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.
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.
From the first pages of Pam Houston’s latest book, Animals Taught Me Everything,1 I knew it was going to be one that I recommend to people with the words, “This will wreck you in the best possible way.” Which, if you know me, you know that’s one of my favorite types of book to read.…
“Death is a universal experience,” writes Betsy Gaines Quammen. We all die, and we all lose loved ones. Yet, despite those inescapable realities and our shared human truths, the mainstream, default American approach to death often seems inadequate. Of course, there is no monolithic American culture; we are a nation of diverse peoples and traditions.…
This is the intro to the newsletter I write for the Narrow Gauge Book Coop. I wanted to share it here, too. Most of the apples have already fallen.The sunflowers turn into dusty spiked balls.But what if my land is the land of the living?The bird from the dust takes flightThen turns multiple— A handful…
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