Private Coaching

Private coaching is available if you prefer personal instruction.  I’ll teach you how to compose text that is focused, concise, and compelling. Learn to banish bureaucratic blather and make each second of the reader’s time play to your advantage. Leverage your words to achieve your objectives!

Choose a topic below or request a specific topic important to you, such as:

  • Craft a stellar resume … to land that dream job

  • Nail input to performance reviews … to score a big promotion

  • Write winning proposals … to secure contracts and grants

  • Project a web presence … to spark new business

  • Ace the college application essay … to open academic doors

  • Spin that captivating tale … to help fiction authors hook the reader

Purchase Private Coaching

Here’s what you get:

A 90-minute session to learn to improve your writing in general practice or applied to a specific product. I’ll provide expert insights and techniques you can implement immediately. At the end of our session, you will be able to strategize and compose a more compelling product that resonates with the reader.

Special Projects

Complex grant submissions, end-of-year reports, environmental impact statements, communications sent to Congressional committees … any other major effort … I charge by the project, not by the hour. In fact, many of the projects on which I’ve worked have been a labor of love based more on satisfaction derived from the mission than on payment. I

Example …

This was the first of several projects on which I collaborated with the Foundation of Resilient Societies. Each has been a distinct pleasure … personal and professional. Excerpt below is from the report imaged here.

Acknowledgements (from the CEO):

I would like to thank Tom Popik, Mary Lasky, and Bill Harris of the Foundation for Resilient Societies for their gracious and patient assistance with this report. Additionally, I would like to thank Curtis Birnbach and Dr. George Baker for their excellent technical insights and patient explanation of the rigorous scientific aspects of protecting against electromagnetic pulse. Special thanks to Carla Bass, Colonel, USAF (Ret), author of the award-winning book, “Write to Influence!”, who tirelessly worked to improve the report.I

Work on Web Pages

“Composing web content is a special skill—it needs to be snappy and concise. Carla’s work on www.GridClue.com was invaluable in communicating our complex message to a broad audience.”

Thomas Popik, Chairman and President, Foundation for Resilient Societies.

Carla brilliantly captured in one entertaining, easily read document the nuances of writing that infuse products with clarity, focus, and direction. If effective writing is your goal, put this book in your tool kit!

— Dr. Lani Kass, Senior VP, Corporate Strategic Advisor, CACI

I recommend this book enthusiastically! It teaches students and adults how to edit their writing to achieve purposes with clarity, directness, and grace. I am a writing teacher with 30 + years of experience teaching middle and high schools.

— H. Lyman, PhD, Academic Dean, Hill School

“Carla knows her stuff! People wanting to further their skills or their careers would do well to read and re-read Write to Influence! Even as an experienced writer and reader I found useful tips and it’s joined my favorite desktop resources.

— Shari Stauch, CEO and Creator of Where Writers Win

“Where has this book been? This book has it all—brilliant tools to teach writing fundamentals and strategies to compose products with that competitive edge.”

— Robert J. Butler, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Cyber Strategies, LLC

“Write to Influence! is an essential guide for anyone seeking to inform or influence others with the written word. This book will be on my desk to help me on that journey.

— Mark Amtower, Managing Partner, Amtower & Company

How does private coaching work?

  1. Use the link below to purchase a private coaching session for $350.

  2. When payment is confirmed, I will contact you by email or text within 24 hoursto set up a live video chat or phone call.

  3. Then, prepare to improve your writing skills!

What Others Say!

“Write to Influence! is a gem! It’s also a powerful tool for individuals wanting to get ahead … in all kinds of business and real-world scenarios where standout writing means the difference between success and failure.”

— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review