Writing and Mindfulness Services
Welcome to my website! I’m Jean Alger, a writing consultant, coach, and editor.
I have 15 years (and counting) of experience teaching writing and communication, a doctoral degree in American Literature and Rhetoric, and a 200 hour yoga teacher certification.
I offer writing services that include consulting at all stages of the drafting process, content writing, editing, and formative feedback. If you don’t want to do the writing yourself, I can help with that, too, as a content writer.
I incorporate mindfulness practices into my writing work and sometimes teach yoga classes.
Explore my website for more information, check out my blog for some examples of my writing, or reach out to me using the contact form below.
If you would like to support me as I write my memoir, please visit my GoFundMe campaign.
With 15 years (and counting) of experience teaching writing and working with texts of all kinds, I offer a range of services for all stages of the writing process. Whether you are looking for a copyedit or proofread, MLA or APA formatting, or you’re trying to figure out how to get started, I can help!
Click here to read more about setting up a consultation appointment.
I am pleased to offer writing and mindfulness workshops and to begin offering retreat experiences.
Whether you have a large or small group, I’d love to talk with you about your needs.
Please click below for information on past and upcoming offerings, and to find out about the possibilities for personalized retreat experiences.
Writer, editor, and yoga teacher
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest on the Kitsap Peninsula, moved to Oklahoma at the age of twenty, and now live in the high desert in Colorado.
I studied American literature and rhetoric in graduate school, and worked as a college professor for a few years. Now, I’m a writing consultant, certified yoga instructor, and a writer who is published mostly on my blog.
I read voraciously, drink too much coffee, and write more than ever makes its way to public eyes. I love hiking, yoga, long walks, and rewatching shows until I can quote them from memory. I also spend a lot of time cuddling my cat and thinking about what we can do to make the world more compassionate.
Doctor of Philosophy in English
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
I have short pieces featured in issues 2, 3, and 11 of Handbasket, a zine sharing LGBTQ+ stories, and a chapter in Looking Back at the Jazz Age: New Essays on the Literature and Legacy of an Iconic Decade edited by Nancy Von Rosk.
Please reach out to me to discuss your writing and/or mindfulness needs. I look forward to hearing from you and learning how I can help you.
I’m struggling with the reality that the year is almost over. 2025 did not go over like I wanted, or like I had planned it would, and I can’t help but feel discouraged by my lack of progress on some things, and what feels like regression in others. I remind myself of all I accomplished…
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“It seems like the theme of my life lately is rejection.” I said these words to a friend as we took a walk and I shared news of recent rejections for publication and writer’s residencies. I know it’s part of the process, and that rejection just means I’ve been trying. Each rejection stings a bit,…
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