Decatur, Georgia: Clairmont / Druid Hills Roads near I-85
Register for workshops on the Schedule / Rates page


 

Woodstock, Georgia: FoxTale Book Shoppe
Register/Info at http://www.foxtalebookshoppe.com or phone 770-516-9989

 

Learn more about The Writer's Process in the new FAQ section!
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Congratulations to Eileen L. Cooley, Ph.D.,
on the publication of her book,
Why Do My Feet Say YES When My Head Says NO?
with Jill Dubin, Illustrator; Published by Headline Kids

"Wayne was very instrumental in encouraging and helping me think
about the entire process all the way through the successful query letter."
                                                                             ~ Dr. Eileen L. Cooley
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Writing coach and editor Wayne South Smith of The Writer’s Process in Atlanta, Georgia provides personal coaching, conducts workshops, and mentors creative awareness and inspiration toward the achievement of goals in fiction and non-fiction genres.

Coaching services and writing workshops are designed for writers of all skill levels from a variety of backgrounds, including those who are inexperienced within the genre they would like to explore.

For over seven years, Wayne has teamed with writers to nurture:

  • a passionate writing habit
  • a heightened sense of awareness
  • enhanced confidence and inspiration
  • personal and creative growth
  • skills to clarify and achieve artistic goals

Clients have achieved:

  • published non-fiction and children's books
  • international and regional contest victories
  • completion of fiction and non-fiction books, memoir, short stories, editorials, columns, poems and personal projects
  • well-reviewed doctoral dissertations
  • successful college application essays
  • professional growth as writers
  • book and lyrics for a stage musical

From all walks of life, clients range in age from 12-82, and include:

  • the person with a lifelong dream of writing a novel
  • the Ph.D. who wants to write a non-fiction book about her experiences
  • the business person who writes at work every day, but wants to express his creativity in writing
  • the grandparent who wants to record family stories for posterity or write a personal memoir
  • the student who needs focused attention in writing that he/she is not receiving in school
  • the person interested in discovering his/her creative voice to communicate more confidently day to day and/or share stories in print
  • the published writer who is experiencing a creative block or wants to experiment in a new medium
  • the person who yearns for more artistic balance in his/her life