Most people call me AMO.

Once upon a time, I was a "rocker chick" surviving the LA metal scene of the early '90s, and then I traded my leather jacket for a cardigan to spend nearly 20 years as a public librarian. (Plot twist: libraries are a lot louder than you'd think.)

A few years ago, I released Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian, a memoir about my heavy metal days. Now, I’m writing another memoir about my equally chaotic library career. I’m also working on a screenplay, a fiction project, and a deep dive into my family history that’s shaping up to be part soap opera, part detective story.

For the past seven years, I’ve been moonlighting as a writing coach and creative consultant. While I work with all kinds of writers, helping people write their memoir and get through their creative blocks is what really lights me up.

This newsletter? It’s my corner of the internet to share all the messy, wonderful stuff: book excerpts, creative struggles, existential victories, and maybe even some advice (whether you ask nicely for it, or not).

I try to post one or two times a month - nothing excessive.

Thank you for subscribing and hanging out, and stay tuned for more. You rock!

(Literally. Figuratively. All the ways.)

With love,

AMO