write together coaching
About
Writing is a solitary endeavor, but it doesn’t have to be lonely. When we decided to embark on writing the first drafts of our novels together, our mere desire turned into a finished draft. Instead of wasting time feeling overwhelmed and delaying writing, we eased into the water together and got to work regardless of our fears and insecurities. Consistent encouragement and reminders to keep working turned a wish to write a book into full drafts in our hands. Working through obstacles and pushing through blocks, we discovered our particular and individual writing rituals and helped one another along. Having a partner during the writing process taught us so much about ourselves as writers and helped us move from just a longing to write to an established writing life.
Our mission is to provide accountability and encouragement for writers looking to build a more consistent writing life and take their ideas for projects to completion. We strive to build lasting relationships with writers to help them work through challenges that arise, such as creating a writing routine that fits their current lifestyle and working through hurdles in their short story, novel, essay, etc.
Meet the Coaches
Tamar Mekredijian
Tamar resides in the Los Angeles area with her husband, daughter, and son. She majored in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, Fiction, for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She wrote her thesis, a collection of stories, under the advisement of Thomas Cobb, author of Crazy Heart which became a major motion picture. She teaches English Composition for Fresno City College but considers writing and teaching writing to be her primary work. She has taught and been a part of numerous creative writing workshops. Writing helps her look at the world closely and understand her place in it as a woman, wife, and mother. She writes in the margins of motherhood—early in the mornings before her kids wake up, during nap times and types notes on her phone in between. Her work appears at Mothers Always Write and Literary Mama. You can follow her writing and life on Instagram.
Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Writing for Kailey has been a source of creativity and a favored form of expression since she was a child. As the founder and editor of Write or Die Magazine, she has dedicated her time and energy to helping writers achieve their goals and providing resources and encouragement along the way. Both of these bring so much joy in her life and have greatly impacted her own work. Based out of Plymouth, MA, she is an English/Creative Writing major from Bridgewater State and has continued her writing education since graduating by attending numerous workshops and writing courses. She is a columnist at ChillSubs and is working on her first novel.