Welcome!
When I was a little girl, I’d spend most of my summer afternoons lying in a hammock and reading. Tops on my list were Nancy Drew novels as well as Marguerite Henry’s Chincoteague Pony series. I was enamored with story, whether reading books or sitting around my grandmother’s kitchen table listening to my great aunts tell tales of their lives. That fascination did not dissolve as I entered my teens.
When I began high school, I told my guidance counselor I wanted to be a writer. He flatly told me I’d never be a writer and subsequently designed a business track for me, so that I would be properly trained to be a secretary or a bookkeeper. It was the most I could hope for, according to him. A decade or so later, I proved him wrong, and I began my writing career, first by writing
personality profiles of
artists, writers, and musicians within my community for a local
cultural tabloid. Eventually, I began writing my own stories in the
form of essays, memoirs, and novels. As time passed, other writers
enlisted my services to hone their works, and I also became an editor
for a number of publishing houses. In the process of my own writing and through coaching others in the writing process, I realized the power of the narrative...not only to keep us in our places as my counselor’s narrative implied, but also the power of story to heal wounds from our past, and also to assist us in envisioning the future we always knew we could live.
My writing and my services to other writers honor the power of words to influence our lives. I welcome you to my website, which is undergoing a transformation during the summer of 2008, so visit often to keep up with the changes. My forum and blog will be up and running soon, perhaps by the time I head to my hometown in New York for a wedding in mid-June!
May you be blessed with endless hours of creativity and connection with your muse!
Kathy Sparrow