“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou
1:1 Creative Coaching
$65/ 1 hr session OR
$250/4 sessions
1:1 personal Zoom sessions
Brainstorming & project planning
Support with writing blocks
Acting / Self Tape Coaching
$25/10 pages
Email me your outline/script/idea and get specific, detailed written feedback
Get actionable prompts for moving forward
Correspondance via email only
$85/hour
Email me your outline/script/idea and get a live zoom session for feedback/brainstorming
Leave with actionable next steps
The price includes time for me to read your pages before our live session and come to the meeting with notes.
Creative Downloads
(email JustStartStorytelling@gmail.com to purchase)
$7
There is no “good” or “bad” there is only “clear” or “unclear” when it comes to your story.
$17
This is a goal-setting template and a calendar template! Hold yourself accountable by visually tracking your progress!
$27
A PDF of resources organized by creative medium. Podcast? Screenplay? Children’s Book? Flip to the page that fits what you’re working on for a list of resources! Perfect if you don’t know where to start.
Why can you trust me?
I believe that you already have everything you need to achieve your passion project dreams. I’m a Virgo and do everything 110% - let me help you DO THE THING! Yes, that thing. The one you’ve been thinking about while reading this page.
WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU:
Do the organizing/planning so you focus on creating
Be the accountability buddy of your dreams
Offer creative guidance and resources
Offer help with mindset/inspiration/motivation
Help you set attainable, actionable goals
Story structure guidance across a wide array of mediums
My Personal Passion Projects:
A completed/released season of a podcast
Crowdfunded $30k for a short film set to shoot in Fall 2023
Wrote & produced a short film that acquired 9 festival laurels nation-wide
Completed two children’s book manuscripts that I am currently pitching to publishing houses
Wrote & filmed scenes for my reel
A poetry manuscript in the works
& more films in script development
If you want to learn more about my approach, you can listen to the Just Start Storytelling podcast!
What People Are Saying
“If you want to get a project done that you've put off for years, I recommend Arielle. I was unable to get a professional website up for my business for several years and she helped me get it going in 3 weeks. She was motivating and kept me accountable the whole time. Her encouragement was intelligent, gentle and goal directed. I highly recommend her and will use her services again for other projects.”
- Betty, Winter 2024
“After literally one day of working with Arielle’s workbook, I have my first draft of a project I have thought about for years! The biggest hurdle was feeling like I needed to do it right or not at all and I keep choosing 'not at all'. It's a MUCH better first draft than I pictured being able to produce and best of all, it has been fun to get started and I can't wait to keep going and to share this story with the world!”
— Glenn, Summer 2021
“Arielle is incredibly motivating, kind, and supportive. When I was unable to fully commit to what I had originally planned, she was so flexible and understanding and we came up with a new plan for me. Arielle also helped me to realize all the different ways I could make progress that weren't necessarily linear or obvious. Creativity is so much more than just forcing yourself to sit in front of a blank page on your computer screen, and she reminded me of that. Arielle was always available to brainstorm ideas and new ways in. She was always in my corner cheering me on, an invaluable thing to have when starting a new creative endeavor. I can't recommend working with Arielle enough!!”
-Laura, Spring 2021
“Arielle is an incredible accountability buddy. Her energy is contagious and every time we met she was attentive and enthusiastic about the ideas I was sharing with her. She manages to be non judgmental but reliable about checking in on progress and cheering me on. I am certain it was her commitment to my writing project that helped me finish the first draft of my first screenplay (something I had dallied with for YEARS!) THANK YOU ARIELLE”
— Nathaniel, Fall 2019
“If Arielle didn’t help me organize and implement the first reading of my solo show, it wouldn’t have happened so quickly. She worked collaboratively with my ideas and brought ideas of her own. She is a visionary, creative, empathetic and professional.”
— Charles, Spring 2019
“Whether you are struggling with getting started, feeling overwhelmed, or are actually making decent progress, it can be enormously helpful to have an outside perspective on your work habits. Arielle was able to meet me where I was in this moment (overwhelmed with four different and distinct projects) and help me break down each day's work. Other people have different struggles at different times, and the key thing I think is finding someone who can meet you at the specific point you need. These processes are really dynamic and Arielle has great adaptive energy.”
- Devin Spring 2021
"Pretty much anything I write I always go to Arielle for feedback. Her thoughts are always so insightful, and helpful, and given in such a clear way that makes them actionable."
- Ryan, 2023