ALYSON SHELTON
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Work with me

THINGS I LOVE:

Writing, encouraging and mentoring others, conversation and reclaiming my voice and story through all of the above.

I’d love to share what I’ve learned through decades of writing, healing, listening and pursuing safety in my whole life, including my creative one. I believe that each of us has a unique and powerful story to tell and for the past 5 years I’ve been lucky enough to use the Where I’m From prompt inspired by George Ella Lyon’s poem to listen to almost 250 original Where I’m From poems from people for every walk of life. The experience has more than validated my belief that our stories are absolutely essential; it's helped me find joy, community and purpose. 

Let’s tell your story!

How I will help:

1. 
I will create a safe space. Everyone is welcome. Any level. Any age. Any identity. You do not have to consider yourself a writer. Join me! Let’s begin.

2. Let’s find a way back to the early place in each of us where joy and creativity reside.
  
3. I will help you reach your goals, with care, whatever they may be.


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Currently I'm accepting one on one clients and beginning a 6 week writing circle in late Summer/Early Fall. 
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Details on the circle:


6 weeks long with weekly hour long zoom calls

Each call we will start with close reading of a text and a prompt inspired by that text. There will be sharing, not required but encouraged, and a return to our own writing project with the insight we’ve gathered from the first half of the zoom.

The goal of the circle is to twofold:

* to reconnect to our creative selves but stepping away from systems that successfully operate on our silence.
* to forge connection and community with our own stories and each other.

Oh and it’s also going to be fun!

I bring decades of experience bringing projects to fruition. I have independently produced, along with brilliant partners, a feature film, multiple short films, four issues of a comic, a podcast,  and a book! I’ve gathered, shepherded, and edited essays into an anthology. I strongly believe in the power of creation and also understand how a person can feel overwhelmed and paralyzed by the size of their dreams. I’m skilled at finding the next step and taking it. I can help you do the same.


I’m happy to provide a free 15 minute consultation to see if we’d like to work together and what that would look like. 

If you’d like to discuss further, please email me at: [email protected]

Pricing info: 
One on one sessions ($90 US/hour)
Editing ($80 US/hour) for projects under word 10,000 for longer projects, let’s discuss
Circle $120 US for 6 One hour sessions
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  • Home
  • Where I'm From
  • Work with Me
  • The Loss of a Lifetime
  • To Hold The Night Film
  • Publications + Podcasts
  • Reburn Store
  • More About Me
    • Advocacy >
      • Deconstructing White Supremacy in Me
      • Delle Chatman Black Arts Consortium Gift Fund
    • Fine Cut with Alyson
    • Memoir Chat with Ronit Plank
    • Selected Essays (PDF Versions) >
      • Little Old Lady Comedy - My Mean Girl
      • Little Old Lady Comedy-Trying on New Names
    • Contact