CREATIVE FEEDBACK & WRITING CONSULTATION

Lauren is a creative partner and editor who offers empathetic and supportive feedback on your words—from poetry and memoir to academic and professional writing.

Her feedback is grounded in a philosophy that puts the writer at the center of their work.

My Ethos

I believe the best creative work comes from a place of deep listening, with ourselves and others. My feedback practice always seeks to keep the writer/artist at the center of their work, while offering guidance informed by years of writing, editing, reading, project-building, and participating in other forms of art. I will both reflect back what I see and give clear direction, working alongside you, taking your lead, and providing an energetic place for questioning, refinement, and discovery.

The Process

Whether you are in the ideation or the manuscript phase, you’ll receive dozens of observational comments, questions, directional suggestions, and/or more technical editing to help your work become a clearer and more powerful version of itself. Let’s work together to determine what type and depth of feedback will be most helpful to you at this stage. To book with me, please just fill out the consultation form, and you’ll hear back within 1-2 days to confirm. Payment is agreed upon via email and due at the beginning of the process via Venmo. Depending on the length of the piece, I’ll respond with written feedback within 3-7 days.

The Offerings

POETRY & LYRICAL WORKS

Individual poems of any form, manuscripts, and performance art scripts

$10 per page (min. of five pages)

NONFICTION & ACADEMIC ESSAYS

Creative nonfiction, memoir, literary analysis, research, and criticism

$35 per hour

PROFESSIONAL MATERIAL

Website content, mission statements, resumes, CVs, cover letters, and applications

$55 per hour

Consultation Form

  • I will thoughtfully engage with the aesthetic, social, theological, philosophical, and political world of the piece. I love complexity and welcome works-in-progress that grapple with challenging subjects. If I see insensitivities or things that could be harmful in your writing, I will comment on this directly. As a writer and artist, I am pro-liberation and anti-oppression. If I end up receiving a piece that actively advocates for any kind of -ism or hate, I will return your work to you without comment.

  • I will never use AI to provide feedback. I am absolutely committed to the idea that creative feedback means offering a human reaction to works of art, so I will always write from my own voice, and refer to my own experiences and expertise.

    If I notice that part of a piece has been influenced by AI, I will call this out directly. I will not engage with work that is AI-generated. I do welcome work that talks about or grapples with AI’s impact on the world.

  • I will always respect your privacy and creative process. What you share with me will never go beyond the walls of our one-on-one working relationship.

  • If you have questions about the process and would like to chat with me via email before booking, I’d love to talk! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at laurencarolfrey at gmail dot com.