This interpretive study explores what coaching offers to creative writers using the imagery of writers as travellers through a landscape. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with coaches and writers; data analysis used an inductive approach. Findings underlined the importance of the coach-coachee relationship and shed light on the scope for coaching, distinguishing coaching from mentoring, especially in relation to feedback on work in progress. The nature of learning in coaching

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... hips is discussed, focusing on conversational approaches and reflective practice. Writers most likely to benefit from coaching were seen as those with commitment, self-awareness and objectives for the coaching relationship.