About Me and My Story
I wrote fairly bad poetry and a novel at the age of nine in my blue bedroom. I graduated from Barnard College/Columbia University and worked in marketing and communications at great companies like CBS, Harcourt Brace and UC San Diego. On the side, I also published pieces in newspapers and magazines. My novel attracted the attention of Hollywood for a nanosecond. I also was an instructor, ghostwriter and keynote speaker for audiences of close to a thousand.
A couple of years ago, I had a serious illness. When my son flew to Lenox Hill Hospital to be by my side, I was hooked up to IVs, too weak to get up. I could barely whisper. As he stood beside me, I didn’t think about dying one way or another. I thought: My son doesn’t even know me.
While recuperating at home, I had an ephiphany. I wanted to help others write their memoir. I trained and wrote about my own personal journey. It was immensely rewarding.
I realized I could make a difference in the lives of others by helping them tell their stories. That was the beginning of Writing Life Stories.