workshops + classes
Enrolling now for SEPT/OCT 2026. Small groups. Limited Spots.
The Art of Beginning: 4 Week Class
- Begins September 15, 2026 via Zoom
- Tuesdays 7:30pm Eastern (4:30pm Pacific)
Whether you consider yourself a beginner at writing or you're just beginning a new writing project, whatever your genre – song, screen, nonfiction, fiction, poetry – and whatever your previous experience, welcome to The Art of Beginning.
In this 4-week class for all levels and all genres, we'll dive into first memories, first sentences, and the tyranny of first pages as we explore the central question: How can I connect in a meaningful way to myself, my character, my story, and my creative practice?
Our 1-hour sessions meet weekly on Zoom and asynchronously through the week on the Wet.Ink platform, where you will upload your writing weekly (this is great for accountability) and read and comment on your cohorts' work. In our weekly Zoom sessions, we'll begin with a centering practice, check in on how the writing went in the previous week, and jump into a guided writing activity to get the juices flowing for the next writing.
Four Zoom Sessions: Sept 15, Sept 22, Sept 29, Oct 6
- Begins September 15, 2026 via Zoom
- Tuesdays 7:30pm Eastern (4:30pm Pacific)
Whether you consider yourself a beginner at writing or you're just beginning a new writing project, whatever your genre – song, screen, nonfiction, fiction, poetry – and whatever your previous experience, welcome to The Art of Beginning.
In this 4-week class for all levels and all genres, we'll dive into first memories, first sentences, and the tyranny of first pages as we explore the central question: How can I connect in a meaningful way to myself, my character, my story, and my creative practice?
Our 1-hour sessions meet weekly on Zoom and asynchronously through the week on the Wet.Ink platform, where you will upload your writing weekly (this is great for accountability) and read and comment on your cohorts' work. In our weekly Zoom sessions, we'll begin with a centering practice, check in on how the writing went in the previous week, and jump into a guided writing activity to get the juices flowing for the next writing.
Four Zoom Sessions: Sept 15, Sept 22, Sept 29, Oct 6
- $192 until Aug 15 with EARLYBIRD code
- $225 After Aug 15
The Art of Songwriting: 6 Week Workshop
- Begins September 16, 2026 via Zoom
- Wednesdays 7:00pm Eastern (4:00pm Pacific)
Join me on an auspicious 40 days of songwriting. By the end of the 6 weeks, you'll have started (and maybe finished!) 4-6 new songs.
We'll begin each 90-minute session with a brief centering practice. In Session 1, we'll get to know each other and lay down guidelines for a supportive Workshop method. I'll guide you through my own step-by-step songwriting method for working with prompts. After that, our sessions will primarily be focused on workshopping: you'll bring in a new song every week, and either perform it live or play a recording (phone memos are fine), with your lyrics displayed on screen so the group can discuss. Organically embedded in the discussions, you'll get support and valuable insight into songwriting art and craft, including song structure, lyrics, motif, melody, feel, and more.
Six Zoom Sessions: Sept 16, Sept 23, Sept 30, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21
- $276 until Aug 15 with EARLYBIRD code
- $325 After Aug 15
The Art of Memoir: 6 Week Workshop
- Begins September 17, 2026 via Zoom
- Thursdays 7pm Eastern (4pm Pacific)
Join me on an auspicious 40 days of creative writing. This workshop is for writers with some workshop experience who are already in a writing practice.
Our 90-minute sessions meet weekly on Zoom and asynchronously through the week on the Wet.Ink platform, where you will upload your writing weekly (this is great for accountability) and read and comment on your cohort's writing. Organically embedded in the Zoom and Wet.Ink discussions, you'll get feedback as we explore the art and craft of memoir with positive support, accountability, trusted guidance, and community,
We'll start each session with a brief centering practice. In Session 1, we'll get to know each other and the memoir/essay/CNF work that everyone will be working on, and lay down guidelines for a supportive Workshop method. After that, our sessions will be focused on workshopping.
Six Zoom Sessions: Sept 17, Sept 24, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22
- Begins September 17, 2026 via Zoom
- Thursdays 7pm Eastern (4pm Pacific)
Join me on an auspicious 40 days of creative writing. This workshop is for writers with some workshop experience who are already in a writing practice.
Our 90-minute sessions meet weekly on Zoom and asynchronously through the week on the Wet.Ink platform, where you will upload your writing weekly (this is great for accountability) and read and comment on your cohort's writing. Organically embedded in the Zoom and Wet.Ink discussions, you'll get feedback as we explore the art and craft of memoir with positive support, accountability, trusted guidance, and community,
We'll start each session with a brief centering practice. In Session 1, we'll get to know each other and the memoir/essay/CNF work that everyone will be working on, and lay down guidelines for a supportive Workshop method. After that, our sessions will be focused on workshopping.
Six Zoom Sessions: Sept 17, Sept 24, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22
- $276 until Aug 15 with EARLYBIRD code
- $325 After Aug 15
Teaching Philosophy
Guidance. Encouragement. Accountability. Community. Support.
That's what I've needed in every class or workshop I've ever taken. That's what these workshops are all about.
I've got your back.
Writing is hard. But let's call the page a playground. We'll take a chance on the monkey bars. Climb the big slide. Swing higher. Spelunk. Venture into memories, emotions, ideas, senses. These workshops are a safe space to try and try again.
Quantity yields Quality.
The more you write, the better – and braver – you'll get. Generation is more important than perfection. So let's let loose and just make art. (In fact, perfectionism is not what we usually think it is. Perfectionism is a defense mechanism that rears its head when we're afraid to be vulnerable. But art making comes out of vulnerability, and it needs to be a little wild to express itself honestly.)
I won't leave you out to dry.
Here you'll be in a safe space, and the ego can lay down its armor. In that safety, you'll generate new work and receive feedback along the way. Who knows - you might get a good string of words. You'll probably get some crap, too. It doesn't matter, as long as you keep writing. My best work as a songwriter and as a literary writer has always come from just writing. And writing more.
Writing changes you.
It does this crazy thing, writing. It pulls up sunken ships. Reveals hidden pathways. Illuminates dark places. Uncovers inner wisdom. Heals broken parts. Grows your heart.
*Everyone gets an A.
Even if you don't do the exact assignment. Even if you don't use the prompt. There's no fail. Only do. Congrats! Just by being in the class, you get an A.
Companionship.
I'll be writing alongside you, staying present in my own practice, generating first drafts and revisions, feeling vulnerable, and bravely showing my work – just like you.
That's what I've needed in every class or workshop I've ever taken. That's what these workshops are all about.
I've got your back.
Writing is hard. But let's call the page a playground. We'll take a chance on the monkey bars. Climb the big slide. Swing higher. Spelunk. Venture into memories, emotions, ideas, senses. These workshops are a safe space to try and try again.
Quantity yields Quality.
The more you write, the better – and braver – you'll get. Generation is more important than perfection. So let's let loose and just make art. (In fact, perfectionism is not what we usually think it is. Perfectionism is a defense mechanism that rears its head when we're afraid to be vulnerable. But art making comes out of vulnerability, and it needs to be a little wild to express itself honestly.)
I won't leave you out to dry.
Here you'll be in a safe space, and the ego can lay down its armor. In that safety, you'll generate new work and receive feedback along the way. Who knows - you might get a good string of words. You'll probably get some crap, too. It doesn't matter, as long as you keep writing. My best work as a songwriter and as a literary writer has always come from just writing. And writing more.
Writing changes you.
It does this crazy thing, writing. It pulls up sunken ships. Reveals hidden pathways. Illuminates dark places. Uncovers inner wisdom. Heals broken parts. Grows your heart.
*Everyone gets an A.
Even if you don't do the exact assignment. Even if you don't use the prompt. There's no fail. Only do. Congrats! Just by being in the class, you get an A.
Companionship.
I'll be writing alongside you, staying present in my own practice, generating first drafts and revisions, feeling vulnerable, and bravely showing my work – just like you.
TEACHING + EXPERIENCE
In addition to my lifelong creative practices as a writer and musician, for over a decade I have taught creative writing, creative process, songwriting, and music business in undergraduate, graduate, and community spaces: at Antioch University Los Angeles in the Undergraduate, MFA, and community Inspiration2Publication programs; University of Wisconsin - Madison in the Summer Music Clinic; International Women’s Writing Guild as conference faculty; Los Angeles Master Chorale as Voices Within Teaching Artist; Los Angeles Songwriting Workshop; and more. I have been teaching holistic yoga practices since 2009.
Additionally, I am former the editor-in-chief of Lunch Ticket, a literary and art journal, and have served as presenter, panelist, and moderator at the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs), FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West), and NERFA (Northeast Regional Folk Alliance) conferences, and at SONA Foundation's Music & Money, Wellness Fest, In Session, and Fireside Chats on Mental Health.
Additionally, I am former the editor-in-chief of Lunch Ticket, a literary and art journal, and have served as presenter, panelist, and moderator at the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs), FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West), and NERFA (Northeast Regional Folk Alliance) conferences, and at SONA Foundation's Music & Money, Wellness Fest, In Session, and Fireside Chats on Mental Health.
EDUCATION + certification
- Post-MFA Certificate in Creative Writing Pedagogy, Antioch University
(with Tammy Lechner and Amy Sage Webb; Teaching Assistantships with Aimee Bender, University Southern California (USC), and Barbara Abercrombie, UCLA Extension)
Winner: University Library Research Prize for post-Masters dissertation research on the intersections of lyric essay, feminist pedagogy, and postmodernism. - MFA in Creative Writing, Antioch University
– Primary: Creative Nonfiction (with Hope Edelman, Brad Kessler, Peter Selgin, Sharman Apt Russell, Christine Hale)
– Secondary: Literary Translation (with Dan Bellm) and Fiction (with Peter Nichols and Steve Heller)
Winner: University Library Research Prize for MFA dissertation research on the Wicked Stepmother narrative - Post-BA Diploma, Berklee College of Music
- Major: Songwriting (with Pat Pattison, Henry Gaffney, Andrea Stolpe)
- Principle Instrument: Clarinet - BA in Psychology, Brandeis University
- extensive coursework in Classical and Early Music woodwinds (with Sarah Mead, Lydian String Quartet, Diane Heffner, Neal Hampton)
- research in Creativity (with Teresa Amabile)
Additional Professional Development:
- Certificate of Completion in the Power of Music in Healthcare, Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University
- Teaching Artist, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Voices Within
- Yoga Alliance eRYT500 / YACEP, studies with Dr. Ryan Peebles, Christy Marsden, Claire Hartley, Daniel Stewart, Max Strom, Russ Pfeiffer