{"id":466151,"date":"2021-12-21T16:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T16:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/?page_id=466151"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:23:47","slug":"paul-roberts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/creative-writing-courses\/novel-writing-mentors\/paul-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Roberts: Writing Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"course-hero  alignfull\" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"course-hero-container\">\r\n        <div class=\"background-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mentor-profile-hero-banner.png')\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t        <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"course-hero-text\" style=\"background-color: #21334a\">\r\n                <div class=\"audience\"><i class='bx bxs-user'><\/i>New &#038; experienced writers<\/div>                <div class=\"title-price\">\r\n                    <h1>Your writing mentor, Paul Roberts<\/h1>                                    <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"description\">Specialises in: Non-fiction, including memoir, autobiography, subject-led non-fiction, and narrative non-fiction.<\/div>                <div class=\"details-button\">\r\n                    <div class=\"details\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"detail\"><i class='bx bxs-time-five'><\/i>Available<\/div>                        <div class=\"detail\"><i class='bx bxs-map'><\/i>Online, flexible schedule<\/div>                    <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n                            <a class=\"cta-btn has-background\" style=\"background-color: #ee2a7b\" href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/creative-writing-courses\/novel-writing-mentors\/application\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Apply for mentoring<\/span><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n<style>\r\n    section.alternating-blocks .alternating-blocks-container .alt-block-container .alt-block-media .video-embed-container .video-embed-wrapper:has(.video-embed--local) {\r\n        padding-top: 0;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"alternating-blocks  alignfull\" id=\"\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"alternating-blocks-container\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"alt-block-container text-60\" >\r\n                        <div class=\"alt-block-media\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"alt-block-img\">\r\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Paul-Roberts-mentor-and-editor.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"alt-block-text-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"block-title-text-container\">\r\n                                <h2>About Paul<\/h2>                                <div class=\"wysiwyg-container\"><p>Paul is an experienced and established writer and literary consultant who specialises in non-fiction. He has been published many times by Routledge, Kogan Page, Wiley and Profile Books (as The Economist). He writes frequently for magazines and professional publications as diverse as the Independent, Evening Standard, Maxim and Viz comic. He has also written for television. He has a novel nearing completion. As a reviewer, editor and teacher of creative writing, he has supported developing writers for many years. Paul has Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees in Creative Writing.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Paul\u2019s clients have gone on to get published. Notable successes include Adeline Lim whose book, \u2018In the Footsteps of Anne Lister\u2019 went on to top the Amazon Travel books best seller list, Jamie Parker, author of the prescient \u2018Painting Britain Blue: Why the Conservatives keep winning and how Labour have let them\u2019, and Peace Ani with whom Paul has worked on several successful publications including \u2018Brexit: the benefit of hindsight\u2019 and \u2018Nurturing Soft Skills: A Practical Guide for Developing Leadership and Financial Literacy Skills in Children\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    $(document).ready(function(){\r\n        $('.video-embed-wrapper .video-cover-image').on('click', function(){\r\n            url = $(this).siblings('iframe').attr('src');\r\n            if(url.indexOf(\"?\") >= 0){\r\n                url = url + '&autoplay=1&loop=1&autopause=0';\r\n            } else{\r\n                url = url + '?autoplay=1&loop=1&autopause=0';\r\n            }\r\n            $(this).siblings('iframe').attr('src', url);\r\n            $(this).fadeOut(200);\r\n        })\r\n    })\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-cloud-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<div\r\n\tid=\"section-header-block_2d0b900fc742b411c8281b0997a09ffe\"\r\n\tclass=\"section-header alignfull section-header--centered section-header--top-margin\"\r\n>\r\n  <h2 class=\"section-header__header jw-heading-font\" style=\"color: #21334a\">Why Paul loves mentoring<\/h2>\r\n  <div class=\"section-header__hr\" style=\"background-color: #ee2a7b\"><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"section-header__text\" style=\"color: #21334a\"><p>I use mentoring myself so I really understand how important the relationship is between mentor and mentee. We\u2019ll build a safe space where we can work honestly together to meet your objectives. I have mentored scores of clients and know that each is different and unique. When we know your objective, we can build a plan to achieve it.<\/p>\n<p>The creation of a book can be a big challenge. As a qualified counsellor, I can also bring some empathy to what can be a sometimes demanding process. I will help you to progress your project, whatever it may be, but I will also help you to develop as a writer with a writer\u2019s mindset and discipline.<\/p>\n<p>I get great reward from sharing the pleasure and release that can come from getting down on the page something that\u2019s been stored inside for months or even years!<\/p>\n<p>I have lots of experience across a huge range of non-fiction genres and I especially enjoy books about business and management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\r\n    section.alternating-blocks .alternating-blocks-container .alt-block-container .alt-block-media .video-embed-container .video-embed-wrapper:has(.video-embed--local) {\r\n        padding-top: 0;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"alternating-blocks  alignfull\" id=\"\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"alternating-blocks-container\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"alt-block-container text-60\" >\r\n                        <div class=\"alt-block-media\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"alt-block-img\">\r\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bookshelves-alternating-content-block-720x475-1.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"alt-block-text-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"block-title-text-container\">\r\n                                <h2>Why we love Paul<\/h2>                                <div class=\"wysiwyg-container\"><p>At Jericho Writers, we\u2019re a team of authors, just like you. Four of us are published by the Big 5, while others are deep in the writing process, honing our craft alongside the writers we support. We work with expert book coaches and carefully chosen mentors, selected for their ability to guide writers through every stage of their journey. It\u2019s this approach that has helped countless authors launch their careers, sign with top literary agents, and even become Sunday Times Bestsellers.<\/p>\n<p>As a qualified counsellor and writer who uses mentoring himself, Paul really understands and empathises with the process of writing a book. If you&#8217;re looking for an expert non-fiction mentor, you&#8217;re in the right place!<\/p>\n<\/div>                            <\/div>\r\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n                                    <a class=\"cta-btn has-background\" style=\"background-color: #ee2a7b\" href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/creative-writing-courses\/novel-writing-mentors\/application\/\" target=\"\"><span>Apply for mentoring<\/span><\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    $(document).ready(function(){\r\n        $('.video-embed-wrapper .video-cover-image').on('click', function(){\r\n            url = $(this).siblings('iframe').attr('src');\r\n            if(url.indexOf(\"?\") >= 0){\r\n                url = url + '&autoplay=1&loop=1&autopause=0';\r\n            } else{\r\n                url = url + '?autoplay=1&loop=1&autopause=0';\r\n            }\r\n            $(this).siblings('iframe').attr('src', url);\r\n            $(this).fadeOut(200);\r\n        })\r\n    })\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"testimonials-slider-block  alignfull\" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n        <div class=\"block-title-text-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"text-container\">\r\n                <h2>Why writers love working with Paul<\/h2>                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n            <div class=\"testimonials-slider-container\">\r\n                <div class=\"slider-arrow slider-prev\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/themes\/jw3.0-live\/resources\/assets\/images\/svg\/arrow-left-blue.svg\" alt=\"Previous\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"testimonials-slider-wrapper\">\r\n                    <div class=\"testimonials-slider\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"testimonial-slide\">\r\n                                <div class=\"testimonial-slide-text\">\r\n                                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"131.831\" height=\"99.287\" viewBox=\"0 0 131.831 99.287\" class=\"quote-top\">\r\n                                        <g id=\"Group_51\" data-name=\"Group 51\" style=\"isolation: isolate\">\r\n                                            <path id=\"Path_34\" data-name=\"Path 34\"\r\n                                                d=\"M433.193,127.456A32.876,32.876,0,0,0,407.5,139.8a64.156,64.156,0,0,1,52.124-42.246l-.442-3.467a67.679,67.679,0,0,0-58.634,62.02,32.941,32.941,0,1,0,32.645-28.65Z\"\r\n                                                transform=\"translate(-334.32 -94.087)\" fill=\"#ee2a7b\"\/>\r\n                                            <path id=\"Path_35\" data-name=\"Path 35\"\r\n                                                d=\"M392.447,127.456A32.879,32.879,0,0,0,366.754,139.8,64.158,64.158,0,0,1,418.88,97.554l-.442-3.467A67.68,67.68,0,0,0,359.8,156.109a32.942,32.942,0,1,0,32.645-28.652Z\"\r\n                                                transform=\"translate(-359.49 -94.087)\" fill=\"#ee2a7b\"\/>\r\n                                        <\/g>\r\n                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"131.831\" height=\"99.287\" viewBox=\"0 0 131.831 99.287\" class=\"quote-bottom\">\r\n                                        <g id=\"Group_51\" data-name=\"Group 51\" style=\"isolation: isolate\">\r\n                                            <path id=\"Path_34\" data-name=\"Path 34\"\r\n                                                d=\"M433.193,127.456A32.876,32.876,0,0,0,407.5,139.8a64.156,64.156,0,0,1,52.124-42.246l-.442-3.467a67.679,67.679,0,0,0-58.634,62.02,32.941,32.941,0,1,0,32.645-28.65Z\"\r\n                                                transform=\"translate(-334.32 -94.087)\" fill=\"#ee2a7b\"\/>\r\n                                            <path id=\"Path_35\" data-name=\"Path 35\"\r\n                                                d=\"M392.447,127.456A32.879,32.879,0,0,0,366.754,139.8,64.158,64.158,0,0,1,418.88,97.554l-.442-3.467A67.68,67.68,0,0,0,359.8,156.109a32.942,32.942,0,1,0,32.645-28.652Z\"\r\n                                                transform=\"translate(-359.49 -94.087)\" fill=\"#ee2a7b\"\/>\r\n                                        <\/g>\r\n                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                    <p class=\"testimonial-quote\">Many thanks, editor extraordinaire, Paul Roberts. 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