Welcome to theWritable! It's a site that seen many changes over the years, as have I.

When it first started, it was a place for me to showcase my fiction and share some thoughts. (I have a lot of thoughts and need places to put them...) Through the years, it has become more of a place for me to share and to teach and to encourage other writers.

As a kid, some of my earliest memories involve me, in the backyard, making up stories. Later, I would start writing them down, and start trying to turn my ideas into full-blown novels and stories. I remember, particularly, one Christmas morning waking up, and being so wildly excited... not because it was Christmas, but because it was Christmas and it meant I had the whole day to do what I wanted, and I sat in bed writing for hours that morning. Those were the kinds of things I looked forward to more than anything.

So it might surprise you to know that I turned my back on writing to pursue a different career. I became a veterinarian, with advanced certifications in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and practiced general, traditional, and emergency medicine for ten years.

During that time, there was a lot of seeking. A lot of feeling like I was missing something in my life and trying to find it. I began a deep dive into learning about personal development and spirituality. I also, at the advice of a spiritual teacher, started writing again.

Writing filled that hole in my soul that had been with me so long, and lead me to believe that, for those of us with a story in our heart, it's there because it is something we need to share with the world. (Note that I don't say want, or should, but something that we need to get out of us.) Writing, and creativity in general, is a transmutation of the soul. And for those of us with the call to express ourselves in this way, it is important that we do.

And so this desire to help other authors bloomed, because I could see the pressures that push us away from the creative pursuits. And I built a desire for my fiction to say something, to help others, even if they weren't creative-types, live their lives as the best and most authentic versions of themselves.

As time went on, I built my knowledge about writing, publishing a three-book series and winning awards for short stories and poetry.

And I have been called to reach even more writers and aspiring authors, helping them reach their own version of success. Check out theWritable's Blog, or the Story Coaching Podcast. You can also download one of the many Free Guides, and follow along on Facebook or Instagram. And don't forget to join the Story Coaching Facebook group -- it's probably the best place to reach out to me personally.

As always,
Happy Writing!