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Crafting impactful narratives to bring your legacy to life for future generations

Through the Power of Words

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UNDER DEVELOPMENT:  "GROWING BEYOND BELIEF"

An original, groundbreaking booklet that shares a spiritual odyssey in building a personal theology.

Watch this space to pre-order your copy, or hop to the front of the line by contacting sandy@villagewordsmith.net.

Files coming soon.

Communicating Across Time

Capturing Memories for Others of Your Past

Communicating Ways to Smooth Your Future - and Theirs

Capturing Memories for Others of Your Past

When we are gone, 

our stories go with us unless

 we share them with our words.

Special memories of your life, your parents and grandparents' lives, your heritage.

The Village Wordsmith uses oral history techniques in confidential 1:1 interviews to capture those memories, then skillfully crafts them into your personal stories. 


Conveying Messages in the Present

Communicating Ways to Smooth Your Future - and Theirs

Capturing Memories for Others of Your Past

As of today, we each still have time to do what is truly important. 

Rebuild broken bridges across regretted estrangements, reach out to an old friend, 

say what needs to be said. 

The Village Wordsmith, who began her career as a Social Caseworker, can take in your thoughts and feelings about the situation, then suggest personal letters or emails that might begin the healing process.

Communicating Ways to Smooth Your Future - and Theirs

Communicating Ways to Smooth Your Future - and Theirs

Communicating Ways to Smooth Your Future - and Theirs

Expressing your preferences and parting thoughts in writing to prepare for "someday" can bring you peace today. 

The Village Wordsmith can facilitate completion of your Advance Directive or Five Wishes documents  for future reference by your loved ones and professional representatives.  She can also help document useful contact information such as  your friends, family, banker and lawyer.

Writing Services of The Village Wordsmith

Writing About - The PAST

Personal Stories

"I remember a time..." Personal anecdotes about your life are a window on the world of what made you You. Those are stories that lie between the worlds of FACT and FICTION, emerging from the realm of MEMORIES.

Heritage Stories

Describe what your parents were like. The paths which brought your grandparents to where they lived when your parents were born. The heritage of your people.


Writing About - The PRESENT

Bridge Building

Is there a relationship in your life or your past that calls out for a do-over? Something that has left a scar on your heart that needs healing before it's too late? Whether delivered or not is up to you, but writing it out can begin the healing process at least within yourself.

Important Letters

Delivering certain information to a partner, an adult child or a friend can prove to be important.  The Village Wordsmith will help you deliver it accurately and completely, whether in a letter or stored online in a secure vault accessible only to a trusted one or two.

Technical Editing & Proofreading

If you have you been working on writing something on your own that is ready for proofreading or editing, the Village Wordsmith can help polish it to the next level. We have experience in turning random thoughts and blog posts into printed books. Fee varies with the scope of work.


Writing About - The FUTURE

Your Obit

 An obituary can deliver just the facts or provide a more meaningful description of the life that has just ended.  The Village Wordsmith will help prepare your message that will be published in a local paper, on specific social media, or shared with your list of friends and family.

Having Your Final Say

 What would you like to have said about you at your Celebration of Life or funeral? What do you want to have done - and NOT have done - before, during and after your passing? Together we can craft the instructions and information only you can share.

Your Advance Care Directive

Completing a "Five Wishes" or other Advance Care Directive is an important communication to both your healthcare professionals and your family. Many find it's not an easy thing to do, especially when loved ones don't want to even think of you ever passing. The Village Wordsmith can help get it worded as you wish, and as in all our services, confidentially. 

"How much will it cost?" To make it possible for seniors on fixed incomes to share their stories, the Wordsmith takes an unusual approach to setting rates. In most cases, our clients determine the cost based on what they are comfortable paying coupled with what the value of the service is to them.

The Village Wordsmith's Senior Writing Workshop

Senior centers, libraries and senior living communities in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state can host a lively 90-minute, in-person workshop with the leadership of the Village Wordsmith. 


Schedule a workshop or register to attend our next one by contacting The Village Wordsmith.

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