Jane's Business Clinics focus on complex business challenges that writers face (at any stage of their career). Jane will help you identify next steps based on your own unique goals as well as current market conditions.
Business Clinics are meant to address issues that aren't easily be tackled in an article or blog post. They require discussion with the writer and an understanding of the bigger picture of what the writer is trying to achieve.
If you are chosen for a business clinic session (held using Zoom), you will pay nothing. The session will be recorded and made available to the public, so you should feel comfortable discussing your business situation and goals in public.
Business Clinic is not the right forum to seek help with: (1) Problems getting published (finding a publisher, finding an agent) or (2) how to edit your work so that a publisher or agent will accept it. Ninety-nine percent of writers have problems finding a publisher or agent, or challenges in revising their work; there is nothing new to say about these problems that Jane can address for you.
Business Clinic is not for writing craft/technique problems: Example: "My work is 350,000 words and agents tell me it's too long. What do I do?" If you have a common writing problem like this, there's lots of advice out there on what to do.
Business Clinic is not for psychological challenges. Example: "I don't know if writing this book is worth my time" or "How do I know if I'm any good?" Take a look at THE WAR OF ART by Steven Pressfield if you're struggling with these issues.
Be sure to review
past clinics to understand what type of problems Jane has helped with in the past.
You will be contacted by Jane if your situation would make for a good Clinic.
The decision or choice must be under your control and/or a situation where you have agency. (This is why I cannot help if the problem is "I can't find a publisher or agent for my book.")
Some writers who submit to clinic just describe their situation and never state what the business challenge is. E.g., there is no problem or business challenge stated in the following that I can help with: "I've written XYZ, it's not really finished, I probably have more to go. I'm also working on another project and trying to balance things with my job. I'd like to dedicate more time to my writing."