![]() It’s been a long journey of beautiful things and incredible challenges, of joy, heartaches, but always, always hope. This boosted my writing career to the next level, helping me publish my next two books, “The Executions” and “Tushpa’s Story.” I’ve published more books since then, with a total of 8 releases planned for 2021. In 2015, First Peoples Fund welcomed me into their family through the Artist in Business Leadership fellowship. ![]() That challenge played a huge role in shaping me into the storyteller I am. The next year, we published “Third Side of the Coin,” a collection of short stories that came from my entries in the Writing Challenge. We published “Touch My Tears: Tales from the Trail of Tears” in 2013 through RockHaven Publishing, the publisher name for my indie books. My books would not be what it they are without her.Īfter the research portion of my NMAI program, I brought it home to my Choctaw community with a writing workshop to gather authors for what would become an epic project. She’s my first reader and hammers character issues, cultural points, and realistic portrayals while keeping me encouraged throughout the hard editing process. My best friend, mentor, editor, and the one who lifts me off the floor when I can’t bear to think of the black hole of research I’ve fallen into with historical fiction. She has walked beside me every step of the way on this journey. This is an excellent time to introduce you to my driving force, encourager, editor, mentor, and best friend. Two weeks in Washington, D.C – researching the Choctaw Trail of Tears, giving presentations, storytelling at the NMAI, the list goes on and on. Two days after my daddy passed, I was accepted into the Artist in Leadership Program with the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Smithsonian Institution. No matter where the conversation started with friends and strangers alike, that’s where it ended up.īut my world truly did split. My world split in 2012 when my daddy passed. He brought writing back into my life, and I haven’t looked back. In 2009, I surrendered all the crazy desires and expectations of and on my life to God. My dream in those days? To become a horse trainer and a writer. Horses, gardening, leadership, community service, and of course, recordbooks. So I wrote my message as a story.īorn and raised in Texas, I lived 4-H during my teen years. I was five years old and painfully bashful. I had a message about kindness I wanted to share with the world. I write historical fiction that features authentic American Indian characters. ![]() Halito! I’m Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, author, speaker, and Choctaw storyteller (tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma). It all starts with getting to bed (consistently) at a decent hour.Ĭan you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work. I get in my entire morning routine, including devotion and prayer time, morning pages, workout, and breakfast, all of which gets my mind and heart prepared for a full day’s work. When I go to bed by 10pm, I’m up before 6am, feeling refreshed. It sounds too simple and cliche, but that is the key to my productive days. Hi Sarah Elisabeth, do you have any habits that you feel contribute to your effectiveness? We had the good fortune of connecting with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer and we’ve shared our conversation below.
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