Sarah McCoy

Her work has been featured in Newsweek , Real Simple, The Millions, Literary Hub, Writer’s Digest, Huffington Post , Read It Forward , Writer Unboxed , and other publications. She hosted the NPR WSNC Radio monthly program “Bookmarked with Sarah McCoy” and served as a Board Member for the literary nonprofit Bookmarks . Sarah taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. She lives with her husband, Dr. Brian Waterman , their dog and cat in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I’ve had a lifelong love affair with creative writing. But I’ve found that just about every career author has a similar tale. From the time I could write my ABC’s, I’ve been writing little ‘books’ for my family and friends. And so it was for me. I think I presented my mom with my first book when I was in pre-school. I used crayons to draw colorful tulips on a lawn as the cover. It opened like a book and told the story of a little house with a family tucked inside its heart. The book culminated with I love you. The End. Every day since then, I sit down at my desk. I open a document and I write the best I can. There’s not one hour that it isn’t hard, but there’s not one hour that I would want to do anything else. I hope if you’re reading this, my work has struck a chord in some meaningful way. Connecting with you, the reader, gives me purpose and brings me joy. So thank you for being here. You matter. Thank you for reading my words. It matters. You can find information for all my novels on the Books tab at the top of this page.