go from stalled to published

writing coaching that helps you find your voice, finish your projects, and achieve your creative dreams

Hi! I’m Jaime, an author and writing coach who’s passionate about helping talented but struggling writers overcome their creative challenges and reach writing success.

My transformative coaching helps writers grappling with process, craft, and mindset work through their longstanding writing blocks so they can make their lifelong writing dreams a reality.

the writers i help

You might be a good fit for my coaching if:

  • You love writing and have wanted to be a writer for a long time (maybe since you were a kid!), but these days, it feels very difficult to find the time, space, and focus to write.

  • You tend to be self-critical and struggle to complete projects.

  • Your writing project, which feels very close to your heart, is stalled or spinning (or has been abandoned in a drawer for years).

  • Growing up, you were told that since creative work was not a guaranteed moneymaker, you shouldn’t prioritize it.

  • You struggle with perfectionism, creative anxiety, and/or imposter syndrome.

Do any of the statements above describe you? If so, guess what?

At one time, they were all true for me as well.

I spent years delving into the source of my writing blocks, and with the help of much research, coaching, and therapy, finally overcame them.

I eventually transformed myself from a writer who hardly wrote at all and felt very “Eeyore-ish” about the prospect of ever attaining writing success to a writer who signed a two-book deal with a major publishing house and has a film agent interested in selling her debut novel as a TV series.

I now offer tailored, insightful writing guidance that helps writers like you achieve creative breakthroughs, step into their authentic writing identities, and reach writing success.

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my results

My coaching clients have:

  • published stories and essays in major literary magazines

  • been nominated for Pushcart Prizes

  • obtained agent representation

  • gotten into top-rated MFA programs

  • won national writing grants

  • sold books to publishers

  • and more!

testimonials

In addition to these achievements, my clients also experience significant growth in the “soft skills” crucial for long-term writing growth.

At the end of a coaching program, my clients report that they’ve:

  • overcome significant insecurities around writing

  • created a solid writing routine

  • formed a strong creative vision for a project

  • completed projects that have been on the backburner for years

  • cultivated the courage to share their work with their world

what clients say

  • "Jaime's coaching truly changed my life. While working with her, we uncovered some deeper stories I was telling myself about writing and were able to develop tactics for how to begin to see myself differently."

  • “Before Jaime’s coaching program, I felt uncertain as a writer. now, I've not only completed a manuscript and nonfiction book proposal that I'm happy with, but I also feel confident and prepared as I begin to query agents."

  • "I learned how to write with more of a sense of curiosity—now I feel like I’m uncovering my story, rather than forcing it out. The book feels real to me now, and I know that by writing consistently, I can finish it."

my story

Back in 2012, I was well and truly blocked in my writing process. I was working as a middle-school English teacher, felt disconnected from my creative self, and was downhearted about ever making my writing dreams a reality.

It took me about a decade to work through the practical and psychological challenges that cropped up when I decided I wanted to become a professional novelist.

Through much hard work, I learned how to finish my manuscripts and submit with confidence and equanimity—and finally landed the publishing deal of my dreams.

Now, in my work as a writing coach, my extensive writing experience and deep insight into creative blocks has allowed me to help writers achieve in months what it took me almost a decade to do.

If you’ve spent a long time putting your creative dreams on the backburner and are now eager to prioritize your creative self and see real results emerge from your efforts, I’d love to connect!

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