No Stress Writing Academy

Meet Your Teachers

Every course here is taught by a real, working writer — not a canned curriculum. Get to know the people behind the classes, then browse what each of them teaches.

Deleyna Marr

Deleyna Marr (Lisa Norman's pen name) is the founder of No Stress Writing Academy. A tech specialist and author, she helps writers navigate websites, social media, and digital systems without the stress.

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Lisa Miller

Lisa Miller is a craft specialist who utilizes psychology and Enneagram tools to help writers create multi-layered character casts and develop strong daily writing habits.

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Wally Lane

Wally Lane is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, a published poet, and has written several articles about writing. He is a master of screenplay format.

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Betty Kim

Betty Kim is a screenwriter and children's book author. She teaches writing to all ages, including classes for the NwSG, FilmSchool, and SIFF. She is a master of screenplay structure.

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Sarah Sally Hamer

Sarah (Sally) Hamer is eternally fascinated by people and how they ‘tick’ and works hard to incorporate individual idiosyncrasies to create living, breathing characters in her many works of fiction. She teaches, edits, and coaches writers with many of her students and critique partners becoming successful, award-winning authors.

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Amy Winters-Voss

Amy Winters-Voss is a career coach and formatting expert who guides authors in building professional press kits and media campaigns for their books.

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Melissa Borg

Melissa Borg is an engineer by degree, a project wrangler by trade, and a storyteller by obsession. She brings practical tips, creative sparks, and the occasional sarcastic aside to every writing class.

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