In My Words
As you can see from my resume, I have had extensive experience as an editor in publishing and as a Creative Executive in the entertainment business. After working as a Vice President at several television networks, film studios, and at various entertainment companies, I had climbed to the senior level of the corporate ladder. I developed books, film and TV projects, oversaw production, and worked with writers of all genres over 30 years. This experience was exciting and gratifying. But I grew tired of the game, and have, in recent years, shifted into doing the work I love.
I now work with writers on an individual basis and in a group setting. My students benefit from my years of experience in the big world of the entertainment industry. I teach my students to write, but I also help them get their work into the marketplace.
In my new role as coach, mentor and teacher, I am finding great personal satisfaction. I feel as if I am passing on the wisdom I have acquired over thirty years in the field. This is perhaps the most gratifying work I have done in my life, and it only gets better with each new client. I am grateful to my clients. As much as I teach them, they teach me. As a writer, I see my work improve every day because of my connection to my students.
In the last thirty years, I have been on a spiritual journey. I have studied all the world’s great religions and practiced Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism. Inevitably these studies and practice have an effect upon my own teaching and coaching. My spiritual journey is my life’s path and it is my intention to live as a spiritual person in the material world, whether in a large multi-national corporation or in a small group of writers. I bring that intention to every encounter I have with a client.