Hi, I’m JEANNE FAULKNER.
I can help you write your story through coaching, workshops, and speaking events
Everyone has a story that can teach, entertain, inspire, and motivate readers.
All you have to do is WRITE IT!
I help writers, groups, and businesses get their stories and books out of their heads, onto the page, and out in the world for readers who need them.
I have 25 years of experience writing and editing for magazines, newspapers, websites, non-profits and corporate clients.
I’m also the author of two books.
As a writing coach, I help writers (new and experienced) turn ideas into words, stories, content, articles, and books.
I get it! It’s hard to:
feel confident that your idea is worth writing
find time in your busy life to write
know how to start and actually complete your project
Don’t let that stop you!
For too many people, that’s where the story ends. It stays trapped in their imaginations and never gets written.
But you and your story? What are you waiting for? It’s time to write it and I’m here to help you.
My Approach:
Are you a writer? I coach writers at any experience level in custom-tailored, one-on-one sessions.
Want to host a workshop? I teach writing workshops around the country on themes like: writing for advocacy, making copy personal, story mapping, and more.
Need a writer or editor? I work with businesses and individuals to create brilliant materials that share their brand, mission, and message.
Working together, let’s tell your story!
Dream it
You’ve been thinking about writing a book, creating a website, or improving your company’s written/web materials. You have ideas that could make a difference in people’s lives, entertain them, and inspire new ways of thinking. You can imagine yourself as an author, on a book tour and on a bestseller list. You can almost see your name above your article or essay in the pages of your favorite magazine. You envision written business materials that make your products and services essential for clients.
Now that you can dream it, let’s make it real.
Write it
Writing your story starts by putting your idea on paper. Then you create a structure, schedule, timeline, and plan. From there, you can write anything!
Whether your goal is to write a great book or copy for your business, I can help! Let’s get started!
My Writing Story:
I started writing decades ago as a night shift labor and delivery nurse. Charting patient care meant accurately writing the intimate minute-by-minute stories of thousands of women, babies, and families. I loved it for 20 years, but it was hard work and I started thinking about what else I could do to make a living.
And then I got cancer. Two good friends walked with me while I was sick, and I told them stories about surgeries, chemo, radiation, and fear. They encouraged me to write them down, so, I did—like my life depended on it. I bundled those stories together and tried to get them published. Like most new writers, I met with a lot of rejection and “no thank yous.”
After that, a new goal emerged to make my living as a writer. I didn’t know what I was doing , but I taught myself and I hustled. One step, one publication, and one article at a time, eventually led to an 8-year-run as a pregnancy and parenting advice columnist, and two book deals. Magazine writing turned into newspaper writing and web writing, and many other writing opportunities. I quit my nursing job to write full time, and I've been writing professionally since!
With more than 25 years of experience, I now teach other writers how to get their creative ideas out of their head, onto the page, and out in the world, for readers who need their stories.
Now, it’s your turn - let’s write your story!