Helping Writers from Gestation to Publication
At KindWrite, embracing your creative self is what we're all about. Through coaching, editing and retreats, we work with you to discover your voice, expand your writing skills, improve your work in progress, and prepare for submission. You'll finish sessions with us feeling encouraged, inspired and armed with concrete steps to take your project to the next step.
About KindWrite Studio
With a over three decades of writing, editing, publishing, teaching and public affairs experience, KindWrite cofounders Diana and Val are well positioned to help you with your writing through our coaching, editing and submitting services. We work with writers of all kinds, including those working on fiction and nonfiction, as well as academic and technical writers. We also help businesses and organizations develop clear, powerful and concise messaging. Whether you're just getting started with an idea, revising a manuscript, building a consistent writing practice, or perfecting outreach materials, talk to us. Let's write together.
Services
Editing
We’ve seen it all and edited it all, from creative writing to technical writing. We love helping build out stories from scratch but, when necessary, we're sticklers for organization, clarity, story arc, even micro—yet important!—topics like passive and active voice.
Coaching
It takes courage to engage your creative self when you've been away for awhile. To dig deep and start sharing your work. When you come to us for coaching, we focus on the areas where you want the most help: structure, voice, plot, or even just getting started.
Retreats
Treat yourself to a writing retreat and tune out everything that keeps you from focusing on your writing. Join us in The Basque Pyrenees of Spain, the Pocono foothills of Pennsylvania or Maryland's Catoctin Mountains for a portal into the natural world and yourself. Join us and tap into your creativity, strengthen your craft, and build community with other writers.
Submitting
Feeling underwhelmed about pitching and submitting your work for publication? Let us take that on with our copyediting, proofreading and submission services.
Our Team
Valerie Berton
Diana Friedman
Valerie Berton
Val spent decades as a communi-cator supporting nonprofits and government agencies, specializing in speechwriting. She has written scores of pieces and honed her editing skills by leading public affairs teams at organizations and all levels of government. Taking her love of words and her experiences mentoring younger writers to KindWrite was a logical next step. Val prides herself on editing, writing a pitch-perfect pitch, and matching client work to the right outlet.
Diana Friedman
Diana is a writer, editor, writing coach, instructor and facilitator. After many years trying to keep track of her disparate clients and businesses, she decided to fold them all into one company—KindWrite Studio —with her long-time friend and colleague. An award-winning writer and sought-after teacher, Diana specializes in holding open the creative space for each writer to work toward their potential.
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