Write CoachAcademic Writing Tutor / College Essay Coach
Success Isn’t Taught. It’s Coached.
There is a lot to think about when shaping a clear essay or story premise. You need training to develop your tone and voice as well as a coherent narrative. Let me coach you on how to express yourself because, after all, only you can tell your story!
Maybe what you’ve been asked to write is not as exciting as a short story, a poem, or a song. Look, I get it. Sometimes the gasps are audible for a teacher when he/she assigns a writing piece. Enter Write Coach. We can find that little bit of excitement in your assignment or your essay. Our goal is to make you a happy writer.
Better Writing, Better Grades.
Not all kiddos learn the same way, and with years of online learning, many parents are worried that their children have lost ground in their education. As a coach and parent, I’ve seen it first hand. Let’s talk about what your child needs so the writing assignment gets done without you having to take time from your day.
I seriously considered naming one of our writing packages, “Please Take This Off My Plate.” It was a direct quote from one of the moms who signed up her son for college essay guidance. So if you plate is full, feel free to pass the ball to me to help your child build writing confidence!
Writing Is Exercise.
Choose among several writing packages based on your goals. Each package is tailored to coach you in a collaborative way to meet your background and needs. I help you unlock your inner writer, meet specific creative challenges, incorporate proper grammar, overcome writer’s block, and focus your efforts. I love helping writers shine.
Contact Me
Please use this quick form to contact me with any questions or to schedule your free 15 minute consult to discuss which package fits your (or your child’s) needs! IN PERSON or VIRTUAL coaching available to anyone in the U.S.!
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Packages
Seize Your Day
Private session designed for students looking for extra attention with an important written assignment. We will focus on a specific goal and take it from there.
Raise Your Bar
Package of 2 Private sessions designed to work one on one with students looking to take their writing to the next level. I will coach on sentence structure as well as story arc.
Slam Dunk Your College Essay
Package of 4 or 8 private sessions designed for college bound seniors looking to write an essay that reflects who they are in an authentic manner. 8 sessions includes college specific supplemental essays.
Fresh Pair of Eyes Essay Review
It can be nerve-wracking to hit submit to your dream school without a professional set of eyes looking at your prep school, college or supplemental essays. Cross the finish line knowing there’s not a typo to be found.
Grasp Your Goals
Resume review designed for any professional looking to land a job, or maybe even a better job that leads them towards their personal best.
Unleash Your Potential
Package of 12 sessions designed for the creative writer looking to bring the story in their minds to paper. Authors, Poets, Playwrights, Songwriters, Short Story Writers all welcomed.
Animate Your Dreams
Writing a poem or a song can be hard. Get help at any stage- whether you’re new to songwriting or a poet seeking help with your latest collection, I can coach you to chart your own course with originality and vision.
Meet Ellen LeMaitre, Private Writing Coach
About Me
I grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, lucky enough to have teachers who were witty, engaging and knowledgable at Andover Public Schools, The Pike School, and Phillips Academy. Yet, if you asked someone who knew me growing up, they might only remember that I was the only girl on my majors little league team. I loved skiing, soccer, baseball, field hockey, any sport, you name it. My secret joy, though, was reading. I absolutely adored books. I devoured them. That quickly led to writing.
My 9th grade English teacher saw that passion and stoked it so I would become a better writer. When she described me as “ebullient,” I realized it just takes one moment, one word, one good grade, one laugh from an audience hearing your story to turn any of us into happy writers.
I earned my Masters in teaching English at Lesley University not long after graduating as an English major at Middlebury College. Naturally, I became an English teacher out of college and eventually shared my love of reading and writing with my own children.
It was only a matter of time that I’d find my dream job… helping tutor and cultivate writers every day by coaching students, young and old, on how to become more effective and confident communicators through writing.
As a published writer and editor with extensive experience (grant writing for nonprofits and tech-based proposals) at successful companies, the former English teacher in me is always interested in hearing about writing challenges and working collaboratively to solve them.
Pick a writing coach (the more ebullient, the better) who values an authentic, clear and meaningful story.
Silent Knight, by E M LeMaitre
1978, by E M LeMaitre
Contact Me
Please use this quick form to contact me with any questions or to schedule your free 15 minute consult to discuss which package fits your (or your child’s) needs! IN PERSON or VIRTUAL coaching available to anyone in the U.S.!
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