Peggy Rosen

I’m “outdoorsy” and “down to earth”. You can often find my husband and I hiking, rock-climbing, skiing, or mountain biking. I live in the mountains of New Hampshire, USA, but spent my childhood near the water– swimming, sailing, fishing, crabbing, and roaming the marshlands. I love dogs, horses, cooking, gardening, traveling, and figure skating.

I especially love spending time with words, with books, with writing, and writers.

I’ve always been a writer. I began college as an English major, hoping to write for a living. But my empathetic, compassionate, and “caring for people” side steered my career path to healthcare. I graduated with a degree in Nursing and practiced as a Registered Nurse, then earned a graduate degree in Health Education and worked in healthcare administration roles. 

I kept writing though. I wrote grants, program implementation strategies and guides, reports, proposals, and edited organizational documents and promotional materials. I have been a freelance magazine contributor and a top ten finalist in several writing contests.

I started helping people dive into their memories and write their personal stories. I’m a certified Guided Autobiography (GAB) Instructor through the Birren Center of Autobiographical Studies. I lead life story writing sessions using the GAB method and help to curate and edit essays for the Birren Center’s annual life story anthologies. 

After serving people in the memoir realm since 2017, I’m now using my project management, writing, and coaching skills to serve fiction writers. As an Author Accelerator-certified book coach, I am qualified to coach writers using Author Accelerator’s strategy, methods, and materials, but I operate independently of Author Accelerator and am not affiliated with them.

What you can expect from me when you work with me:

  • I will work to understand where you are on your writer’s journey and commit to helping you grow as a writer, make progress on your project, gather courage, gain confidence, find joy, and have fun.
  • I will treat you and your work with respect and compassion.
  • I will give you honest feedback.
  • I will answer your questions to the best of my ability.
  • I will challenge you to make your own writing discoveries, meet your deadlines, and do your best work.
  • I will keep your work confidential, unless you give me specific permission to share.
  • I will celebrate your successes with you.