Writing retreats, books, courses

A room full of people on typewriters sounds like rain or slow applause, depending on the night.

Every morning I freewrite on one of these beasts. I spent years in tech, long enough to notice we only call something technology while it's still new. Pen and paper and a typewriter are technology too, and they're purpose-suited to making words with your hands.

Now I host typewriter events so people can come together and unplug.

Hermes 3000 typewriter

"My novel was literally transformed in a day. I expected the block I had been feeling to go away, but I didn't expect the floodgates of creativity to open as they did."

Jennifer Sage

Pages from a writing session

Nobody is blocked for lack of talent.

People get stuck because they were trained to edit their ideas before they've given them shape. Set the phone and the laptop aside, let the writing be marks you make on paper, and that habit starts to loosen on its own.

All it takes is a question, some quiet, a device with no autocomplete or internet connection, and the nerve to keep going until you reach the part where it gets interesting.

Austin Events

Come to a Typewriter Social

I bring a fleet of vintage typewriters and we write together for a couple of hours. No experience needed. The machines do the hard part.

See upcoming dates

Editing & sessions

Work with me 1-on-1.

If you have a draft or manuscript, work with me as your developmental editor.

Work with me