You know that feeling when you can’t see
your own writing clearly?

Maybe you’re rearranging the same sentences over and over or tinkering with line breaks, but something still just feels off. Is this piece going to end up in a folder overflowing with all your other half-finished drafts? 

If you’re like me, you start feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. You want to make time for your writing, you want to publish it, you want connection with other writers who understand what you’re going through. But your life is so full, with so many other things clamoring for your limited time and attention. 

And, if you listen closely, there’s a nagging voice underneath it all saying that your writing isn’t good, you have no idea what you’re doing, and no one wants to read this anyway. You long to take that beautiful creative spark you felt when you first wrote those words and keep blowing on it until it becomes a full-fledged flame, something lovely that warms your heart and inspires those who read it. But you don’t know how to get there on your own.

Welcome. You’re in the right place.

I bring a compassionate and contemplative lens to my teaching and 1:1 mentoring, drawn from over twenty years of meditation practice and a lifetime of creative writing. Over the last five years, I’ve helped dozens of writers see their work with fresh eyes and develop the tools to fine-tune, finish, and publish their writing.

How I give feedback

When you send me your work, I'll ask you to write a brief note with any specific questions you have about your piece or areas you want my feedback on. 

I'll offer comments on what I find strong and moving, as well as what I think could be strengthened, expanded, or cut. I'll let you know where I feel connected and engaged or confused and taken out of the piece—and why. 

I’ll give you specific suggestions for revision, including thoughts on structure, narrative arc, themes, imagery, diction/syntax, and characterization/dialogue. For poetry, I’ll also comment on lines, stanzas, and rhythm.

My highest priority is to help empower you to listen to your creative wisdom and make your piece the best version of itself.

My commitment to social justice and
diversity, equity & inclusion

I identify as a white, straight, cisgender woman from a rural, working-class background. I have been engaged in anti-oppression work since I was a teenager, and I am dedicated to the lifelong process of learning, reflection, healing, co-conspiratorship, and action that social justice work requires. 

My teaching philosophy is student-centered and encourages you to co-create the kind of experience that will best support your needs and goals. You are the expert about your lived experience, and I am here to encourage your personal and creative growth through a collaborative, respectful, and empowering partnership.

The readings I assign will always include a wide variety of voices, primarily centering writers from historically oppressed identities.

My approach is deeply informed by The Antiracist Writing Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez.