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Founder Caroline Allen
VIP Coach
Fiction, Memoir, Short Stories, Scripts, Self-help, Substack
From the newsrooms of Tokyo’s major dailies to London’s Financial Times and The Independent, Caroline Allen built her foundation as an international journalist covering world-defining moments—the death of Emperor Hirohito, Princess Diana’s passing, the fall of the Berlin Wall. A graduate of one of America’s premier journalism schools (University of Missouri-Columbia), she mastered the art of storytelling under the most demanding deadlines across Asia, Europe, and the United States. But when something deeper called—a hunger for authentic voice over manufactured narrative—she walked away from elite journalism to claim her own creative truth and help others do the same.
That decision sparked a remarkable journey. Caroline’s five-book Elemental Journey Series has garnered three Independent Publishers’ Gold Medals and one Silver. Water became an Amazon bestseller. Her recent middle-grade novel BLUE: When Hiding Isn’t Safe Anymore landed a London publisher, demonstrating her range across genres. These are proof that Caroline doesn’t just teach storytelling, she lives.
For over 30 years, Caroline has guided hundreds of writers worldwide through her proprietary Art of Storytelling methodology. Her clients’ results speak louder than any credential: award-winning books, bestseller status, major literary agents, and features in The Financial Times and The New York Times. What sets Caroline apart isn’t just her technical mastery of craft—it’s her ability to excavate the authentic story buried beneath fear and self-doubt. From her yurt studio in Oregon’s forests, she works with writers across the globe who are ready to transform their manuscripts into published reality.
Ellen Newhouse
Associate Coach
Spiritual/Transformative Memoir
Ellen Newhouse is a best-selling memoirist, performance artist, and intuitive guide who understands the profound courage it takes to excavate truth from lived experience and shape it into powerful narrative. As a book coach, Ellen helps writers dissolve the limiting beliefs and emotional blocks that keep their authentic voice from shining through. Blending deep listening with grounded, practical guidance, she creates a sacred and supportive space where writers can integrate their full humanity into their creative work.
The launch of Ellen’s memoir, Nothing Ever Goes On Here, at Seattle’s Georgetown Ballroom before an audience of 175 people became the seed for her one-woman show of the same name, directed by Jolene Adams. The show went on to be performed in Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York’s Hudson Valley, touching audiences with its raw honesty and healing power.
A seasoned acupuncturist and sound healer, Ellen has worked with thousands of clients, mastering the art of guiding people through vulnerability into transformation. She is devoted to empowering mission-driven writers to live — and write — from the wisdom of their hearts, so their stories can uplift, heal, and inspire others.
Court Harler
Associate Coach
Novels, Genre fiction, Short Stories, Essays
Court Harler brings her passion for craft and intuitive writing to the coaching process as she works with fiction writers to unlock their authentic creative voice. She holds an MFA in creative writing (fiction) from University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and an MA in English (literature) from Eastern Washington University. Her award-winning, multigenre work has been published in literary magazines around the world. Read her published work at harlerliterary.llc.
Court has been an active and vibrant member of the international literary community for well over a decade. She began her career as a submission reader, associate editor, blog contributor, and editorial consultant for established magazines and manuscript competitions, including Chicago Literati, The Vignette Review, Funicular Magazine, Reflex Fiction, the University of Texas’s Katherine Anne Porter Prize, and The Masters Review. She was promoted to editor-in-chief of CRAFT Literary Magazine in December 2021 and served in that role until May 2025. She also cohosted PWN’s Debut Review, a podcast that focuses on debut art and its creators, which listeners can find on Spotify. In June of 2025, she founded Flash the Court, a new online magazine devoted to exceptional flash prose. She also currently serves as creative producer for Project Write Now’s online reading series, Friends & Features, and volunteers as a mentor for Season 22 of AWP’s Writer to Writer Mentorship Program. Court promotes and practices compassionate and consistent literary citizenship, with an emphasis on community engagement.
Her editorial work spans the gamut from developmental manuscript consultations to polished publishable proofs. As a mentor, instructor, publisher, and editor, she’s worked with hundreds of writers of all ages and in all stages of their careers. For her own work, she has been honored by fellowships from Writing By Writers, Community of Writers, Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, Nevada Arts Council, Key West Literary Seminar, and StoryBoard Chicago. She’s recently been awarded a three-month residency at The Kerouac House in Orlando, Florida, for Spring 2026.
Court believes in an intuitive writing process that can be honed through dedication to craft. Whether you’re writing literary fiction, genre work, or exploring liminal spaces between worlds, Court prioritizes your innate sense of purpose and individual style while helping you bring your most vital story to life.