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I’m Waverly Fitzgerald, a Seattle-based writer and teacher.
I write novels and non-fiction. I wrote my first novel at 13 and I sold my third novel at the age of 25. For many years I wrote historical fiction, mostly set in Victorian London. In the past ten years, I’ve been writing mysteries. My friend Curt and I wrote a humorous mystery novel about a talking Chihuahua called Dial C for Chihuahua, which will be published by Kensington in October 2012. We are currently writing the second book in the series.
In 2007, I published Slow Time: Reclaiming the Natural Rhythms of Life, which helps readers shift their relationship with time. Each of the twelve chapters focuses on a different intervals of time, from the moment to the lifetime. My interest in time grew out of my obsession with seasonal holidays, a topic featured at my web site Living in Season. I’ve also written on this topic for magazines like SageWoman and web sites like Beliefnet.
I love teaching writing almost as much as I love writing. I teach writing classes throughout the Seattle area, for organizations like Richard Hugo House. My students have written and published novels and non-fiction books, essays and short stories. My specialties are the novel, the non-fiction book proposal, memoir and family history. I’ve also been a guest speaker at regional writing conferences.