About Carrie
I write with both hands but think outside the box.
As a child who had pens constantly switched from left to right (thanks to my well-meaning mother who couldn't figure out my dominant hand), I learned early that there's more than one way to make your mark on the page—and in the world. This early lesson in perspective became the foundation for my writing journey.
The plot twist in my story? I once kept books at arms length—both left and right—until discovering, quite by accident, that I actually loved writing when nobody was forcing me to analyze 19th-century symbolism. Freedom, as it turns out, was my muse all along. This revelation led me to explore writing on my own terms, eventually finding my voice in non-fiction and allegory.
My brain refuses to pick sides—balancing perfectly between analytical and creative, introvert and extrovert—making me something of an anomaly in personality assessments. This mental ambidexterity allows me to bridge seemingly contradictory ideas, finding connections where others might see divisions. It's this perspective that breathes life into my allegorical works and gives my non-fiction its distinctive lens.
As a multipotentialite who collected experiences like trading cards, my path to becoming an author has zigged where others zagged. This renaissance refusal to settle into a single lane has become the wellspring for my writing—each book drawing from a diverse palette of insights and perspectives that could only come from a life lived across boundaries.
In my books, I explore the spaces between personal experience and universal truth, often using allegory to create bridges of understanding. Whether I'm writing about personal development, creative process, or life's deeper questions, I craft words that breathe—because the best stories don't just communicate; they connect.
When not writing, you'll find me exploring new perspectives through travel, experimenting with different creative mediums, or engaged in conversations that challenge conventional thinking. Each experience becomes another thread in the tapestry of ideas that find their way into my work.
For those interested in my brand storytelling work, visit Well Said Carrie.
The Bridge Between Pages
Things That Make Me Tick
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Books that shaped me: From the raw allegory of "The Shack" to the redemptive narrative of "Redeeming Love," with deep dives into Hebrew word studies and the poetic intimacy of Song of Songs. And Rick Joyner, of course.
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Perpetual student syndrome: I've never met a workshop, course, or rabbit hole of research I didn't want to dive into headfirst.
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Perfect-is-the-enemy-of-done enthusiasm: I believe in shipping ideas before they're perfect—because sometimes the bridge you're building changes destination mid-construction.
My Writing Process Decoded
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Gathering: Collecting ideas, research, and experiences like a literary magpie
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Brewing: Letting them percolate until they've formed unexpected connections
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Breathing: Finding the rhythm and voice that brings the words to life
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Bridging: Creating pathways between complex ideas and accessible insights
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Refining: Polishing until the words simply disappear, leaving only the experience
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Releasing: Sending my words into the world to find their people
Where Ideas Find Me
Sometimes at my carefully arranged desk with the perfect mug of tea, but more often:
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Walking in the woods with my earbuds conspicuously absent
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In the shower, where all great ideas hide until you're completely unable to write them down
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At 2AM, when my brain decides night is actually the ideal time for narrative epiphanies
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Halfway through conversations when someone says something that makes me tilt my head like a confused labrador
Life Experiences That Inspire My Books
Some journeys leave such profound marks that they inevitably find their way onto the page:
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Building a tiny house on wheels with my husband (pre-kids)—a lesson in minimalism, intentionality, and what truly makes a home
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Living "homeless" for a month at 9,426' elevation (in October) when our tiny house wasn't finished but our lease had ended—teaching me about adaptability and finding peace in uncertainty
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Spending six months overseas as a volunteer missionary working with troubled teens—forever changing my understanding of purpose and human connection
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Responding to a still, small voice on my bathroom floor at 3AM—an encounter that redirected my entire life's trajectory
These experiences form the backbone of many allegories and insights in my books. The spaces between comfort and growth, between planning and surrender, between the known and unknown—that's where the most powerful stories are born.
What I'm reading now...
"I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add to that so is being a writer. Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work; you don't give up."
-Anne Lamott
Lamott, in true mama eagle fashion, ruffles the nest just enough to get the reader uncomfortable with their present fear and contented self-loathing- highlighting all the possibilities of a pen in flight. And just when the reader is curious enough to consider exploring, she hurls them out of the nest, yelling as they spiral in spastic descent, "You can do this! Those things you've kept tucked in, they're called wings. Use them!"
As the scared eaglet musters its courage, it finds the wings that have been with them from the beginning. What joy to feel the altitude grasping at its feathers as hope unfurls itself, flap by flap.
