create with cathy

Subtitle

If the path is beautiful, let's not ask where it leads.

If the path is beautiful, let's not ask where it leads.

"If the path is beautiful, let's not ask where it leads."
--Anatole France

write with me

What I love about writing: it's available to anyone who wants to use it. Whatever your background or age, I can help you tell your stories in your voice.

This can be exciting and a bit scary, but it’s wonderful to jump in with a the support of other writers. With more than 20 years’ experience as a workshop leader and published author, I can guide you through it!

I lead workshops and discussion groups in the New York Tristate region and elsewhere, and I’m certified as a workshop leader by Amherst Writers & Artists. I’m also a member of American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Topics include memoir, creative writing, poetry, literature, essay for teens, and marketing for artists and writers. I also lead author interview and book discussion groups for individuals, nonprofits and corporations.

I’m certified as a workshop leader by Amherst Writers & Artists, a writing organization founded on the belief that everyone is a writer. AWA has supported practiced and emerging voices through a proven workshop method for more than 30 years.

Special Events

Group Poetry Reading with Elaine Sexton

NYC, Thursday, March 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Willa Cather Room, Jefferson Market Library

Workshops

Ossining Public Library Memoir Writing, Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 p.m. (ongoing)
Irvington Public Library Memoir Writing beginning Friday, March 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (six sessions)
Larchmont Public Library "Boys in the Boat" Book Discussion Group April 4, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Reading Discussion Group: Stories of the Suburbs, four sessions beginning April 25.
New York State Council for Humanities-funded project “What Matters Senior Writing Circle Peekskill Senior Citizens Center. Introduction, Thursday March 17. Six sessions, Fridays 10-11


kind words for cathy “I have enjoyed your Memoir Writing Class immensely! It has provided a stimulating impetus to do what writers need to do... WRITE!” “Thank you for creating such a supportive environment. The class helped me recognize the overarching themes in my writing, providing me with the structure I needed to get the words on the page.” “I have acquired some intensely useful perspective, and technique, in your group—ways to approach my writing that are genuinely helpful. I am grateful for your unwavering support.”