Where It All Started…

By day, I worked in data science—solving complex problems, spotting patterns, breaking things down so they made sense.

I’ve always been good at figuring things out.
Give me a problem, I’ll solve it.
Give me a task, I’ll check the box.

But writing wasn’t like that.

I had ideas. Characters. Bits of scenes.
But when I sat down to write, I didn’t know what to focus on.
How to shape it. Where to start.
How to move forward without questioning everything.

The more I tried to force it — with word counts, sprints, accountability tricks — the worse it got.
Every plan collapsed under the weight of indecision and overwhelm and perfectionism.

So I went back to the craft. I studied story. I dug into structure.
Not to find one perfect method—
but to understand how stories really worked, and how I could get unstuck.

And along the way, I discovered something I hadn’t expected.

Then It Turned Into Something Bigger

I didn’t just start making progress with my own stories.
I started helping other people with theirs.

As I got deeper into story structure, character development, and revision, I found I had a knack for helping other writers see what wasn’t working—and what to do next.

I could ask the right questions. I could help make the next step clearer.

I was building a set of tools that actually worked—across genres, across brains, across all the messy, beautiful ways writers get stuck.
And I realized that supporting other writers was becoming the most meaningful part of my own practice.

That’s what led me to become an editor.
Not because I had all the answers, but because I knew how to help people ask the right questions—and move forward with their stories.

Writers By Night grew from that intersection:
My creative struggle.
My analytical brain.
And my deep belief that most writers don’t need to be pushed harder.
They just need a system that makes sense.

How I Think about Writing

Most writing advice fails because it ignores how real people think.

It treats writers like machines—or assumes we all operate the same way.

But we don’t.

My background is in data science and psychology.

So when I think about writing, I’m thinking about patterns and people. Systems and stories.

How things work—and how our brains respond to them.

You don’t need more pressure.

You need to know what you’re building, how the pieces fit together, and where to start when you sit down to write.

I believe writing should flex with your brain, not fight it.

That creative identity is a tool, not a label.

That momentum matters more than motivation.

And that you don’t need to write every day to take your writing seriously.

I don’t want to give you rules.

I want to give you tools that make the process feel possible—and even fun—no matter what your day job looks like or how many tabs are open in your brain.

Now It’s Your Turn

Writers By Night is for people like you:

Writers with brilliant brains and busy lives.

Writers who are tired of feeling stuck, but not ready to give up.

Writers who still believe their stories matter.

Even if they haven’t figured out how to finish them yet.

You don’t need a new personality.

You don’t need a perfect schedule.

You just need a starting point that actually makes sense for you.

Your next step doesn’t have to be perfect.

It just has to be yours.

Start with your strengths. Build from there.