Tell Your Story
Writing and Podcast Consultations with Victoria Vanstone
With two successful comedy memoirs under her belt and a one-woman marketing team that could out-hustle a corporate boardroom, Victoria Vanstone knows how to take a messy, brilliant life story and turn it into something people actually want to read or listen to!
An award-winning podcaster (Best Wellbeing Podcast in Australia, 2024) and ABIA Award–winning author, Victoria’s work has been featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, Mamamia, ABC News, SBS, BBC, Parenting magazines, and countless major outlets across Australia. She’s also guested on some of the country’s most popular wellbeing podcasts and performed Sober Awkward live shows all over the world.
Whether you’re just starting or ready to share your work with the world, who better to guide you than someone who’s done it all — awkwardly, honestly, and with a laugh-snort in every chapter and every episode?
Your story matters. Let’s get it out there.
See below for the 4 available options: One-on-One Call, 6-Month Mentorship, or a Full Manuscript Assessment — now available!
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Manuscript Assessment
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60 Minute Zoom Chat
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6 Month Mentorship
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Want to Start a Podcast?
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$259 Is it time to tell your story?
Got a story to tell but don’t know where to start?
I get it. Writing, or getting any kind of book out there can feel like standing at the base of a very emotional mountain. That’s why I’m now offering one-on-one writing consultations to help you take that very first step.
In this 60-minute Zoom call, we’ll chat through your ideas, figure out what’s holding you back, and I’ll give you practical tools and tips to help you start shaping your story or just making sense of all the steps that you should take. You’ll get marketing tip, I’ll help you decide which publishing route to take and you’ll also receive a copy of my book Big Words: A No-Pressure Guide to Writing to keep the inspiration flowing after our session.
This is for anyone who’s ready to stop saying “I’ll write it one day” and start actually writing. No pressure. No judgement. Just real talk, encouragement, and a roadmap to get you going.
You’ll also have the option to continue on with my 6 month mentorship program if you’re ready to go deeper and get ongoing support.
You will leave feeling ready to dip your toe into the writing and publishing world.
Let’s get your story out of your head and onto the page.
Once Purchase is complete - Vic will send you a Google Meets link to book your session.
6 Month Mentorship - $2590
This mentorship has evolved from my original 6-week program, now spread over six months to give you more time, space, and support to grow your story at a sustainable pace.
We’ll meet once a month on Zoom for an hour to discuss your progress, shape your ideas, and keep your writing momentum alive. Between sessions, I’ll also review up to 2,000 words of your work each month, offering written feedback and suggestions — this is included as part of your package.
Each month, we’ll:
Refine your story arc and emotional through-line
Develop your authentic writing voice
Work through creative blocks and mindset wobbles
Review and strengthen your structure and flow
Discuss your publishing options and marketing ideas
Set gentle, achievable goals to keep you moving forward
This mentorship gives you time to breathe, create, and develop your book at a realistic pace, with someone walking beside you the whole way.
If you get to a full first draft by the end of the 6 months you then can purchase the full assessment.
Let’s get this story out there!
Package 3 - Full Manuscript Assessment $1950
You have finished your book and now it is time to make it shine. A manuscript assessment is the perfect next step before editing, giving you an honest and detailed overview of what is working, what is not, and how to take your story to the next level.
I will read your entire manuscript and provide a comprehensive 5000-word written report that covers:
• Structure and pacing – how your story flows, where readers might drift, and how to keep them hooked.
• Voice and tone – making sure your writing sounds like you at your best.
• Character and theme development – depth, consistency, and emotional impact.
• Clarity and focus – ensuring every scene earns its place.
• Overall readability and market fit – what publishers, agents, and readers will see.
• Actionable feedback – clear next steps to refine, polish, and progress your book.
A manuscript assessor is your first professional reader, part editor, part mentor, and part cheerleader. My goal is to help you see your work through fresh eyes, highlight what is already brilliant, and identify exactly where to focus next.
Whether you are writing memoir, non-fiction, or storytelling with heart, this in-depth review will give you the insight and confidence you need to take your book to the finish line.
Let’s bring your story to life.
$1950
🎙️Want to Start a Podcast? $259 - Consultation Plus Follow-Up Plan
Have you been talking about starting a podcast for ages but don’t know where to begin? I get it — it can feel overwhelming. But the good news is, I’ve been exactly where you are… and I can help you get from “one day” to launch day!
I’m Victoria Vanstone, award-winning host of the Sober Awkward Podcast, winner of Best Wellbeing Podcast in Australia — and I still record, edit, and manage my own show (7 million downloads and counting!).
In this one-on-one session, I’ll walk you through:
How to set up your podcast from scratch
What equipment to buy (without blowing the budget)
Script writing tips that keep listeners hooked
Marketing and promotion strategies that actually work
Platform advice — where to host, distribute, and grow your audience
Whether you want to share your story, promote your brand, or just finally stop boring your mates with “podcast ideas,” I’ll help you take that next step and actually press record.
Let’s turn your message into a podcast worth listening to.
OUT NOW!
MUMMING: A Comedy Memoir by Victoria Vanstone
A hilarious and painfully relatable memoir about a mum who sets out to revolutionise herself and her parenting—one failed experiment at a time.
Victoria Vanstone thought she’d be the kind of mum who spent her days ironing names onto school shirts and knew the best chocolate-chip cookie recipe off by heart.
But as the years ticked by, she got the feeling that woman wasn’t going to show up.
Instead, she’s the kind of mum who shouts a lot and throws plastic cups at walls.
So Victoria decides to become the mum she’s always wanted to be. She embarks on a year of parental development—enrolling in a parenting course, implementing an exercise regime, awkwardly trying to make friends as an adult, and even taking a holiday away from her family to reset the dials.
What follows is a year of trying, failing, and trying again.
But as Victoria stumbles from one misadventure to the next, she begins to realise that getting things wrong is actually where the fun begins.
Come for the laughs, stay for the reassurance—Mumming is a heartwarming celebration of the messy, wonderful, imperfect reality of raising kids (and yourself).
‘A Thousand Wasted Sundays’
OUT NOW!
Find it worldwide on Audible and Kindle and hard copy available in Australia only.
Victoria Vanstone was trapped in a cycle of binge drinking and hangxiety. In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, she charts her transition from party girl to parent, and how she eventually chose love over liquor.
Victoria grew up in 1980s England in a happy home full of laughter, booze and a disturbing amount of fancy-dress parties. From her youthful days downing cheap wine at the local park to dodging disastrous relationships and a messy run-in with a firework, her reliable mate alcohol was never far from reach.
Eventually, Victoria found herself in Australia with a husband and a child on the way. After sobering up for her first pregnancy, becoming a boring, bottom-wiping, cleaning machine meant she soon returned to her binge-drinking ways, and had to grapple anew with the habits and beliefs that had gone unchecked since childhood.
Can a party girl put down the pint glass for good?
Incredibly funny and highly relatable,
A Thousand Wasted Sundays is for anyone that has ever had a close encounter of the drinking kind.
For fans of Rosie Waterland, Judith Lucy, Dolly Alderton and Adam Kay.
