Johnnie Mazzocco is an experienced Writer, Content Creator, and Teacher with over 20 years of professional experience. He holds an MFA in Digital Arts, a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, an MA in Film Studies, and a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing.

Over the years, Johnnie has helped a wide range of students and clients with varying levels of writing experience and has assisted them in breaking their big ideas and meaningful stories into manageable pieces while helping them get their ideas onto the page. Johnnie is an empathetic and intuitive teacher with a brain that's equal parts creative and analytical, and he is excellent at showing his clients how to manage all the moving parts of their book while using his signature compassionate pragmatism to encourage and be real.

Johnnie's ideal clients are STARs - sentient, thoughtful, accountable, and resilient. They are focused individuals who embrace the belief that meaningful stories and brilliant ideas can heal and reshape humanity. They take responsibility for their success and understand that writing their book can be a significant part of their collective purpose - to raise awareness, create change, and leave the world a better place.

Johnnie has an extensive educational background and has worked at several organizations, such as Dark Moon Lilith Press and OPEN HEARTS OPEN MINDS, and held teaching positions at Washington State University Vancouver and Portland State University. He also worked as a Copywriter/Catalog Writer/Editor at Vacasa and was involved in film production and coordination at Found Objects the film and the League for Innovation in the Community College and Lane Community College respectively.

Johnnie's partnership with his clients provides clarity on how to begin and stay on track to write their book, how to create deeply considered characters, and get into the skin of their Ideal Reader. His clients also learn greater expertise in the craft of writing, how to structure their book, building a writing practice, and more.