My Journey to Writing and Book Coaching

I come from a storyteller family who moved every year so we didn’t have many books in the house. It never occurred to me that I would ever write book. Instead, I dreamed of being an artist, one I realized in my 30s  through education, mentors, and a lot of work.

Fifteen years ago, my need to understand my family and myself, the intertwining of past and present pushed my stories  to the surface of my consciousness. This began my next creative journey to learn the skills I knew I would need. In addition to taking classes, attending conferences, and working with the best mentors, I joining with other writers to support one another and learn from one another. 

But it wasn’t enough. Something was missing that I desperately needed but didn’t know where to turn or who to ask. So I asked everyone I met in the writing world, reading new how-to books, going to workshops and conferences trying everything and anything. I kept asking because I wasn’t going to quit until I discovered what I needed to move forward. 

I found what I had been seeking in 2018 when I took my first Blueprint class with Jennie Nash. Working with Author Accelerator and her certified book coaches helped me plan and write two novels. To help me fix my memoir, I learned the Inside/Outline from Jennie Nash at the Writer’s Institute in Madison Wisconsin. Wanting more, I traveled to Winter Cove Maine in the fall of 2019 for a three-day writers’ retreat where she helped me focus and frame my memoir into one people would want to read. 

I believed in Jennie Nash’s process to such an extent that I started her extensive book coach training program the following year. 

As a Certified Author Accelerator Book Coach, I can pass on what I have learned, to  help you with your writing, whether you are: at the beginning, finding the shape of your story; trudging through the writing but stuck halfway through; deep in revision with a full manuscript; or ready to complete and publish your book. I’m not offering a prepackaged class that you never get through, but rather one-on-one support, helping you where you are at, giving you the tools you need to move forward.

So, no matter where you are in your writing process, I get it—the struggle, the doubt, the frustration, and the fear. And I can help you take the next step. Are you ready to get to work? Click here to learn more about book coaching.