Creative Consulting

Creative Consulting is where I sit down with you-writer, artist, educator, or organizer-and get practical and specific about your ideas. If you have a poem manuscript, a curriculum outline, an arts event, or a community storytelling project in mind, I help you shape it into something clear, doable, and meaningful.

I bring years of experience as an award-winning Southern California poet and teaching artist into each session, so you get honest feedback, concrete next steps, and creative encouragement that still respects deadlines and real-life limits. This support works well for individual artists building a body of work, teachers planning writing units, and nonprofits designing arts-based programs that truly speak to their communities.

During consulting sessions, I can help you:
- Clarify the purpose and audience for your project
- Map out a realistic timeline and structure
- Strengthen writing, performance, or facilitation elements
- Choose forms, prompts, and activities that fit your goals
- Plan readings, workshops, or showcases that center participant voices

Virtual consultations and private sessions make it easy to meet no matter where you are, and scheduling is flexible enough to fit around busy school calendars, day jobs, and family life. Some folks book a single deep-dive session to get unstuck; others check in regularly for ongoing creative coaching and accountability.

If you are part of a school, nonprofit, or community group, I can also help sketch out program ideas, refine proposal language for arts grants, or design a series that connects writing and art education with social-emotional learning or social justice themes.

Send me a message to briefly describe your project, and I will follow up with options for session length, format, and focus so you can choose what feels right for your artistic growth.