I'm an author, editor, and writing coach who's passionate about helping people deepen their writing practice and finish their books. In addition to having written for The Guardian, NPR Berlin, and New York magazine, I'm the creator of Taxi Gourmet, an award-winning blog that's generated media coverage in major outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the BBC.
My first book, Driving Hungry (Vintage, 2016), is a travelogue that "recalls [Hemingway's] A Moveable Feast," according to Canada's National Post. O, The Oprah Magazine, called it "sparkling." I'm currently writing a novel.
finding natural ways to network. I'm painfully shy.
Every person with whom you tango has something to teach you.
A tie: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, for writing through his darkness and producing timeless works of literature and Tina Turner for rising from the ashes and making her life a work of art.
Peacekeeping.
Psychotherapist.
My mother's recipe for enchiladas.
I would teach them how and why to incorporate scent into their creative/writing ritual.
