Writing consulting
Creative Writing Program
Struggling to get your ideas down and out into the world? Have a writing project that you just can’t seem to finish?
If you’re tired of coming up with creative ideas yet struggle to write them, speak them, or work them into measurable goals, don’t give up.
Flex Your Word is here to help!
We help you nurture, discover, and put into practice the creative and technical gifts you have to lead a better life as an artist, educational professional, or community member.
With our expert advice, coaching, and community building, you are sure to feel more equipped to think, write, and live your way into a more fulfilling life.
Working with Flex Your Word will:
- Help you find purpose, balance and meaning in your career
- Empower you to work toward your creative potential
- Strengthen your creative and technical writing skills
- Equip you to prepare your work for publishers, graduate programs, and post-graduate fellowships
Become a better writer in 4 weeks
Our 4-week creative writing program includes the following:
Developmental Editing
Resolve “big picture” issues in your manuscripts regarding form, structure, plot, point of view, and characterization
Complete Manuscript Read with Revision Feedback
Receive advanced revision notes on your manuscript in a timely manner
Copyediting & Proofreading
Draft it and print it. I’ll help you get it ready for a publisher!
Career Advice/Accountability
We’ll get you to your next level! Our career advice will help you confidently make that big decision.
Publication Guidance
Find out how, when, and where to publish.
Craft Support
Polish your overall understanding and implementation of craft across the genres
Rather have a one-time consultation?
Struggling to get your ideas down and out into the world? Have a writing project that you just can't seem to finish?
Meet Your Consultant
Tommy Mouton
Meet Your Consultant
Tommy Mouton
Tommy Mouton is a southern writer, an award-winning educator, and a writing coach.
He holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from San José State University. His work appears in The Writer’s Chronicle, Flash Fiction Forum, The Adroit Journal, Auburn Avenue, Callaloo, and Reed.
Over the years, he has received fellowships from Public Voices, Writers’ League of Texas, AWP, the Steinbeck Fellows Program, and Tasajillo.
As a dynamic dramatic reader, his work has been featured in venues hosted by: ACC’s Literary Coffeehouse, Poetry Center San José, Babylon Salon, LitQuake, Sacramento Stories on Stage, among others.
A Louisiana native, Tommy currently lives in Austin, where he teaches in the English major at Huston-Tillotson University. He co-owns Flex Your Word with his wife April.
Are you Ready to get started?
Schedule A Consultation
Send in Your Writing Samples
Begin Your Program, Class, or Consultation
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the writing program?
Multi-week, typically 4 weeks long
How much does the program cost?
Pricing is dependent on services needed, though 4-week sessions, one hour/week, begin at $300.
What will be covered during the program?
Coaching for creative writers to improve their craft, including:
- Developmental Editing
- Complete Manuscript Read with Feedback
- Craft support
- Line-Editing/Copyediting/Proofreading
- Publication Guidance
- Career Advice/Motivation/Accountability
Who is the writing program for?
Our writing program is designed for individuals who desire to conceptualize, begin, sustain, and complete a writing project (in all literary genres)
Is the program 1:1 or in a group setting?
Currently, our program is 1:1 coaching. We will very soon, however, offer “group setting” courses that will cap at 8-10 students per class.