Writing more humanly in an increasingly distracted world.

Ghostwriter and writing coach in Portland

(for people who say they're "not writers")

So you’ve decided to tap into your own human creativity to write something. You could have used ChatGPT (that would have been easier,) but no. Your ideas are too original, important, and personal for it to not come from you. And now you’re frozen in front of a blank page or drowning in rough drafts you hate. 

My purple pen and I can help.

With a process-minded writer and coach navigating you through “creative block”, you can nurture, clarify, and express your ideas in a way that sounds like it’s coming from you… because it is coming from you.

Find the Words = MJ Halberstadt, experienced vanquisher of other people’s creative block

Writing services

“Copy-in-a-week” (short-form ghostwriting)

$200 for a <1000-word piece

Borrow my writing skills for one very-focused week. With your participation, I can write a homepage, bio, toast, apology, coming-out letter, case study, speech, or other < 1000-word piece… in your voice.


Creative block-buster (coaching)

$750 for a 6-week cycle

Need to finish writing something, but can’t get past a question or challenge? Join me for a 6-week cycle of working sessions, checkups, assignments, and let’s make your writing process more efficient, authentic, and joyful!


Book Ghostwriting

Yeah, baby. It’s in the back of your mind, collecting dust. Let’s figure out what combo of coaching and ghostwriting will help coax it out. (I especially want to hear from you if you’ve got stuff to say about climate, mental health, intimacy, and/or queerness.)


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