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Dara
- Rate RM142
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RM142/h
1st lesson belanja
- Reading
- Literacy
- Creative writing
- CV writing
- Poetry
I help others write words for a living, I write my own for love. Person-centered tutor who works with you to develop your creative writing so it sounds like you.
- Reading
- Literacy
- Creative writing
- CV writing
- Poetry
Lesson location
About Dara
I help others write words for a living, I write my own for love.
Ghostwriting is my day job. I'm trusted by clients to take their stories and turn them into finished, professional work, which means I know exactly what separates a rough idea from writing that actually holds up. That's the standard I bring to every lesson: honest, professional feedback from someone who works with words every day, not just teaches them.
I'm not trying to help you pass a test, I just love helping people find their voice.
About the lesson
- All levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Techniques and methodology
I take a person-centered approach. There's no fixed curriculum, that isn't the point. I'm not trying to teach you a style, I am trying to help you find and sharpen your own. Lessons usually start with your own writing (or an idea you want to develop) rather than generic exercises. From there we work on the specific craft elements that will move your piece forward looking at voice, structure, pacing, scene-craft, or how to shape lived experience into a story that lands.
Where it's useful, I draw on myth, folklore, and archetypal frameworks as tools for structuring a story.
Lesson length
I typically run 60-minute sessions — long enough to properly workshop a piece of writing or work through a real craft problem, without it turning into a lecture.
Qualifications and experience
I'm a professional ghostwriter, working daily on other people's memoirs, stories, and manuscripts through my own writing business — so I bring an editor's and working writer's eye, not just a teacher's. I'm not coming at this with a formal teaching qualification; what I offer instead is genuine, current experience of what separates a draft from a finished piece, and of helping someone else's voice come through clearly on the page.
Who lessons are for
Adults and older students (teens 16+) who want to develop as writers. Whether you're just starting out and want confidence and structure, working on a memoir or personal story, writing fiction and stuck on voice or plot, or simply want honest, constructive feedback on work in progress.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Dara has helped me so much with my CV, cover letters and interview preparation! She’s really approachable, friendly and easy to talk to, and she always takes the time to understand what I’m actually trying to say rather than just giving generic advice.
As someone with ADHD and autism, I can sometimes find it difficult to understand exactly what a job description is asking for, or to work out how I should interpret certain questions and explain my experience. Dara has been really good at helping me break things down, which has made the whole process feel much less overwhelming.
Dara has been helpful when I’ve struggled to put my experience and strengths into words, and she’s definitely made me feel much more confident in my applications.
Would 100% recommend Dara!View more recommendations
Rates
Rate
- RM142
Pack rates
- 5h: RM710
- 10h: RM1420
free lessons
This first lesson is free to allow you to get to know your teacher so that they can best meet your needs.
- 1hr
online
- RM142/h
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