Stuck in your writing?

You’re in the right place! I am here to help. Look around and see if I might be a good fit for your project. In the meantime, download my free guide to jump start your writing routine by signing up for my monthly newsletter.

GET YOUR QUICK START GUIDE HERE!

Welcome!

Are you stuck? Staring at a blank page with no idea where to begin? Or maybe it’s a pile of filled pages you aren’t sure how to start fixing?

I have been there.

Writing is a solitary endeavor and often writers don’t know what’s not working until we are tens of thousands of words or several drafts in. I often stared at my own manuscript knowing something wasn’t right and just wishing someone would just tell me what to do already!

A coach can be that someone. A guide through the forest of your pages. A sounding board for your ideas. A flashlight on the path forward. You don’t have to go it alone.

As an Author Accelerator Certified Fiction Book Coach, my goal is to arm writers who feel stuck with the tools they need to identify the strengths and weaknesses in their craft, to trust their instincts again, and to confidently write the stories of their hearts.

Sound good?

LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOK COACHING HERE

Musings

Writing Conferences

Tis the season for writing conferences! After several long years of virtual conferences, many are returning in person or offering a hybrid. I’m heading to an in person conference myself in October and can’t wait to meet fellow writers I’ve only interacted with online, learn new things in our educational sessions, and have time awayContinue reading “Writing Conferences”

Creative Growth

I pass this tree on my trail walks. I am not sure when I first noticed the tree, but I know since my dad died in 2018, I haven’t missed it. It’s like I’m compelled to take a moment and acknowledge the tree’s presence on the trail. Its struggle to keep growing a little ofContinue reading “Creative Growth”

Join Me On Instagram

We’ve all done it. Whether we are writing a historical novel and spend years knee deep in documents and timelines or we over outline or we stop our writing to look up the exact address of our childhood library so we can describe the spiral staircase in our memories just right, we have put the planning AHEAD of the writing. Always a good day when you get to see another writer in action!! Congrats on The Girl Who Feared Trains, Padgett!! And happy birthday and anniversary, too!! Enjoy your day of celebration. #amreading #bookevent #authorsofinstagram #writerlife #bookcoach #wfwa #supportwriters #bookcovercake #ncauthor Many of us get into this writing gig because somewhere along our journey, writing came easy to us or maybe we were complemented on our ability to turn a phrase. Today’s #fridayreads: my own! That’s right, I’m back at the revision board. I have been ignoring the manuscript for too long. To get back in, I’m doing a reread. I changed the font, uploaded it to my iPad (not the device I typically write on), am reading it in a different location than I write, and taking notes (ie, not marking up the manuscript) so I can focus on big picture issues. Later, I will group the notes together by issue and see what patterns are emerging before deciding where to start fixing. So excited that my new t-shirt from @bittersoutherner arrived celebrating Black women writers. I put it on and realized that every single one of these women also has a book that has been challenged. Please read banned books. See why they are challenged. Support diverse books. These authors wrote some of the most beautiful books I have ever read. They should be celebrated, not censored. Tis the season for writing conferences! Are you prepared to put your best pitch forward?