Writing

At the end of 2021 I visited an astrologist who told me I would write a fiction book. I responded “Oh no. that’s not something I’m interested in.” Then by the time I made the ten-minute drive home I decided it was the best idea I’d ever heard. 

On that fall day I had no idea what I was getting into. Many things I’ve tried in life have come easily to me and in the past, I’ve fallen into new careers without much effort. This was different. 

For the past few years, I’ve become obsessed with learning the craft. It came to me at a time when my twenty-year career was coming to an end and I needed a new challenge. Once I started writing and was sufficiently humbled (The best way to find out what you need to learn is to try writing a novel) I’ve spent some time re-educating myself with courses, books about writing craft and getting feedback. 

My first novel, a historical fiction story about a female surrealist painter. It combines my love for women’s stories with my obsession with art history and poetry. I love the side of history that really is just vintage gossip and studying surrealist culture. It changed my life to see the level of detail preserved for male surrealists versus the women and confronting that lost history became one of the reasons I kept rewriting this story. 

Additionally, I’m on the first draft of my second novel which I’m currently calling Project Lighthouse. It’s a family saga set in a New England Island town with a complex mother-daughter relationship and a nostalgic love story. My goal is to complete and polish this story in 2026. 

When people ask me when they can read my story, I don’t have a clear answer. I am pursuing the traditional publishing path so, with luck, I’ll be able to share one of my books with you in a few years’ time. For now, I’ll be sharing monthly updates in my newsletter about the process of starting a writing career. If you’re an aspiring writing, join me! If you aren’t, you’ll get a peek behind the curtain of how novels are made. 

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