What’s standing between you and a stand-out essay?
Convinced your life is too ordinary to find a compelling story?
Wish you knew more about the tricks and techniques of personal essays?
Nothing you write seems to sound like you?
I can help.
I’m a writer, editor and teacher, and in workshops and private coaching, I help students leap each of these hurdles and more.
The result is a process that is transformative rather than tedious, educational rather than clerical, and satisfying rather than stressful. Students write to discover themselves, rather than simply to relate what they already know. They learn to think more broadly, to write more openly, and to edit more exactly. Working together, we find the story they didn’t always know they wanted to tell until it was on the page.
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Your Best 650
The most important 650 words you write in high school might be your Common or Coalition App essay. Writing your college essay with guidance will not just make your essay stronger—it will make you a stronger, more confident writer. Get started today!
Total Essay Confidence
Develop the skills to confidently write essays for all of your applications. Let me guide you through one strong 650-word essay for Common or Coalition App along with three to six short supplements, for essays so good, you can't believe you wrote them!
Transformative Essay Experience
Writing your college essays with guidance will not just make your essays stronger—it will make you a stronger, more confident writer. From first brainstorm to last supplement, let your college essay experience transform you as a writer.
The Essay Kick-Off
This self-guided Essay Kick-Off Workshop is designed to lead you to both a topic and an understanding of how to put together your best Common or Coalition App essay. Give yourself the foundation you need for application essay success!
Essay Rescue
The college application essay stands like a dragon between you and your dream school "castle"—but it doesn’t have to. If you've got a draft that's just not working for you, this is the rescue you've been waiting for!
Writer's Mindset, Writer's Toolset
A four-week course for high-school freshmen and sophomores to learn to more quickly, accurately and effectively capture their thoughts in writing, from personal journaling to school assignments to real-world application.
What Story Will You Tell? The Underclassmen's Guide
Plan high school with purpose and fun in mind. Grow as a writer, reflect on who you want to be, and give yourself a huge head start on college applications with this interactive journal!
Subscriber Hub
Brainstorming guidance, organizational tools, and a special section just for parents—find them all here at the Subscriber Hub!