Hi, I’m Rachel. I work with non-fiction writers who want to deepen their practice, create a reliable and sustainable process, tackle tough personal questions, find direction in their lives and work, improve their craft, achieve writing goals, and bring balance and joy to their lives.

I have a masters in creative writing, and much of my work is influenced by narrative therapy practice and training. I worked in magazines, at tech companies and publishing companies, in classrooms, and as a freelance editor for ten years before starting my business as a writing coach, through the urging of writers I had worked with.

I’ve talked and worked with writers—from ‘first book’ contenders to bestselling authors, emerging bloggers to successful founders building their brand on the page—for tens of thousands of hours. I’ve taken a lot of notes. I’ve listened to their struggles from outlining to identity, story concepts to self-conception, the ‘cold-start’ problem to ‘never finished’ agony, and guided them to identify and move toward their goals.

The writers I work with are…

• current or former high achievers seeking a grounded life through creative expression

• coaches, creators, or solopreneurs who need help finding their niche and articulating their work, capturing a space, or becoming a trusted, reliable source or ‘thought leader’

• passionate about improving their writing process and craft

• uncertain about their voice and style

• blocked in their writing or lives by big questions, an uncertain path, a difficult present, or a mysterious past

• open to uncovering, deconstructing, and rebuilding the beliefs and stories that are holding them back

• stuck in unfulfilling work, behaviors, or relationships and willing to use writing to understand and take action

• …or are drawn to a creative life and not sure how to begin living it

Some folks reach out for help with writing a book or getting a newsletter off the ground. These are achievable goals, but much else is revealed through our work. No matter what their goals are, many people bring concerns about their choices and unexamined perspectives—have I worked too hard in my field and I’m burned out or unserved by it? Do I need to make a big change in my life? How do I see the world and what led me to that understanding? What is my voice and where do I find it? Is my story worth telling? Is my life worth exploring at all?

I hope to show you that it is worth it to look—to look farther for the perspectives that will make you a better writer, and to look deeper, to discover more about who you are and how you want to be. The writing problems you have are not eternal or inevitable, and your process can get easier. I never say that writing doesn’t have to be hard—but it doesn’t have to be painful or that lonely. Especially when you’ve got someone on your side.

If you’re interested in working 1:1 with me, head to the coaching page to learn more about the work we can do. If you’re interested in hiring me as an editor for your book or series, you can read the coaching page for more on who I work with, my newsletter for lots about editing, and then contact me with info about your project. Visit testimonials to hear from my writers.