I partner with authors in the development and refinement of fiction and nonfiction pieces that are structurally sound, contain riveting premises, and are written in a voice that is uniquely their own. I have been coaching writers for over a decade, and lead popular workshops drawing on improv exercises as a tool to help attendees break through writer's block, increase creative output, and organize raw material into compelling, finished pieces.
I'm versed in multiple developmental approaches, including Story Grid, Story Path, Story Engineering, Save the Cat!, The Hero's Journey, and The Heroine's Journey. I have studied with Anne Lamott, author of Bird By Bird, and with Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Cunningham.
I have a BA in Creative Writing from the University of California Santa Cruz and an MA in Transformative Learning and Human Development from Antioch University Midwest. I earned a copyediting certificate from the University of California San Diego.
Before I became a full-time editor/writer, I ran an improv school for Ryan Stiles of Whose Line Is It Anyway, cleaned fish in Alaska, and worked as a production manager for The Gap.
When I'm not editing and coaching, I am writing my own YA series, geeking out on Renaissance history and Star Wars, gardening, and playing with my long-haired miniature dachshund Momo Kaiju.
I'm versed in multiple developmental approaches, including Story Grid, Story Path, Story Engineering, Save the Cat!, The Hero's Journey, and The Heroine's Journey. I have studied with Anne Lamott, author of Bird By Bird, and with Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Cunningham.
I have a BA in Creative Writing from the University of California Santa Cruz and an MA in Transformative Learning and Human Development from Antioch University Midwest. I earned a copyediting certificate from the University of California San Diego.
Before I became a full-time editor/writer, I ran an improv school for Ryan Stiles of Whose Line Is It Anyway, cleaned fish in Alaska, and worked as a production manager for The Gap.
When I'm not editing and coaching, I am writing my own YA series, geeking out on Renaissance history and Star Wars, gardening, and playing with my long-haired miniature dachshund Momo Kaiju.
