Work With Me

Work With Me

Everything you find here will expand your ability to connect with yourself, others, and the creative collective  — by interacting through story.

“. . . you must not come lightly to the blank page . . . If you can take it seriously, we can do business.”
Stephen King, On Writing

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Mining

A two-hour interactive workshop of four creative exercises (custom designed by me) to help get you back to the gold of your story.

Close-up of a typewriter with text being typed on paper.

Unearthing

Two 90-minute 1:1 virtual sessions to clear away doubt, refine your strongest ideas, and strengthen your connection to the story you’re creating.

Close-up of a typewriter with text being typed on paper.

The Whole Manuscript

A manuscript intensive in which your book gets full attention from me — page by page, line by line.

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Kids & Companions Book Club

An interactive club for young readers and their grown-ups to engage with literature that inspires big ideas and lasting change.

Testimonials

Drew Pedrick

Founder & CVO of MCTIGUE

You are a heart surgeon. You examine deep into your clients’ hearts and, by your inspired talents and skills, you make life blood flow. There is nothing more important.

Tori Whitaker

Author of Millicent Min’s Last Wish and A Matter of Happiness

Even four years after working with Terra, I hear her sage wisdom echoing in my mind as I craft new books. She listens, she is empathetic, talented, and cares about a writer’s success.