Serene Writing
WRITING COACHING | FOR THE EVERYDAY HUMAN
Serene Writing is a coaching service I created to help those who don't feel like writers channel their best writing. Many moments in life ask us to write something moving, and I'm here to help you do so with ease.
Ways to Work With Me
Academic
Think of me as your glorified tutor: a guide with the experience of a student and the training of a professor. Whether you’re looking to get into the school of your dreams or ace your next essay, I’ll aid in coming up with ideas that actually spark your interests and connect you to the subject on a personal and compelling level.
Professional
From cover letters to website pages, writing permeates the professional world. If you’re looking to get a job, start a business, or accomplish any professional task in between, I can help you write both appropriately and authentically.
Sentimental
A beautiful part of human connection is being able to communicate how that connection impacts you. When you’re gearing up for a wedding, a retirement party, or another special occasion, I will help make sure you get across all that you want to say exactly the way only you know how to say it.
Why Work With Me
My graduate school training specialized in pedagogy, the art of teaching. As a teaching associate, my curriculum was rooted in metacognition and embodied cognition: helping students become aware of their writing choices, and helping them feel ease in their nervous system. The success of my methods is evidenced in my course evaluations.
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As a writer, I am endlessly fascinated by complexity and vulnerability, two key components that can feel overwhelming. For those who struggle to find what to say, I help locate possibilities. For those who can't seem to say it just right, I help streamline what matters.
Testimonials
I felt like the process was perfect for what I was looking for, we had 3 meetings, each one with a different focus (outline, first draft, final draft). Karyn gave me lots of ideas, and led me in the right direction to make sure that my speech came across exactly how I wanted it to. Overall, the process was seamless, effective, and exciting.
We started with an outline which got me going, gave me a good structure, and helped me get the rough draft written, then in our rough draft meeting, Karyn and I went through the rough draft, and she pointed out some spots that could be adjusted, expanded on, or cut down, which really helped me curate the perfect speech. In our final meeting, the final speech had been crafted and just needed a few more edits.
Before I spoke I felt very good about it, I got emotional saying it, which is what I was going for. During the speech I could tell that my point was coming across because people were laughing and crying at the points I wanted them to, so I knew that we had hit the nail on the head. After, I got so many compliments from people telling me how wonderful it was, which just confirmed that Karyn was successfully able to help me craft the perfect speech.
- Garrett B.
Karyn has an incredible talent of providing a sense of ease while improving writing. I was overwhelmed with application essays for nurse practitioner programs, but the way Karyn broke each question down into parts and focused on answering one piece at a time together gave me comfort.
She made sure I included logos, pathos, and ethos in my answers so that they were comprehensive and strong. When I provided my answers based on past experiences, she helped me expand on them by asking me detailed questions which put me back into that moment. She also made sure that my answers had an underlying theme that would be interpreted between the lines, emphasizing the “show not tell” method of writing. She provided ideas on how to connect each experience to each aspect of the question while maintaining a consistent theme.
Her enthusiasm while working together was contagious, and with each session we had together I felt more confident and ready to tackle the application. Karyn is especially talented at providing ideas for seamless transitions between paragraphs and the overall flow of writing when tying multiple concepts together. She helped me capture my experiences in an eloquent manner that I truthfully could not have done without her.
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She is passionate about what she does and gives a lot of encouragement throughout the process. Karyn maintains the proper balance of providing insight while pushing the inner creative writer out of me. Most importantly, she turned my overwhelm into excitement, and helped me put out strong essays that I was confident in.
- Brittney H.