HI, I’M TANJA,

AND I HELP PEOPLE WRITE POWERFUL MEMOIRS SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR WISDOM WITH THE WORLD.

Over the years, I’ve found that successful writers understand the following:

1. Community makes all the difference. It’s much easier (and much more fun!) to write a memoir with the right support.

2. Self-care is key. To write your memoir with joy and ease, increase your level of self-care. Compassion and kindness are what will get you to the finish line, not perfectionism.

3. Structure will help you write your book more easily, effectively and efficiently. Because writing a full-length book is a marathon, not a sprint.

Writing your way into the story can help you get started–but in the long run, it’ll cause unnecessary frustration. Memoirs and nonfiction books that are written this way often need to be rewritten.

That’s why we take the time to discern the parameters of this specific story when we start working together. We get clear on what belongs as well as what doesn’t, shaping your manuscript in a way that captures your reader.

BECAUSE IF YOUR READER DOESN’T KEEP TURNING THE PAGES, YOU’VE LOST YOUR CHANCE AT MAKING AN IMPACT.

From there, we create a plan to get you to the finish line, using simple techniques to help you organize, plan and create.

We also dive into the craft and technique of memoir and nonfiction, grounding our teachings in examples from contemporary books.

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR HELP WRITING YOUR MEMOIR, I’D BE HONORED TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.

I recommend starting with my Memoir Mastery program.

Once folks have taken my course, I’m available to them for manuscript reviews and private coaching calls.


Official Bio

Tanja Pajevic is the author of The Secret Life of Grief: A Memoir and 9 Steps to Heal Your Resentment and Reboot Your Marriage. She is on the faculty of Lighthouse Writers Workshop and has taught creative writing and professional writing at the University of Colorado Denver, the Community College of Denver and Indiana University, where she earned her M.F.A.

Tanja’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, and Huffington Post, among other outlets. Her memoir The Secret Life of Grief received the Nautilus Silver Book Award, an award honoring “books that inspire and connect our lives as individuals, communities, and global citizens.” Tanja is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, Hemingway Fellowship, Kraft Fellowship, and a faculty award from the University of Colorado Denver for her project “Writing as Healing.” She lives in Boulder, CO, with her family.


WRITER, MOTHER, TEACHER, DANCER, WANNA-BE SINGER, FIERCE AND TENDER-HEARTED

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I’VE CREATED BLACK “REMEMBER” WRISTBANDS TO HONOR THE GRIEVING PROCESS AND REMEMBER OUR LOVED ONES WHO’VE PASSED.

ABOUT TANJA

I help heart-centered writers, leaders and entrepreneurs write memoirs.

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