Writing Project Divinations with Selah Saterstrom
$275
60 minutes
Live on Zoom
Recording included
A Writing Project Divination offers live, intuitive insight and strategic support for your creative work. We meet in real time to explore what’s moving beneath the surface—addressing content, structure, direction, and creative blocks—not through conventional critique, but through divinatory insight. Together, we surface possibilities, identify concrete next steps, and chart pathways for positioning your work in the world.
How a Writing Project Divination Works
These sessions offer direct, intuitive insight into your manuscript, creative project, or writing process. Instead of traditional editorial feedback, I use divination to reveal what’s moving beneath the surface.
In a session we might examine issues related to a project’s content development, structure, sequencing, and form, while also addressing creative blocks, direction, and next steps.
Whether you're in the beginning stages of a project, deep in revision, navigating questions of form, or considering publishing, agents, or promotional trajectories—this session can offer strategies and fresh insight to help move work forward.
As part of the booking process, you'll complete an online check-in form where you can share your project details, as well as your specific questions and areas of concern.
There’s no need to submit a manuscript to book this offering. While I do offer private editorial feedback and one-on-one developmental writing sessions, my schedule is currently full, and I’m not taking on new clients at this time.
What do you mean by divination?
Frequently Asked Questions
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You're welcome to bring your creative work into a regular divination session as many divination sessions trace the rich webbing between life, art, and larger questions.
But Writing Project Divination sessions are distinct: they’re designed to go deep into your creative work. These sessions draw on my decades of experience as a diviner, but also as a writer, editor, and teacher of both writing and divination—including over 20 years of developing Divinatory Poetics, a curriculum that explores the intersection of the oracular and the literary arts.
This is a unique form of divination—one shaped specifically for writers. Sessions often include personalized follow-up materials to help you clarify your direction and move forward with actionable steps.
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Yes. Some questions call for sustained focus. Ongoing sessions allow us to go deeper, observe patterns, and work toward meaningful, grounded progress. If this option feels aligned, we’ll shape a plan and structure that’s clear, intentional, and meets your needs. Please reach out with any questions fourqueensdivination@gmail.com
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I regularly work with clients across many time zones and always do my best to accommodate international and complex schedules. If nothing on my calendar lines up for you, just email me at fourqueensdivination@gmail.com—we’ll do our best to find a time that works.
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Yes. I work and collaborate with publicists, publishers, and agents, offering support at multiple stages of the creative and promotional process. This can include manuscript refinement, shaping publicity language, articulating a book’s core vision, or consulting on broader strategies for launch and audience engagement.
What folx are saying—
“Selah has a remarkable ability to grasp a book’s internal logic while charting its outward course. I refer authors to her because I’ve seen how her insight refines manuscripts and helps establish a clearer path to publication.” Another noted: “Selah has an ability to pinpoint what makes a manuscript move—and how to bring language to this. She guided us in envisioning the promotion of our lineup.”
Questions? Email me at fourqueensdivination@gmail.com. I’m also happy to set-up a free 20-minute consultation by phone or Zoom.
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Yes! Over the years, I’ve partnered with a diverse range of businesses and organizations in ways that are both strategic and deeply creative. My contributions are always shaped by context, but often include designing and facilitating retreats, leading in-house or Zoom workshops, and offering insight during pivotal moments of growth or transition.
As a diviner, speaker, and designer of rituals and ceremonies, I also collaborate with businesses and organizations on a range of events—from fundraisers to seasonal celebrations. These offerings are crafted to invite collective meaning-making and a shared sense of presence and joy.
Interested in working together? I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at fourqueensdivination@gmail.com to start the conversation. I’m also happy to set-up a free 20-minute consultation by phone or Zoom.
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At Four Queens Divinaiton, we only work with individuals who are 21 and older.
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A diviner’s integrity and reputation is everything. Confidentiality isn’t just a courtesy; it’s a cornerstone of my practice.
I store your recordings through a professional grade We Transfer account. WeTransfer is a file-sharing service that allows large files to be sent quickly and easily. Most importantly, files are transferred via secure, encrypted connections and are only accessible through unique, time-limited download links. It’s widely used by professionals across industries for its simplicity, reliability, and security. Your recording will be automatically deleted from We Transfer after three months. If you'd like to revisit it in the future, be sure to download and save it to your device.
For public figures or high-profile clients, I am experienced in working under non-disclosure agreements and am happy to discuss those terms.
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Refunds are not issued once a session, class, or service has taken place.
If you need to cancel or reschedule a session, please do so at least 24 hours in advance. Cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice are not eligible for a refund, except in the case of an emergency, in which case, please do reach out and we’ll make the appropriate arrangements.
If you're seeking private editorial feedback or one-on-one developmental support outside of a divination session, I work closely with a small number of writers each year, currently by waitlist.
If you're interested in one-on-one writing or editorial support, I’d love to hear more. Please fill out this brief form to share a bit about your work and goals, and I’ll be in touch or add you to my waitlist.
About Selah
Selah Saterstrom is a writer and diviner who practices a Southern family-style of card reading and for nearly thirty years, she has offered divinatory guidance within her communities. She is the author of five books, including Ideal Suggestions: Essays in Divinatory Poetics, which has garnered widespread acclaim. A respected consultant and educator, she teaches, lectures, and facilitates workshops and seminars across the United States and internationally. With Kristen E. Nelson, she co-founded Four Queens Divination and co-hosts The Janky Church Podcast. At the heart of Selah’s work is the belief that divination and radical creativity are liberation practices. She lives on Vashon Island in the Pacific Northwest with her wife and daughter.
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