour Zoom meeting that can be used in several different ways, according to your needs:

  • A series of these meetings can help you create a regular writing routine and motivate you to keep moving forward.
  • A single meeting can help you with a thorny issue in your revision process — for example, a tricky pivotal scene that is causing your problems.
  • Even long after we finish working together on one of your projects, you can set up a meeting to ask a writing or publishing question that has been troubling you.

 If you think a check-in meeting would be helpful, please contact me. Or return to the full list of Editing Services.

A chart describing the check-in meeting process: (1) discuss your editing needs in an email; (2) agree to tasks, schedule, and costs, and pay a fee to lock in time in Martha's schedule; (3) work on completing tasks and any assigned exercises, turning them in 24-48 hours before the follow-up meeting; (4) follow up via Zoom to discuss how well you met your goals, ask any pressing questions, and create new goals for the next meeting.

A chart describing the process for a check-in meeting to discuss a single question: (1) email Martha to clarify what you need help with; (2) agree to topic and schedule, and pay a scheduling fee; (3) as needed, provide Martha with additional info that will help her answer your question; (4) meet via Zoom to discuss the question or issue you need guidance with.