| The "official" writer/editor/workshop leader bio that I use says: "Deb Cooperman is a 'writing evangelist' who encourages everyone to use a practice of writing to create their ideal life story. Through one-on-one coaching, mentoring, and Living Out Loud workshops, she inspires people to use the (simple, portable and completely affordable) practice of writing to understand and expand their lives...to get their fabulosity and uniqueness out onto the page, and unleashed in their lives" ... and that pretty much sums up the essence of my writing work.
When I'm not doing that, I'm a markeing and public relations professional supporting the work of NJ's Equity (professional) theaters at the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. I've been doing the writing stuff (freelance writing/coaching/mentoring and the living out loud workshops) since 1999. For a while it was my only work, and while I loved working with clients, I didn't much like running a business full-time - the solopreneur thing was just not for me - so I went back to marketing in the arts - where I'd worked the majority of my professional life. I still facilitate writing groups - I love them as much (maybe more) than the women who come to them - and I work one-on-one when someone approaches me and they're really motivated (and they understand that i am not as flexible in my appointment times as i was when i did this full-time ...).
I've lived in a lot of different places. Born in NJ, and currently living there; I came back to the land of Springsteen and "down the shore" in 2002 after spending over 2 years in Sydney, Australia, and nearly 5 years in the SF/Bay Area in CA (where i served as the co-director of marketing and outreach for the coaches training institute.) I've also lived in the exotic wonderland known as Brooklyn, New York, and although I can hardly believe it, I currently live about 40 miles from where I grew up, and 1/2 hour from the hospital where I was born. (they write sitcoms about that, don't they?)
I graduated from a fabulous little liberal arts college in the middle of Ohio: Kenyon College (www.kenyon.edu), and I received coach-specific training from the also fabulous, internationally respected Coaches Training Institute (www.thecoaches.com) - where, as I said, I worked too.
I have edited several non-fiction books, and am a published writer myself. When I was full-on with my biz, I authored a monthly newsletter with encouragement and inspiration for people on a personal growth path - I had subscribers in North America, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, France, the UK, South America, Germany, Scotland and the Middle East. (that was kinda cool). I currently write a column on developing a writing practice for Sparkers - a creative inspiration newsletter/blog. I've read excerpts of my work - in bookstores and coffeehouses in Northern CA, and in New Jersey. I'm always writing.
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