Testimonials

Free yourself: be creative!

Here’s what folks are saying:

“Tatyana is Mary Poppins for any writer. With a can-do attitude and a carpet bag full of tricks, she helps you get out of your own way so you can write. I have worked with her individually and in group workshops: when my business writing or my personal writing is flat, and most recently as I explore the world of blogging. At every turn she crafts sessions with relevant references, hurdle-jumping exercises, and inspiring recommendations. I highly recommend her.” 
 – Carrie Williams, Brand Strategist, BrandLab

“I approached Tatyana Mishel at a point when I needed someone to engage me in the writers’ life. Writing can be a lonely process, and I needed someone to be my coach, referee, and cheerleader. I found all of those in Tatyana. She would magically appear in coffee shops, in my email Inbox, and on my chat windows, sending me writing prompts and giving me deadlines. She read through one of my early drafts of a few chapters and minced no words. She was exactly what I needed — an advisor, a critic, a friend. I would hire her again in a heartbeat.” — S. Jha, Seattle

“Tatyana gives people the freedom to play with their words. She’s the muse who breaks me out of the constraints of my business-writing mindset. She is colorful, creative, inspirational, irreverent and contemplative.“  –Therese Beale, Beale Communication Planning

“Whenever I’ve been stuck, Tatyana manages to get me unstuck. She has a remarkable ability to see things from a very different perspective and ask the question that just shakes you out of your stuck place.  This talent of hers helped me complete my coaching certification with my sanity and sense of humour still intact. She is insightful, funny as hell, smart, compassionate, thinks outside of the box, allows people their own space and freedom to explore their path, a direct communicator, creative, trustworthy, reliable, an all around awesome person.”  
                    – Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy, MSc. Coach, Facilitator & Consultant.

 “Tatyana is a great coach and teacher. I was lucky to have joined a team where her role was to train me. She has the rare ability to build confidence while being instructive. I also gained a lot in terms of how I work with others; she set a great example. The best part: She’s a lot of fun to work with.” 
            –K. Kennedy, Editor & Project manager

“Tatyana uses gentleness, humor, provocative insight and questions, and just makes the writing process so darn interesting. I have also been in her group classes and seen her work her magic on others as well. She lifts you up so that you can see your ability and power so you can do the work that you love. She is a true teacher.”  
–P. Dean, Writer

“Writing exercises and coaching with Tatyana fixed my business writing. The process made it easier to start a first draft and then edit later. It helped me write a lot closer to how I speak, which put my writing into a better flow and a more convincing story format.”   
  –B. Reeder, IBM