Coaching vision and objectives
Writing is a journey of reflection, transformation, and craft development. My core mission is to guide and support writers through the achievements and challenges of the writing process.
~Our sessions will be collaborative, discussion based and goal oriented.
~At any stage of your project and any level of experience, we will work to bring your vision to the page with hands-on energizing methods.
~ I provide personalized support and artistic encouragement in generating ideas, getting words on the page, and providing publishing advice.
40 YEARS TEACHING AND COACHING
Coaching and writing workshops both online and in-person conducted throughout the US, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand, South America and more.
Follow this link for a journal issue where authors comment on my career as a writer, educator and performance artist: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/csca/24/3
- PhD., Professor Emeritus of Communication and Performance Studies
- 40 years of college teaching and coaching in writing and communication strategies
- Communication Advocacy Coach at Living Proof Advocacy
-Coaching and writing workshops in academic and professional venues include: U of Illinois, U of Texas, more, USA; U of Edinburgh, U of Cambridge, U of Oxford, U of Bristol, U of Plymouth, UK; U of Auckland, NZ; Santiago, Chile; Western U, Memorial U, Canada.
40 YEARS WRITING
AND PUBLISHING
My books and essays explore the transformative power of autobiographical and autoethnographic writing as it relates to everyday life, culture, and the eco-natural world.
Books:
- Posthumanist Collaborations in Performance with authors Travis Brisis and Jake Simmons. (See essays: The Natureculture Body; Plant(ing) Kinship; Like Water Over Rocks.)
- Autoethnography and the Other: Unsettling Power Through Utopian Performatives
- Body, Paper, Stage: Writing and Performing Autoethnography
Essays: More available upon request
- (2024) Desert Garden Fieldnotes. Desert Times, Spring Edition.
- in-constant-conversation-with-nature. Living Proof Advocacy.
- (2023) Performative Autoethnography: A Matterphor of Things. Research Methods in Performance Studies.
Write where you find yourself.
My family and I lived 20 years on ten acres in the country as well as many years in urban neighborhoods. Whether wandering through a meadow or ensconced in a coffee shop, each locale has it own enlightening qualities for writing.
Creative Sparks
Recently during a difficult writer's block, I moved this little table into my garden. This simple action sparked creative energy and clarity. I will provide you with many suggestions for the joys and challenges of your particular writing experience.
Creative Journaling!
These are a few of my journals. I write, sketch, draw, make lists, collage, anything to start the process of words on the page. We will discuss how to creatively journal at your own pace and purpose to spark ideas and content.
WHY JOURNAL?
~Purposeful self-reflection
~Awaken insight
~Brainstorm freely
~Develop writerly voice
Your journals are a central wellspring of thoughts, ideas, inspirations and aspirations.
For example, see the last pic where I try to decide whether to launch a Substack page.
