{"id":20034,"date":"2019-01-27T17:24:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T21:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.deborahcarr.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id=20034"},"modified":"2022-04-28T21:33:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T00:33:09","slug":"a-bit-about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev3.deborahcarr.ca\/wordpress\/a-bit-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Deborah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;20073&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;66&#8243; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221; floating_direction=&#8221;top-bottom&#8221; floating_speed=&#8221;3&#8243; zigzag=&#8221;yes&#8221; floating_randsize=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Deborah Carr<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Freelance Writer ~ Writing Coach ~ Photographer ~ Speaker&#8221; text_in_box=&#8221;no&#8221; text_position=&#8221;center&#8221; box_height=&#8221;24&#8243; box_padding=&#8221;15&#8243; line_width=&#8221;258&#8243; line_thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; line_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; up=&#8221;11&#8243; down=&#8221;48&#8243; line_dots=&#8221;no&#8221;][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=&#8221;two_columns&#8221; items_float_left=&#8221;yes&#8221;][no_elements_holder_item aligment=&#8221;left&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; elemnts_holder_frame=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span class='edgt_dropcap normal' style=' color: #b3835e;font-family: Merriweather;font-size: 58px;font-weight: 400;margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;line-height: 66px;height: 66px;font-style: normal;'>I<\/span>\u2019m a storyteller, author, speaker and writing coach. I\u2019m also a nature lover and photographer, an activist and community organizer.\u00a0 A daughter, wife, grandmother, step-mom, dog-lover, hiker, kayaker, gardener, traveler, listener, and friend. And so much more than even this.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also a seeker of truth, gatherer of stories, purveyor of words in a world that is changing far too fast.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re all beautifully multi-dimensional, aren&#8217;t we?[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;24&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;0&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You&#8217;ll find me on the fringe of moose, bear and coyote country, along the south-eastern New Brunswick shores of the magical Bay of Fundy, not far from Moncton, NB. A land where gentle, worn-down mountains slope to emerald marshes. It&#8217;s a pretty phenomenal place to find yourself. (<em>In more ways than one.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>I write about people and their relationship to place&#8230;their history and habits, fascinations and pursuits. I also write about environment, conservation and culture&#8230;all inherent to Atlantic Canada. Words have been my living for over twenty years now.<\/p>\n<p>You should also know that I dance in the rain, play in the snow, wade in the water and slide in the mud. I revel in the seasons and all their gifts.<\/p>\n<p>You may be thinking that a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deborahcarr.ca\/wordpress\/about\/bio\">professional bio <\/a>is more apropos, but it&#8217;s all part of <em>my<\/em> story, isn&#8217;t it?[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;24&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;0&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #b3835e;\"><strong><em>I believe&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>I believe<\/em><\/strong> in the power of stories and the finely-crafted sentence.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I believe<\/strong> <\/em>writers and other artists are the history-keepers of our world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I believe<\/em><\/strong> good writing is a combination of intuition and skill, of creativity and craftsmanship, of free flow and boundaries. When done right, it exudes strength and energy, clarity and authenticity. And character. Mustn\u2019t forget character.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I believe<\/em><\/strong> we are co-creating the future world as we travel the present. So I tread gently, listen deeply, speak honestly. I do my best to plant kindness and respect, and to cause no harm.[\/vc_column_text][\/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item item_padding=&#8221;0 0 0 12px&#8221; aligment=&#8221;left&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;25&#8243; up=&#8221;25&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;20036&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;40&#8243; up=&#8221;30&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;30&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner]<blockquote class='blockquote_shortcode with_quote_icon' style='border-left: 0;'><span style=\"\" class=\"icon_quotations_holder\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"edgt_icon_font_elegant icon_quotations \" ><\/span><\/span><h4 class='blockquote_text' ><span>Although I cannot sing a note, music is buried in me. Somewhere. I\u2019ll find it someday\u2026maybe when the words run out.<\/span><\/h4><\/blockquote>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;20071&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/no_elements_holder_item][\/no_elements_holder][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;95&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;0&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;20073&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;66&#8243; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221; floating_direction=&#8221;top-bottom&#8221; floating_speed=&#8221;3&#8243; zigzag=&#8221;yes&#8221; floating_randsize=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Deborah Carr [\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Freelance Writer ~ Writing Coach ~ Photographer ~ Speaker&#8221; text_in_box=&#8221;no&#8221; text_position=&#8221;center&#8221; box_height=&#8221;24&#8243; box_padding=&#8221;15&#8243; line_width=&#8221;258&#8243; line_thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; line_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; up=&#8221;11&#8243; down=&#8221;48&#8243; line_dots=&#8221;no&#8221;][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=&#8221;two_columns&#8221; items_float_left=&#8221;yes&#8221;][no_elements_holder_item aligment=&#8221;left&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; elemnts_holder_frame=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u2019m a storyteller, author, speaker and writing coach. 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