Coaching vision and objectives
Writing is a journey of reflection, transformation, and craft development. My core mission is to guide and support writers through the joys and challenges of the creative process.
Our sessions will be collaborative, discussion based and goal oriented. As a published writer and educator of over 35 years I meet you at your particular level of experience and at any stage of your project. Together we will work to bring your vision to the page with creative and energizing methods of content production. Though writing is ultimately a solitary and often transformative journey, I provide personalized support and artistic encouragement in generating ideas, getting words on the page, and providing publishing advice.
COACHING BACKGROUND
Online coaching and writing workshops conducted throughout the US, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand, South America and more.
Follow this link for a journal issue where acclaimed authors comment on my career as a writer, educator and performance artist: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/csca/24/3
- PhD., Professor Emeritus of Communication and Performance Studies
- 35 years of college teaching and coaching in writing and communication strategies
- Communication Advocacy Coach at Living Proof Advocacy
- 35 years of individual coaching and writing workshops in academic and professional venues: U of Illinois, U of Texas, more, USA; U of Edinburgh, U of Cambridge, U of Oxford, U of Bristol, U of Plymouth, UK; U of Auckland, NZ; Santiago, Chile; Western U, Memorial U in Canada.
WRITING
BACKGROUND
My books and essays for both mainstream and academic audiences concentrate on the transformative processes of autobiographical writing and memoir in relationship to everyday life, culture, and the natural world.
Books:
- Posthumanist Collaborations in Performance https://www.routledge.com/Posthumanist-Collaborations-in-Performance-A-Praxis-based-Approach-to-Qualitative-Inquiry/Brisini-Simmons-Spry/p/book/9781032610276
- Autoethnography and the Other https://www.routledge.com/Autoethnography-and-the-Other-Unsettling-Power-through-Utopian-Performatives/Spry/p/book/9781611328608
- Body, Paper, Stage: Writing and Performing Autoethnography https://www.routledge.com/Body-Paper-Stage-Writing-and-Performing-Autoethnography/Spry/p/book/9781598744873
Essays: Many more available upon request
- (2024) Desert Garden Fieldnotes. Desert Times, Spring Edition.
- https://www.livingproofadvocacy.com/blog/2022/6/7/in-constant-conversation-with-nature
- (2023) Performative Autoethnography: A Matterphor of Things. The Routledge Handbook of Performance Studies. Eds. Craig Gingrich-Philbrook and Jake Simmons Routledge.
Write where you find yourself.
My family and I lived 20 years on ten acres in the country as well as many years in urban neighborhoods. Whether wandering through a meadow or ensconced in a coffee shop, each locale has it own deeply inspirational qualities for writing.
Guilt-free Journaling!
These are a few of my journals. I write, sketch, draw, make lists, collage, anything to start the process of words on the page. We will discuss how to creatively journal at your own pace and purpose to spark ideas and content.
Creative Sparks
A while ago during a difficult writer's block, I moved this little table into my garden. This simple action sparked creative energy and helped clear my mind. I will provide you with many suggestions for the joys and challenges of your particular writing experience.
Tami Spry, Living Words Writing Coach
Contact me: Tami.Spry@SpryWritingCoach.com
Write with me Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/tamispry
Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tami-spry-ph-d-a81a3061/
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