Where memories become memoirs.

I help writers shape their experiences into publishable memoirs — with clarity, accountability and transformational feedback.

HERE’S THE THING

Most memoir writers get stuck somewhere in the messy middle — not because they can’t write, but because they don’t have clarity.

When you stay stuck, you:

Spend most of your precious writing time reading what you’ve already written or revising in circles, which means you never really get closer to the end

Continue spending money on craft courses, craft books and writing groups that never really move the needle because your writing isn’t the problem; your lack of direction is

And underneath all of that…

You question whether your story is actually meaningful enough, or if you’ve been holding onto something that doesn’t quite work.

Worry you’ll never actually finish this book, but even when you’re not working on it…you think about it all the time. 

You feel a quiet guilt for not finishing it, especially because this story matters to you—and maybe to other people, too.

You start to wonder if maybe you just don’t have what it takes to pull this off.

Hi, I’m Jessica!

I'm a book coach and strategist helping writers transform their lived experiences into compelling memoirs— with clarity, confidence and accountability.

My super power is helping writers identify their internal story. In memoir, there’s the plot (experiences), and then there’s the understory (what they mean). Once you understand the heart of your story — what it’s all really about — everything else falls into place.

When you work with me, you'll realize you've found a true partner; someone who can walk alongside you through the all the ups and downs of writing a book. 

My clients have signed with literary agents, sold their stories to Big Five publishers, self-published and brought their stories to life via hybrid publishing. 

There are so many ways to turn your story into a book, and my programs take you from memory to memoir with guidance, community, and transformational feedback along the way. 

Learn more about me here.

Memoir gets easier with a guide.

Here’s How I Can Help You Shape Your Story…

1:1 Coaching

If you want custom 1:1 support while you plan, write, revise and/or pitch your memoir.

The Recollective

If you want to plan, write and/or revise your memoir in community (or combine community with 1:1 coaching).

Wandering Writers

If you crave time and space away from it all to simply focus on your book at a destination retreat.

  • “Working with Jessica has helped to open new dimensions for my memoir manuscript...[S]he has really helped me to dig deep into the heart of my story, uncover my motivation for writing it, and reveal the gaps in my narrative, including ideas for best opening and closing scenes. For anyone working in memoir, I would not hesitate to recommend them to work with Jessica!”

    ~Wiley Wei- Chiun Ho,

    Author of THE ASTRONAUT CHILDREN OF DUNBAR STREET: A MEMOIR (Douglas & McIntyre, March 2026)

  • “Jessica is a master at this process. Working with her helped to untangle the yarn in my head and pull the threads 🧵 into a methodical order that I can knit into a cohesive narrative. Thanks, Jessica! It was getting awfully woolly up in the ‘ole noggin.”

    ~Leslie Bradford-Scott,
    Author of THE LIAR’S PLAYBOOK: A MEMOIR OF FAMILY AND CRIME (Simon & Schuster, Spring 2026)

  • “Jessica got me to dig deeper into my past in ways I never imagined and helped me find the belief in myself that I could do this. I wake up every morning excited to work on the next chapter and Jessica’s thoughtful feedback gets the wheels turning for ways in which I can improve the next draft. If you’re thinking about writing a memoir, you want someone like Jessica by your side. I swear my memoir would not exist without her.”

    ~JESSICA LEIBE

  • ”She’ll put you at ease even as she encourages you to take bigger, braver writing risks.”

    ~NATALYA SAVKA

Books I’ve Helped Bring Into the World