About me

I spent decades working with other people’s words—as an editor, copywriter and translator—before starting my creative writing journey.

I had so many stories I wanted to pen but that that little voice in my head—the one that told me I wasn’t good enough, smart enough, special enough and that, in essence, I shouldn’t bother—took over. Maybe you can relate?

As loud as my inner critic was, it couldn’t drown out those deeper desires. After years of working as a translator for an insurance company, where I had few outlets for creative expression, those longings started to become more and more insistent.

The part of me that yearned to write my own stories led to signing up for my first creative writing workshop. Over the past decade, I’ve taken dozens more—everything from memoir, poetry and short fiction to humour and romance.

Along the way, I’ve learned a lot about the art and craft of storytelling and had the chance to be published and share my writing with a larger audience.

I’ve taken workshops with well-known writers and poets, some of which were wonderful and others that were disappointing. Some of those spaces left me feeling unseen and invalidated.

I’ve learned that creative writing is about so much more than plot, character development, setting, point of view or any of the other many elements of craft. It’s about feeling safe to take risks, trust our instincts and claim our creative genius.

I know how important that sense of safety is for a writer. It’s why I became an Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) affiliate. AWA is a gentle, yet powerful method that helps writers tap into their own unique voice and learn craft through exercises that invite experimentation and growth.