In the beginning phases of my loss, the words were spilling out of me. Writing was one of the ways I could express my feelings, making it easier to cope. A couple years later, as I settled into my new normal I realized although I was doing 'better,' I felt disconnected with this new version (sometimes like a ghost) of myself. The words no longer flowed, I didn't know where to go from there. Knowing how much writing helped me, I reached out to June in hopes that I could express myself again. June proved not only a platform for that, along with writing prompts to assist me, she guided my thoughts out loud to help me understand where I was in my healing journey. June gives tangible advice on how to listen to your body, mind, and soul. In our first meeting I learned what I was searching for. June put my thoughts into words which gave me a jumping off start to understand what I wanted. I thank her for her time, dedication, and passion for helping me."   

I’ve survived going to the theater alone. This was the first time since my husband died that I dared.  I was given strength by my Zoom talks with Dr. June. What a gift this woman is!

Working with Dr. June has been, without exaggeration, a life-altering experience. I am so grateful for her insight and her approach. She is patient, kind, and present all while helping me find my way to my own truth. Her feedback and thoughts are invaluable to me as I work my way out of some darkness in my life. She creates a space for me to feel at ease (not easy) and trusting. I'm so grateful for her honesty, compassion, and wit. 

Writing can be a lonesome journey, but June is here to ride the winds with you! From the moment I stepped into my first session with June, I knew she was no ordinary writing teacher. Each lesson was in depth, and prepared based on my specific challenges and goals, and one glance at the lesson and you knew it took June three times longer than the length of the session to prepare it. Unbelievable. I can’t remember the last time that a class was curative for me. 

Her class included very interesting homework exercises (I wrote my first ever short story) and will keep you on your toes so you’ll always be productive outside of her class. If that wasn’t enough, June had an answer to almost every question I had and provided unconventional solutions which I’ve never heard anywhere else. She is the writing teacher I always had been looking for but never managed to find. 

I regard June as remarkably insightful and adept at critiquing creative fiction and non-fiction, resulting in giant steps forward in the quality of the writings submitted to her. And by the way, she's a lovely, caring person, very easy and fun to work with.

I worked with June Leavitt, meeting with her every two weeks for about a year on two projects. The first was a historical novel that I have worked on and off for many years. June worked with me on the first nine or ten chapters helping me to put feeling and personality into my characters and to strengthen altogether the narrative.  We also worked on a short story that I began decades ago and then put aside for many years. June helped to understand why the story was important to me and to find a way to express this in the story itself. The story became transformed into a story with much more feeling and with much stronger writing. I believe that my work with June had a strong impact on my ability as a writer.

June Leavitt’s unique mix of editing skills and creative genius makes her a highly receptive and insightful reader of fiction and non-fiction. Whether you are new to writing or an already published author, June’s sensitive and constructive feedback can bring your writing to the next level. Her commitment to the writing enterprise is loving and wholehearted and inspires the same in her workshop participants.