Seek guides and companions on your memoir writing journey

Are you feeling the urge to write your story but not sure how to get started?
Do you already have a pile of anecdotes and need to find the compelling storyline?
Do you need extra support to get through difficult memories?
Have you completed a first draft and want to make it more emotionally rewarding?

At any stage in the process, I can provide warm, nurturing, and insightful guidance to help you translate memories into memoirs.

(Note: Memoir coaching is different from counseling. Memoirs describe the journey from difficulty toward healing, whereas counseling helps you cope with emotions in the present. For my therapy page (licensed in the state of Pennsylvania) click here.)

Series to get started writing your memoir

Hire me to teach you a basic system to guide you from memories to memoirs. In one-on-one sessions, or in classes when they are available, I will lead you step by step from your first impulse to write a book, through the incremental stages toward completing it. To learn more, send me a message.

Share your writing journey in a peer-group

If you are looking for company on your memoir writing journey, consider the many benefits of peer groups. In monthly meetings of three or four writers, you’ll share written accounts of emotionally compelling periods of your life. I’ve been facilitating such groups for years, and would love to give you the opportunity to experience this socially and individually healing activity. Sign up for my email list so I can let you know when I have room in one of my groups.

Memoir Story Consultation

For personal attention to your specific writing needs, hire me for one-on-one coaching. During each 60 minute session, I offer support and guidance to help you start or continue your memoir writing journey. Included in each session, I will read up to 1,500 words, and weave feedback and suggestions into our discussions about the overall scope of your project.

Contact me today to ask about rates and to set up a free initial 15 minute conversation about what you need and how I can help.

I’ll read and comment on your manuscript

If you have written a memoir, I can offer in-depth feedback. I will highlight everything you are doing right, in order to tighten your focus on the compelling message. And I can help you identify areas that could benefit from further revision, such as:

Continuity and understandability of the timeline.
How to keep the story moving forward.
Clarity of the main character’s psychological mission.
How to highlight and emphasize transitions, themes and conclusions.

I will provide a written report, as well as a conversational consultation. If you need additional clarification or guidance to discuss the fundamentals of your storyline, you can optionally add more sessions.

Contact me today to ask about rates and to set up a free initial 15 minute conversation to decide if any of these services are right for you.