Krista K. Adams

  • Story Grid Certified Editor

  • College App Essay Specialist

  • Creative Writing & Rhetoric Teacher

  • M.F.A. Indiana University

About

Krista Adams has spent a lot of time working in the world of Story.A member of an elite group of editors trained by master editor and publisher Shawn Coyne in the Story Grid methodology, Krista's also been a Story Development Producer for National Geographic Television, an educational video writer/producer, post-production producer for Discovery Channel and others, as well as a college writing teacher, and an Admissions Officer for Tulane University and The George Washington University.If you're struggling to get your writing project done, she can help. Get a professional-level alpha read of your work in progress. Or dust off that book project and develop that million-dollar story idea. Remove the stress of writing your college application essay with expert guidance that has helped dozens get into their colleges of choice.

Ready to make your words count?

Whatever the project, I can help you take your story skills up a level and help you finish what you're longing to start. Here's how we can work together:

  • Story Chat: Your ideas meet my expertise for 1 full hour of focus. Great for brainstorming, fixing scenes, and pin-pointing problems. Bring your outline, your scene, your chapter.

  • Beginners start here!

  • Story Grid Diagnostic: FULL READ of your work in progress by an expert editor. Includes a Story Grid Foolscap analysis that helps you identify your 20 Core Scenes.

  • Developmental Coaching: For authors, a multi-week commitment to flesh out your project, put words on the page and then out into the world using Story Grid tools and techniques.

  • College-bound Essay 1 Hr Focus: This is for fine-tuning your admissions essay, or an accountability check-in. College Applicants find that just one session can really jump-start their essay process.

  • The Stress Less College Admissions Essay Method: 1:1 tutoring that takes each student from rough to finished draft in six active editing sessions.

  • "Small Group" Workshops: Want to get the neighborhood students launched on their college essays? Does your critique group need an experienced workshop leader to refresh the feedback? All workshops are personalized to your group's needs. Great for writing groups looking to level up their critiques and get further with feedback than they have before.

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