Welcome!

I’m Caroline Kessler and I’m so glad you’re here. I love helping people get unstuck creatively, so they can finish projects, write books and book proposals, clarify their communications, launch new initiatives, and more.

My clients range from emerging mission-driven organizations and startups to established leaders, executive coaches, healers, and entrepreneurs. Together, we craft narratives that speak directly to their audiences and authentically convey their impact.

My hands-on, collaborative approach encourages people to reach success on their own terms — whether they’re starting up a long-dormant studio art practice or sending a polished book proposal off to an agent.

I’ve co-created several initiatives and organizations from the ground up, including:

The 18 Somethings Project, an online writing adventure
Ashreinu, a spiritual community in St. Louis
Index/Fist, a women-led zine collective.

Through it all, I use language to inspire change, engender empathy, and illuminate how we see the world.

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My own journey to more deeply understand the creative process as a student and a teacher has taken me from the nonprofit world, through academia, and beyond. I hold a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Washington University in St. Louis and a BA with honors in Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, where I was selected to be the Student Commencement Speaker.

I’ve facilitated countless workshops and classes for students of all ages, at Washington University in St. Louis, Jewish Vocational Service, the Yiddish Book Center, and the Negev Writers Retreat, among others. I’m the author of a collection of poems, Ritual in Blue (Sutra Press), and my work has been published in The McNeese Review, Neutral Spaces, Oakland Review, and elsewhere. Read the work here.

I believe that everyone is both a learner and a mentor, and that we each have deep wisdom ready to be brought into the world. I’m so excited to guide you on your own journey through the creative process, helping you shape the art, project, initiative, or yet-to-be-named-thing you yearn to bring into the world.

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Based on unceded Ohlone land (in the Berkeley hills), I work with clients all over the world.

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“Caroline is a phenomenal editor and strategist. Discerning and wise, I have trusted her for years to give counsel on my business writing and content strategy. She naturally empathizes with my clients and how they will perceive my message, she's a wizard with language, and she's extremely efficient.

I'd choose an hour with Caroline over two hours with any other editor, and know that the results will be better. She's warm and kind, fun to work with, and crisp with her communication. There's no need to struggle with your content. Get Caroline's help and together you will knock it out of the park!”

— Peter Rubin, Transformational Coach for Men