Writer's block coaching—
accelerate your creativity and career!




Writing and art hold a special place in my life...the yearning to create blesses us and all those we touch. But creativity can come with certain stumbling blocks.

The Writing Life

I've been a reader and a writer all my life. Reading is easy. Writing is hard.

Or at least it can be... Sometimes your thoughts flow right onto the page, fully formed and beautiful. The very air around you is like a fairy mist, offering your every desire—a clever turn of phrase, a crucial glimpse into a character's psyche, a brilliant plot twist that leaves you giddy.

But at other times you stare at a taunting blank page, and the flow's been blocked by the regurgitations of a mental cement truck. Unproductive and miserable, you feel like an utter failure—or worse, a fraud. How can I be a writer if I can't write?

Writer's block is normal. Procrastination is normal. So is fear. You're still a writer, even if you're stuck or blocked. And the good news is that you can get through the stuck place and the fear. Just as words dance across the page in the good times, you can dance around the block in the bad.

I'm a professional, nationally certified life coach and I love coaching writers. I know the needs, fears, and dreams of the creative life. I've written short stories, a dissertation, peer-reviewed scientific papers, and I've had twelve contest finals or wins with my novel manuscripts to date. I understand how hard it can be to stay motivated and productive—and how the vicious circle of writer's block begins and ends.

Some say writing is like opening up a vein and pouring it onto the page. My goal as a coach is to help you write freely and joyfully, without all the bleeding and angst. I'm here to help you be productive, confident, and excited about your creativity. Work with me to be best friends with your muse and achieve your goals.

If you'd like information on book coaching for novelists and nonfiction authors (self-help, how-to, biographies, etc.), simply click the link.

Professional coaching can help you stay focused, motivated, and creative. See what my clients have to say, learn more about me, and read about life coaching for writers on the life coaching and FAQ pages. Then make an appointment for a "get acquainted" meeting with me and see for yourself how coaching can work for you. Email or call (888) 926-2244* to choose a time. I also offer group coaching via teleclasses—take a look.

*If you're outside the U.S., email and we'll arrange an alternative phone number. Since I coach by telephone, geography makes no difference.


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Making art is a journey.
-Meinrad Craighead

 


The artist is a receptacle for emotions
that come from all over the place:
from the sky, from the earth,
from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape,
from a spider's web.
-Pablo Picasso

 


You have to be willing to be very, very bad...
if you're ever to be good.
Only if you stand ready to make mistakes today
can you hope to move ahead tomorrow.
-Dwight Swain

 


It is impossible to get better
and look good at the same time.
-Julia Cameron