Meet Carolyn V. Hamilton

For over thirteen years, I've been living the U.S. expat life up in southern Ecuador’s Andes mountains in the Spanish colonial town of Cuenca, one of five UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ecuador.

People often ask me, "Why did you move?" and "Why Ecuador?"

I left the U.S. to get away from age discrimination in the job market. And I wanted to be able to spend the majority of my time writing and painting and coaching aspiring memoir writers.

Ecuador uses the U.S. dollar and has 110 voltage and I thought, "Why not Ecuador?"

I was raised as a nice Lutheran girl in Seattle, in the rainy Pacific NW area of the United States, so I have no problem with crisp mountain air.

As a child I learned to play quietly in my room. Gray, rainy days feel normal, and I regard sunshine with suspicion.

Professionally trained as an illustrator and graphic designer, I spent over three decades working as a marketing executive and copywriter in the real world of "Mad Men." (That's going to be one of my forthcoming memoirs).

My BA, in Liberal Arts, is from Antioch University Seattle--where I discovered I could get legitimate credits for “life experience.”

My other adventures have included two years’ service as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Suriname (chronicled in part in my memoir, HELP! I Married an Alien A Comedian and a stint—in my “younger days”—as a Playboy Bunny.

When I'm not struggling with “Spanglish”, I love to write books, create art journals, cook, and paint photo-realistic watercolors from my personal travel photo collection. 

I also like chocolate, Border Collies, comedy, alpaca shawls, adult coloring, and lunching with girlfriends.

If you're considering writing a memoir (I have written three) I’d love to visit with you and hear more about your ideas. Though I’ve got a limited schedule of availability, I can make time for you.

This would be a no-obligation, fact-finding kind of visit to see if I can indeed help you on your journey to a published memoir that can be your legacy. And I'll happily answer any questions you have about the memoir writing and publishing and marketing journey.

If you’d like to chat, CLICK HERE to see my current availability, and book a time that works in your schedule.

Carolyn