About Me
Who am I?
Everything you want to know
I spent fifteen years in corporate analytics before I wrote my first novel.
During those years, I learned something crucial: the same systems that helped me manage complex datasets and meet impossible deadlines could also help me finish a manuscript. The spreadsheets changed. The project management principles didn’t.
When I finally sat down to write seriously, I brought my analyst’s toolkit with me. I tracked word counts like KPIs. I broke chapters into sprints. I treated my writing practice like any other high-stakes project—with structure, metrics, and realistic timelines.
It worked. Not just once, but consistently.
The Problem I Kept Seeing
As I connected with other writers, I noticed a pattern. Talented people with compelling stories were stuck. Not because they lacked creativity or passion, but because they lacked a system. They were waiting for inspiration instead of building a process. They were overwhelming themselves with ambitious goals instead of creating sustainable habits.
They needed what I’d learned in those conference rooms and quarterly reviews: how to make consistent progress when motivation fails. How to break overwhelming projects into manageable pieces. How to show up even when the blank page feels impossible.
What I Do Now
I write about productivity for writers—not the hustle-culture kind that burns you out, but the systematic kind that actually works. The kind that respects your creative process while giving it structure. The kind that understands you can’t force inspiration, but you can create conditions where it shows up more often.
My approach combines process thinking with creative work. I help writers build sustainable practices that fit into real lives with real constraints. No pretending you have eight uninterrupted hours. No guilt about not writing every single day. Just practical systems that move your project forward.
My Writing Philosophy
Writing is both art and craft. The art part is mysterious and personal. The craft part? That’s where systems come in.
I believe in:
Small, consistent actions over sporadic intensity. Twenty focused minutes beats three aspirational hours you never find.
Process over perfection. Your first draft’s job is to exist, not to be good.
Working with your resistance, not against it. When the blank page feels impossible, that’s data. Use it.
Sustainable pace. Writing marathons make good stories. Writing habits make good careers.
What I'm Working On
My book The 20-Minute Writing Habit distills everything I’ve learned about building a consistent writing practice. It’s for anyone who’s ever thought “I’d write if I just had more time” or stared at a cursor wondering why this feels so hard today.
It’s also for my former self—the analyst who loved stories but didn’t think she had time to write them.
Let's Connect
I share insights on writing productivity through my blog and social media. Whether you’re working on your first manuscript or your tenth, whether you have twenty minutes or two hours, I’d love to help you build a practice that works.
Because the best writing system is the one you’ll use tomorrow—not the one that sounds impressive.