College Application Writing Workshop in Mammoth Lakes - Wednesday, Sept 6, 2023
I'm excited to announce that my Mammoth Lakes college application essay writing workshop will resume on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. We will:
Location: Mammoth Lakes Library Address: 400 Sierra Park Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA Time: 4 pm to 6 pm |
Congratulations to My Class of 2023 Students on Their College Acceptances!
Congratulations Class of 2023! Here's to the positive impact you will make on our world in your future careers in business, computer science, history, nursing, biomedicine, mathematics, marine science, bioengineering, psychology, neuroscience, marketing, medical illustration, data science, speech pathology, and engineering.
Express Yourself!
Award-winning writer Jody Cohan-French combines her professional expertise and intuitive skills to help writers and students find their stories.
The idea is there, locked inside...
all you have to do is remove the excess stone.
Michelangelo said this about sculpting, and so it is with writing. Instead of facing a daunting marble slab, writers face an equally intimidating blank page.
In school, we're often taught a stilted form of writing, focusing too much on structure and mechanics. This method usually impedes a writer and results in prose that doesn't make for very engaging reading. Jody takes a more organic approach to get that pen or those fingers moving, to let the magic happen. As writer Jeanette Winterston said, "What art does is coax us away from the mechanical and towards the miraculous." Good writing is anything but mechanical. It conveys emotion, it's intimate, it reveals something, it's unique. All this comes from what writers call "voice."
Whether you are a student writing college application essays or a retiree ready to start your great American novel or memoir, Jody can help you chip away the stone to discover and release the stories inside you.
In school, we're often taught a stilted form of writing, focusing too much on structure and mechanics. This method usually impedes a writer and results in prose that doesn't make for very engaging reading. Jody takes a more organic approach to get that pen or those fingers moving, to let the magic happen. As writer Jeanette Winterston said, "What art does is coax us away from the mechanical and towards the miraculous." Good writing is anything but mechanical. It conveys emotion, it's intimate, it reveals something, it's unique. All this comes from what writers call "voice."
Whether you are a student writing college application essays or a retiree ready to start your great American novel or memoir, Jody can help you chip away the stone to discover and release the stories inside you.
College Application Essay Coaching
Jody's coaching method is to guide students away from writing stilted brag sheets and toward crafting compelling essays that convey emotion and personality. There is a place in every application to present the "resume," and the essays are not it.
If you can pass your essay to a schoolmate and s/he could submit it as their own, then it's back to the drawing board to find your voice and express your uniqueness!
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There are hundreds--if not thousands--of other college applicants who have also won an academic competition, spent the summer abroad on a philanthropic mission, play concert-level piano, serve as president of multiple clubs, or are captain of an athletic team. The key is to tell your story within the accomplishment or adventure and reveal something distinguishing or memorable about yourself.
Jody has successfully guided many students through the college application process as well as trained other editors. Her students have gained admission to top-tier universities and liberal arts colleges, from California to the Ivy League to Oxford.
The best compliment Jody receives from her students is that they feel they have become better writers. The writing skills that students gain while working with Jody will prove their value well beyond the college admissions process and into their careers.
For families seeking additional guidance with creating a college application list, investigating financial aid and scholarship options, and crafting timelines, Jody teams with a consultant well versed in these areas.
Jody is based in Southern California and also works with students around the globe via the Internet.
Jody has successfully guided many students through the college application process as well as trained other editors. Her students have gained admission to top-tier universities and liberal arts colleges, from California to the Ivy League to Oxford.
The best compliment Jody receives from her students is that they feel they have become better writers. The writing skills that students gain while working with Jody will prove their value well beyond the college admissions process and into their careers.
For families seeking additional guidance with creating a college application list, investigating financial aid and scholarship options, and crafting timelines, Jody teams with a consultant well versed in these areas.
Jody is based in Southern California and also works with students around the globe via the Internet.
Group and Individual Writing Instruction
Jody has edited essays, screenplays, books, manuscripts, speeches, and business communications, and she can help you with your project. Most of her clients are in Los Angeles and Orange County, but she also works via e-mail, Zoom, Skype and Google Drive.