Sharon grew up in a suburb of Toronto, Canada. She stayed close to home and earned undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Exceptionality in Human Learning at the University of Toronto. In her last year of study, she orated several of her short stories on the FM radio station CKLN for the weekly program Life Rattle. Upon graduation, she devoted her energies to a career in social work. When she officially reached burnout in her late 20s, Sharon abandoned the field. She decided to re-evaluate her professional goals via traveling, studying alternative healing arts, and of course, writing. After backpacking throughout Mexico, Southeast Asia, and much of South America, she found her second home in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2004. It was there she committed herself to writing. She began studying the craft, joined a writer's group (Thursdays@Three), and started to experiment with various styles of fiction and non-fiction. For nearly three years, she paid the rent by writing for American educational publishers, authoring online college courses used by universities throughout the United States, Canada, England, and Latin America. In 2008 and 2009, she participated as an author and editor at the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires. Currently, Sharon ghostwrites for an international best-selling author and runs a part-time business as a Shiatsu Therapist and Reflexologist. The rest of the time you can find her writing articles, essays, and fiction primarily aimed at promoting healthy self and body image. |
