What if your mentor understood both your scholarship and your story?

Writing coach, Dana Gathers, standing outside smiling with a red dissertation cap and golden tassel on.

I support women of color dissertation scholars finish strong — with confidence, clarity, and a sister scholar community.

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I’m your coach, your cheerleader, your sister scholar supporting you along your dissertation writing journey. I earned my Ph.D. in 2019, but real talk, it didn’t come easy.

That season stretched me in ways that I never expected! It took faith, focus, and a whole lot of prayer and perseverance.

That’s why I created this space, Just Write - a community where women of color doctoral scholars can write with purpose, grow in confidence, and make progress together.

Hey there, I’m Dr. Dana

Welcome to Just Write Dissertation Coaching

Rooted in confidence, clarity, and community for women of color scholars ready to just write forward

OUR SERVICES

Writing Community

Our writing community is a co-writing space for women of color on their dissertation journey — where your brilliance is seen and your progress is celebrated, one session at a time.

Confidence & Clarity Coaching

Our coaching experiences aren’t just about finishing chapters — its about building your confidence as a scholar with real progress, strategy, and support to back it up.

Goal Setting & Progress Tracking

In our space, we set goals and track progress together — keeping your dissertation moving forward with clarity, purpose, and support every step of the way.

Let’s root your writing journey in real support, not struggle.

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There’s more than one way we can walk in this dissertation journey together — and it all begins with a real conversation.

Schedule your FREE 1:1 Scholar Clarity Call so we can explore where you are, where you desire to be, what you need, and how I can walk alongside you as you write forward with confidence, clarity, and community.

IN COMMUNITY

Start where you are — join us for free writing sessions, prayer gatherings, and motivating challenges designed to keep you grounded and moving forward.

And when you’re ready to take the next step, our private community offers deeper, personalized support through coaching, accountability, and sisterhood. You don’t have to walk this journey alone.

Check out our upcoming sessions.

Write, pray, grow — in community

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