WYRDISM
Write Your Rough Draft in 6 Months
Individual support for writers who are done circling their book—and are ready to write it.
Finish a full rough draft with expert coaching, weekly deadlines, and steady manuscript feedback—so you keep writing even through doubt, burnout, and perfectionism.
Starts: March 1st, 2026. Limited enrollment.
Format: Weekly support + weekly feedback/edits
Target Manuscript: ~90,000–95,000 words (adjusted to your book)
Investment: $6,000 (or $1,000/mo)
Imagine holding your complete rough draft by the end of August
because the time was scheduled, deadlines anchored you, and didn’t try to go it alone.
When you enroll in WYRDISM, you’ll:
Finish a full rough draft (target: ~90–95k words, adjusted to your book)
Build a weekly writing rhythm that doesn’t wreck your life
Turn self-doubt into forward motion (even when the hard chapters show up)
Get weekly professional feedback so you don’t stall out alone in the messy middle
Transform wavering confidence into consistent momentum
Perhaps you know you have a story inside you. Maybe you’ve even started writing, but you're neurodivergent, and online advice left you more stuck than motivated. Maybe you have too many ideas kicking around and don’t know which one to focus on.
DO YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK, BUT DON’T KNOW HOW?
Most writers know they want to write a book, but something always gets in the way:
They can’t find the time or energy to write
Their inner critic buys a megaphone
The structure of the manuscript is too big
The first draft is overwhelming/a lot/too-fucking-much
They stall on the third chapter
Weeks of research turn into months of overwhelm
Their muse heads on an extended vacation with their motivation
In WYRDISM, I hold the container with you—structure, deadlines, craft techniques, nervous-system support, and steady feedback—so the rough draft actually gets written and you don’t burn out.
If you burn down your life in pursuit of your book, you’ve done it wrong. This program supports the messiness and the momentum by providing structure, emotional steadiness, and real accountability with your nervous system and creative rhythm in mind.
HOW IT WORKS (the rhythm)
Step 1 — Fit Call (free): We make sure this is the right program for you. You bring your idea (or a few contenders). We talk honestly about scope, timing, and whether this container fits.
Step 2 — Watercourse Mapping Session (90 min, pre–March 1):
We map the full six months: call schedule, writing targets, submission rhythm, and what you need when motivation dips. If you’re between ideas, we choose the one you’ll draft.
Step 3 — Weekly support (March 1 → late August)
We alternate between:
Deep Support Session (60 min): craft, structure, blocks, chapter strategy, feedback integration
Touch-In Session (30 min): momentum, time planning, mindset, one focused craft tool
Every Saturday by midnight: up to 15 pages due (your motivating deadline).
Step 4 — Celebration & Integration Session (90 min, before Sept 1):
High-level developmental review of your completed rough draft, next steps support, and celebrating that you did the thing.
Sample WYRDISM Schedules
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Weekly live coaching (20+ hours total):
1 × 90-min Watercourse Mapping Session
13 × 60-min Deep Support Sessions
12 × 30-min Touch-In Sessions
1 × 90-min Celebration / Integration / Next Steps Session (scheduled Aug 23–31)
Manuscript feedback (weekly):
Up to 15 pages/week (about 3,000–4,000 words)
Developmental feedback (memoir-level notes, clarity, structure, scene work, reader experience)
Up to 375 pages total included across the container
Turnaround: returned by Wednesday the following week
Resources + assignments:
Short, usable tools that help you find your voice again and again—outlining support, drafting momentum, and “Soul of Your Book” assignments that reconnect you to impact and meaning when you start asking, “Does this matter?”
Structures & Deadlines to ensure you get your stuff done!
Program Details
THE WRITING MATH
(it’s totally doable)
If you submit 15 pages/week and keep a simple rhythm, you’re typically writing:
3,500–4,000 words/week
roughly 500–750 words/day on weekdays
which is often 2–3 solid writing sessions/week, depending on your process
This isn’t grinding. It’s consistent progress in a strong container.
Who is this for?
WYRDISM is for you if:
You have a real book idea (or 2–3 contenders) and you’re ready to choose
You want structure and emotional steadiness while you draft
You do well with clear deadlines and compassionate accountability
You want personalized coaching + manuscript feedback (not a course portal)
You committed to finishing a rough draft
You are a creative thinker who needs momentum & support
WYRDISM is not for you if:
You want a self-paced program you do entirely alone
You’re looking primarily for publishing strategy/querying prep
You want occasional support only (you’ll be happier in ongoing coaching)
What It Feels Like
“Ash is an unstoppable coach. I love how she holds you accountable as you want and celebrates with you. I recommend working with her.”
-Madhura
“She has a real knack for developing stories and building structure, and is incredibly useful in helping you find and tell your own story. Would highly recommend!”
-Jeni Stembridge
“Deeply intuitive and caring, heart-centric, wise. Someone who understands how to transmute pain/broken-ness into precious resources for creative expression and strength.”
-Aaron Shori
Testimonial
“Working with Ash Wylder has been one of the most transformative experiences of my creative life. When I began the journey of writing my memoir, I was tangled in a web of memory, grief, and longing. Ash met me there—with unwavering presence, gentle guidance, and a fierce belief in the story I was trying to tell.
She held space for both the rawness of my truth and the craft of shaping it. Her insights were always attuned, intuitive, and deeply intelligent. She asked the right questions, nudged me when I needed courage, and celebrated every breakthrough along the way.
Thanks to Ash, I now hold in my hands the first full draft of a book that once only lived in the quiet corners of my heart. She didn’t just coach me through writing; she midwifed something sacred into the world. I am forever grateful.
If you are ready to write the thing that scares you, that heals you, that you were born to share—Ash is the one to walk with you.”
Julie Peoples-Clark
UVM ProfessorWatch: Alumni Exit Interview
If you want to feel what it’s actually like to work together (beyond the highlight reel), watch this conversation with a past client.
Investment
$6,000
Pay in full or $1,000/month.
Refund note:
Full refund if you decide before the Watercourse Mapping Session
Refund minus mapping fee ($220) if decided before first Deep Support Session
Payment plan billing stops if you discontinue with at least 3 days’ notice before the billing date.
About Ash
I’m Ash Wylder, a memoir coach and founder of The Storybreath School. I teach craft, yes. But the reason my clients finish drafts is that we also work with the nervous system: performance, regulation, and the real emotional terrain of writing a personal story.
WYRDISM is the container I built for writers (and want-to-be writers) who want their book to become real on their calendar and finish the beautiful, vulnerable, messy, first draft.
Let’s make your book real: on the calendar, and on the page.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
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Is this only for memoir?
Memoir is my specialty. If you’re drafting fiction, short stories, or a poetry collection and you want this kind of structure + feedback, bring it to the fit call and we’ll decide together. -
Yes. Craft can be taught. What matters most is whether this is the right time for you to draft and your willingness to write imperfectly on purpose. Some clients begin with voice-to-text to get momentum, then revise into the page.
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We can shift call times, but the Saturday deadline stay consistent. We plan around known disruptions in your mapping session and you may reschedule calls for last-minute schedule changes at least 48 hours in advance.
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Current clients can email me Monday–Friday. Expect about a next-day response time.
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A few small things go a long way for completing your draft.
Gentle and consistent effort — a couple writing sessions per week
A willingness to be vulnerable and brave. Writing a rough draft is a messy business.
Clear communication and dedication to taking a solid wack at it every time you sit down to write.
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No. This is a drafting container. If you want publishing support later, we can map that after the draft is complete.
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Live Weekly Calls: $3,410
This includes
1 90-minute Watercourse Mapping Session,
13 1-hour Deep Support Sessions
12 30-minute Touch In Sessions and
and the final 90-minute Celebration and Integration session
Editing / Feedback: $3,000
15 pages/week
Memoir-level feedback (not line edits, but thoughtful developmental feedback)
375 pages total included
Creative Resources, Prompts, and Assignments: $480
These text-based resources and video teachings are a lightningrod for finding and returning to your voice throughout the writing process. They include how to outline, draft, and improve your writing and are specific to different forms of neurodivergence. One of my personal favorites is the Soul of Your Book Assigments where you really get to feel and imagine the shape of the impact your book will have on your readers.
Completing your rough draft by September 1st: Priceless
There are few things more spectacular than setting yourself to do something, and then doing it! With the structure of WYRDISM, you’ll move through blocks, learn craft techniques, and make serious progress. If you don’t miss a submission deadline, by the end of August you’ll have a 90,000-95,000 word rough draft of your manuscript.
I bet you can write about 750 words per weekday. If daily writing time doesn’t work for you, a couple of strong writing sessions a week can get you there.
If you want to hold a rough draft by the end of August, let’s talk.
Nicole Clausen’s Testimonial
Published Author and Storybreath School alumni
