Want to level-up your writing?

Looking for Community?

Looking for a writing community to help you level up your writing? Book Buddies has got you covered! This curated writing community will help you commit to a writing practice, offer you community support, accountability, time for writing, opportunities for feedback, in-person and virtual workshops and retreats, scheduled community writing time, prompts, craft instruction and more!

Become a Book Buddy

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1-on-1 Support?

Are you looking for personalized 1-on-1 support? I offer a wide range of services that range in cost and depth, from individual coaching sessions to full developmental edits of your manuscript.

Book Time With Kate

Watch Your Writing Thrive With A Curated Writing Group

Carve out time to maintain a consistent writing practice
Give and receive feedback is kind, helpful and actionable
Develop your writing technique with personalized craft discussions

Slay writer’s block once and for all
Turn an abandoned idea into a final draft
Submit your work for publication
Engage with a supportive writing community that meets your personalized needs

What People Have To Say

"I have always wanted to write a book, but it never would have happened without Kate. Her wisdom, guidance, openness, and unflagging faith in her students have been an invaluable resource. Her advice is always kind and always useful, and the community she's built with Book Buddies is a warm, supportive place to engage in this very personal craft. Everyone who wants to write should be writing with Kate. I will be her student until she stops teaching."

Helen Sharma
Book Buddy
“I don’t know how anyone does a low-residency MFA program without Book Buddies. In between residencies I’m thrown into this vacuum where I’m supposed to be producing A TON of work. Book Buddies has given me the rocket fuel (and the set times) to fire up my writing. Between the rocking generative writing and work sessions amd killer community support, not to mention the ON FIRE retreats, I have the supportive writing network I’ve always craved.”

Rachel Teferet
Book Buddy
Kate is a benevolent master of precise and supportive feedback that is so thorough, descriptive, and insightful that I find it somewhat awe-inducing whether she's talking about my own writing or that of a fellow Book Buddy. She notices and names facets, phenomena, and functions of writing that I wasn't even aware existed until she talked about them. The microscopic and telescopic lenses she offers help me to develop some faith in and curiosity about the living, breathing organism that is the Long Term Writing Project -- a thing which, historically, I've had a lot of trouble sticking with on my own.

Dana Wilde
Book Buddy
"Meeting with Kate and my fellow book buddies is the highlight of my week. I look forward to it so much! I work really well with some gentle accountability and Kate helps foster that in a positive, fun environment. The sense of community she nurtures in her groups is amazing for self motivation and getting in the perfect headspace for writing. I come out of our meetings relaxed, motivated, and with tons of ideas.”

Ed Godbois
Book Buddy
"Kate is the best writing teacher/mentor you could wish for! I've been working with her for the past five years. She has a great eye and knows the perfect balance between pushing you forward and praising what's already on the page."

Georgia Silverman
Book Buddy