Once a fierce advocate in her legal career, Joiya is now a fierce advocate for aspiring authors.
The idea is to write it so that people hear it
and it slides through the brain
and goes straight to the heart.
- Maya Angelou
Joiya is a recovering attorney who took a pause from her legal career to focus on raising her phenomenal kiddos. During that pause, she returned to her love of the written word and never looked back.
In addition to navigating her own publishing journey, Joiya wants to partner with you to fulfill your publication dreams. Once a fierce advocate in her legal career, Joiya is now a fierce advocate for aspiring authors.
We partner with authors at every stage, from emerging voices to memoirists, and aspiring novelists to children’s book authors. We refine craft, strengthen narrative clarity, and shape manuscripts for publication. Blending meticulous editorial expertise with personalized coaching, JOIYA ME WRITES elevates your voice and illuminates your vision by offering strategy, development, and writer-centered mentorship that will transform ideas into confident, publishable work. Our expertise at every stage can take you from “just a premise” to a full manuscript ready for publication.
Experience rooted in both writing and publishing.
Joiya has written four independently published books, with several of her short stories also appearing in literary magazines.
Her acceptance into the Writers House Intern Program helped propel her publishing career. Today, she is a seasoned editor and associate book scout, and in 2026, she earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Drexel University.
We believe everyone who has a story in their heart deserves to have the tools to put it on paper and share it with the world.
Our coaching services are designed to help writers strengthen their craft, develop their unique voice, and create work that is authentically their own. We believe writers become better writers by the practice of writing (and also reading widely across genres and cultures).
We do not work with clients who use generative AI tools to write, draft, revise, or substantially create their manuscripts. While technology has many valuable applications, our coaching philosophy is rooted in the belief that the growth of a writer comes through the practice of writing.
Our goal is to work with writers who are creating stories that could only be written by them. If your goal is to become a stronger storyteller, refine your skills, and produce work that reflects your own creativity and effort, we would be honored to work with you.
Along the same lines, when you hire us, you can wholeheartedly trust that every aspect of our coaching and editorial feedback comes directly from human heads and hearts.
We will never utilize generative AI to evaluate manuscripts, provide editorial feedback, draft reports, write revision notes, create developmental analyses, or perform any other service we offer to clients. Every critique, recommendation, and coaching conversation reflects our own professional expertise, experience, and careful engagement with your work.
Writers deserve thoughtful, individualized feedback from a real reader and mentor. Our commitment is to provide the kind of attentive, human-centered guidance that helps authors grow in their craft and develop confidence in their own abilities.
Whether you're developing an idea, strengthening a manuscript, or preparing for what's next, I'd be honored to walk alongside you in the process.