Posts by Wayne
Teen Writer Success: College Hopeful
*Academic Coaching available by appointment The flustered Mom called me eager for help with her daughter Lily’s college application process. She mentioned Lily was an aspiring fashion designer who maintained good grades alongside strong extracurricular activities, but struggled with writing. When we met, I was puzzled after reading the first of four essays. Her mom saw…
Read MoreTeen Writer Success: Attitude Adjustment
*Academic Coaching available by appointment “I hate writing,” she proudly snarled as I finished reading her essay homework. Before I could begin feedback, she beamed, “I love math, and I plan on studying computer science at Georgia Tech.” I was taken by her confidence in opposing passions. “So how are you doing in English class?”…
Read MoreChart A Course To Write Your Memoir
Like clients Kirby and Jonathan, you can write and publish your memoir. Consider the Memoir class as getting your feet wet, the Creative Writers Workshop as training, and personal writer’s coaching & editing as the swim toward the finish line. Start Somewhere. Diana Nyad, 64, an American long distance swimmer, became the first person…
Read MoreClient Success: Author Jonathan Larney
Jonathan Larney has a headache. A persistent one. He knows it so well that it’s the antagonist of his memoir My Head Hurts! My Struggle with the Headache That Refused to Stop. “My headache started on August 1, 2011, and the odds of my type of headache going away significantly drops after two years.” For…
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