To me, In the Weeds has always resonated on two levels.
One: the chaos of the service industry — that moment during the dinner rush when three tables sit at once, the kitchen calls out orders, and the bartender hasn’t even glanced at your ticket.
Two: the creative life — balancing the work of writing a novel with the practical and emotional demands of survival: managing rejection, making money, finding time, keeping the faith.
I started In the Weeds to talk honestly about pursuing creative work while managing everything else. For over ten years, working as a waitress and bartender gave me the flexibility to write — it funded my life and ultimately helped me complete the novel that led to signing with a literary agent.
Today, I’m a writing coach and teacher helping writers build their creative lives — from drafting their novels to trusting their creative seasons and cycles, to finding and sustaining momentum, and finishing their books without burnout or force.
When you sign up for this newsletter, you’ll get a mix of my worlds as a writer, a novelist represented by an agent, a writing coach, a former country club waitress, and the editor-in-chief of Write or Die Magazine. You’ll find personal essays and updates about writing my novel (set in 1999 at a country club, inspired by my own experiences), the ups and downs of the creative process, the intricacies of managing a magazine, and reflections on finding balance in a writing life.
Whether you’re deep in a first draft, trying to balance art with work, or looking for a new way to trust your process, welcome.
There’s space for you here.
