Experience

Hugo House

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  I teach a number of personal narrative writing class at Hugo House, including Yearlong in Memoir, Intro to Memoir Writing, How to Write a Modern Love Essay, and How to Write a Memoir Book Proposal. I teach a number of personal narrative writing class at Hugo House, including Yearlong in Memoir, Intro to Memoir Writing, How to Write a Modern Love Essay, and How to Write a Memoir Book Proposal.



Theo Nestor Productions

• Course Instructor

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  I teach writers how to grow their readerships and increase their visibility. My students have sold their essays to dozens of publications including the New York Times and The Washington Post and their books to small and large publishing houses.

• Event Producer

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

  Besides writing and teaching, I produce events for writers that focus on craft, community, and inspiration. Recent events include:Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat with Cheryl Strayed http://wildmountainmemoir.wordpress.com/Black Mesa Writers' Intensive with Natalie Goldberg and Julia Cameronhttp://writingismydrink.com/black-mesa-writers-intensive/Bird by Bird & Beyond with Anne Lamotthttp://writingismydrink.com/bird-by-bird-and-beyond/Upcoming Events: The Doe Bay Work-On-That-Book Writers' Retreathttp://writingismydrink.com/2014/02/11/doe-bay-work-on-that-book-writers-retreat/



Simon & Schuster

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Author

  • May 2011 - Present

  Author of Writing Is My Drink: A Writer's Story of Finding Her Voice (and a Guide to How You Can Too) Author of Writing Is My Drink: A Writer's Story of Finding Her Voice (and a Guide to How You Can Too)



Freelance

• Freelance Writer

  • Oct 2006 - Present

  Essays and articles published in the New York Times, The Seattle Times, Huffington Post, The Establishment, WomansDay.com, Match.com's Happenmag, Yahoo!, MSN.com, New Mexico magazine, ParentMap, and numerous other places. See https://theopaulinenestor.contently.com/ Essays and articles published in the New York Times, The Seattle Times, Huffington Post, The Establishment, WomansDay.com, Match.com's Happenmag, Yahoo!, MSN.com, New Mexico magazine, ParentMap, and numerous other places. See https://theopaulinenestor.contently.com/



Self-employed

• Developmental Editor, Memoir and Personal Essays

  • Jan 2006 - Present

  I offer developmental editing for memoirs, memoir book proposals, and personal essays.My students and clients publish books with small and large publishing houses and essays in national outlets, such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. Read testimonials from former clients and learn more about my work at TheoNestor.com.My strengths are structural and developmental editing; zeroing in on a narrative's emotional preoccupation; and reading at the speed of light. If you want to meet up for a 30 or 60 minute brainstorming session, I can do that too. I especially love working on memoir book proposals and Modern Love essays (see examples of former students and clients essays below). I tend to have availability for editing essays, even when my manuscript developmental editing schedule is full.



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing Instructor

  • Jan 2006 - Nov 2021

  I teach the Memoir Writing Certificate course for the University of Washington's Professional and Continuing Education Program. I teach the Memoir Writing Certificate course for the University of Washington's Professional and Continuing Education Program.



Random House

• Author

  • 2008 - 2009

  In 2008, Crown published the hardback of How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed. In 2009, Three Rivers Press published the paperback How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed: A Memoir of Starting Over. In 2008, Crown published the hardback of How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed. In 2009, Three Rivers Press published the paperback How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed: A Memoir of Starting Over.