Project Coaching

Creativity is not a luxury or a gift for the fortunate few; it’s a crucial set of skills that you can master with guidance and practice.

Informed by established principles and practices of creativity, I facilitate a process of discovery and knowledge creation that aligns with each client’s mission and goals.

I offer developmental editing and coaching that supports and guides you to:

Clarify your ideas
Hone your storytelling craft
Develop your voice on the page
Complete a story, article or book

"Dara is a patient editor who is particularly skilled at wading through the chaos of many ideas to find the patterns and threads missed at first glance. She asks fantastic questions and makes what seems like a monumental task much easier. The result of our work together was a complex and rich article with bigger ideas than I imagined possible.

I am so thankful for the experience of working with Dara and enthusiastically recommend her brilliant thought partnership, coaching and editing skills."

Dara Lurie was an editing godsend. She was steadfast about the importance of the ideas in this report and their use for the country—and steadfast in her belief in our ability to communicate them, no matter how complex.

Project Coaching

Often, when I tell someone that I can help them with writing a book, they look at me like I just asked them to climb Mt. Everest. But here’s what you have to understand; it’s not about the book. It’s about being able to engage the creative process that lays the foundation for all of your inspired ideas.

Creativity is not a luxury or a gift for the fortunate few; it’s a crucial set of skills that you can master with guidance and practice.

Informed by established principles and practices of creativity, I facilitate a process of discovery and knowledge creation that aligns with each client’s mission and goals.

I offer developmental editing and coaching that supports and guides you to:

Clarify your ideas
Hone your storytelling craft
Develop your voice on the page
Complete a story, article or book

[Insert Melissa’s testimonial]

“Dara is a patient editor who is particularly skilled at wading through the chaos of many ideas to find the patterns and threads missed at first glance. She asks fantastic questions and makes what seems like a monumental task much easier. The result of our work together was a complex and rich article with bigger ideas than I imagined possible.

I am so thankful for the experience of working with Dara and enthusiastically recommend her brilliant thought partnership, coaching and editing skills.”

– Darnell Adams, co-founder, Firebrand Cooperative