Find Your Voice. Tell Your Story.
Feeling lost, stuck, or overwhelmed?
I help struggling writers and aspiring writers remove creative blocks, identify the heart of their work, and find the motivation to reach their goals.
Editing
I offer comprehensive editing (copy, line, and developmental editing) for manuscripts of 100 words to 100k words.
Coaching
I coach writers at all stages of the writing process, helping them see the way forward in their creative endeavors.
Mentoring
I offer ongoing support, including coaching and editing, in a one-year mentorship designed to help writers complete their manuscripts.
I’m Helena Sorensen, author of the Shiloh Series, and The Door on Half-Bald Hill. Over the last 15 years, I’ve been working to find my voice, distinguish it from the systems that shaped me, and use it. I love helping women reclaim the voices that have been stolen from them by religious messaging, trauma, abuse, assault, and overwhelm. Together we can find your truest voice and unleash its power. Whether you end up writing your novel or memoir, or merely (wonderfully!) coming to know your most authentic self, I promise the journey will be transformational.
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“I was at a sticking point in the first draft of my novel and couldn’t see a way forward. Helena was able to put her finger on the source of the problem, and once I could see my way around it, the path to the end opened right up!”
Rachel S. Donahue
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"I can't express enough how invaluable Helena Sorensen's coaching services have been to my writing journey. Helena possesses a unique gift for asking the most insightful questions to unearth the essence of a story. These questions, I've found, have become the guiding stars of my writing process. Whenever I've hit a roadblock, I return to Helena's questions, and without fail, they breathe new life into my novel. If you're looking for a coach who will challenge you, inspire you, and lead you to discover the very heart of your narrative, look no further than Helena. I am immensely grateful for her guidance and couldn't recommend her more highly."
Angela Dicken
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“Helena knows which questions to ask and is sensitive to intuit which threads to gently pull on. She has that wonderful ability of making it seem as if I discovered my own answers! I love that she reaches beyond merely the mechanics of writing and into the deeper "why" of it; taking the time to clarify my vision has led me to more cohesion, confidence and efficiency. I'm looking forward to a follow up session!”
Wendy Kieffer (Conservatory Poet, VUVIVO)