In my early days I’d sling sandwiches, burgers, fish’n’chips while hitting those open mics in the city. Now I’m transitioning from a decade in Higher Education to work with individuals and businesses to tell the story that needs to be sold – I mean, told! Whether that looks like a book coach, writing mentor, content strategist, or ghost writer for special occasions, I have a track record of success with students, employers, and contractors. I’ve brokered and played a key role in various festivals, projects and publications like

• Vestal Review, Associate Editor
• Real Poets Sacramento, Mentor
• Bombay Gin Lit Journal, Editor
• ZEEJaipur Literature Festival, Executive Assistant
• Naropa University’s Summer Writing Program, Program Coordinator
• Collective.aporia, Founding Board Member

Some of these folx and others have been kind enough to say some nice things about me which you can read under Testimonials (coming soon).

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*Base hourly rate is $35

*+mileage fees for work done outside 10 mile zone from 80304, or mountain driving (ie Boulder Canyon)

*work with me online via Zoom, FaceTime, Skype

*I use Trello for project management, but am open to other platforms

*acceptable methods of payment are Venmo, CashApp, PayPal

 

Writing Consultations… $100 for 1 hr +$35 per additional hour

Writing consultations are perfect for the important life thing you are applying for, or the milestone achieved requiring a toast, or an update to your professional and creative materials. I’ve worked with folx needing to write a meaningful, but short obituary, to the college applicant unsure if their personal statement is up to snuff, to the working professional needing another pair of eyes for copyediting.

(1.5 hrs: includes proofreading, structural edits, content writing)

• Obituaries
• Wedding vows
• Cover letters
• Personal statements
• Resume
• & short Essays (under 30 pages)

Manuscript Consultation

When is it ever time to let another person read your work? This varies from genre to genre as well as from writer to writer. Someone composing a chapbook will have different needs than someone writing a Sci-Fi trilogy. Whatever it is, we’ll go over craft mechanics so that every word feels earned and that your readers are connected to what they are reading.

First 30 pages (or long essay)

          -read & basic feedback only… $50

           -w/ consultation… $100 for 1 hr +$35 per additional hour

Full Manuscript

• Read and basic feedback only… $200

• w/ consultation… $500 +$35 per additional hour

Book Coaching… $300 for 1 hr +$35 per additional hour

Let’s face it, not everyone gets an agent. Not everyone has a publisher. However, knowing how to successfully do the below will help you find the right one, or do it yourself.

How to: 

• Write an artist statement  
• Biography
• Query letters
• Submit work, 
• Track drafts
• Submission process
• Know your audience
• Publicize yourself

Project Outlines… $100 + $35 per additional hr

This option is for someone getting ready to start a manuscript, produce an event, or other logistics management.  

• Essays
• Manuscripts
• Scheduling/timelines
• Cataloging
• Other organization

Content Creation… Make Your Best Offer

I list this as Make Your Best Offer depending on the kind of publicity campaign you are looking for, and what phase of the campaign I am being hired for. I have experience using social media, local press outlets, and have had some international attention. 

• Content Writing for websites
• Graphic Design for social media
• Press kits (similar to book coaching)

Tutoring… $35/hr

• English reading: All grade levels, intermediate english
• English writing: up to graduate level
• Literary Analysis: w/ expertise in Contemporary & Romance Poetry, Modernism, Medieval Literature, Translation, Literary Fantasy, & World Mythology

Mentoring…. $35-60 sliding scale ($35 for 30min, $60 for 2hrs)

Specializing in ages 6-13, focusing on issues to help your child become the hero/ine of their lives through enriched activity. 

Event Production… (Prices negotiable depending on event)

          -Emcee… $35/hr

          -Social Media… $40 per post (plus boosting fee incurred at your own expense)

          -Appearances at events… $100/hr (ie reading, flute playing, or other performance)

          -Producer…. $2000 + 25/hr

 

Intuitive Healing…$20-60 sliding scale ($40 for 30min, $180 for 2hrs)

       – Rune reading –  $1 per minute

        – Massage (uncertified)

         – Chakra reading – one rune pulled per chakra and interpretation on whole-system health

          – Ritual Practices – to integrate rites of passage while working through self-manifestation

***  all 3, $150 for 1hr 

Writing Consultations… $100 

(1.5 hrs: includes proofreading, structural edits, content writing)

         -Cover letters

         -Personal statements

         -Resume

         – Essays

        -Manuscripts

***First 30 pages

          -(read & basic feedback only)… $50/hr

          -w/ consultation… $100 for 1 hr +$25 per additional hour

Project Outlines… $50/hr

          -Essays

          -Manuscripts

          -Scheduling/timelines

          -Cataloging

          -Other organization

Tutoring… $35/hr          -English reading: All grade levels, intermediate english

          -English writing: up to graduate level

          -Literary Analysis: w/ expertise in Contemporary & Romance Poetry, Modernism, Medieval literature, Translation, Literary Fantasy, & World Mythology

    

Mentoring…. $35-60 sliding scale ($35 for 30min, $60 for 2hrs)

Specializing in ages 6-13, focusing on issues to help your child become the hero/ine of their lives through enriched activity.

Event Production… (Prices negotiable depending on event)

          -Emcee… $35/hr

          -Social Media… $40 per post (plus boosting fee incurred at your own expense)

          -Appearances at events… $50/hr (ie reading, flute playing, or other performance)

          -Producer…. $500 + $35/hr

Intuitive Healing, aka “Body Oracle”…$35-60 sliding scale ($35 for 30min, $60 for 2hrs). 

       – Rune reading –  $1 per minute ($35 minimum)

        – Massage (uncertified). Reiki level 2 attuned. Have table, will travel. 

         – Chakra reading – one rune pulled per chakra and interpretation on whole-system health

           -Voice Work – using individuated expression through the mode of poetry as trauma recovery framework, using the Pongo Teen Writing Method & learned from Real Poets in Sacramento. Adapted for the individual.

          – Ritual Practices – to integrate rites of passage while working through self-manifestation

*** 3, $100 for 1hr