AUTHOR & POET
Hello, I’m Sharla.
Believer in banter, coffee refills, and the power of a second chance. 
THE LONG VERSION
I write the kind of love that arrives slowly and then all at once.
I have always been the quiet girl carrying an entire world behind her eyes. I didn't find my voice so much as I found a pen. Slowly, that world is making its way onto paper, and I get to share it here with you.
I grew up in a town about 30 miles north of Boston, four proper seasons and a library card I wore out early. These days, I call Ottawa, Ontario home. It's no accident that my characters wander the same places I do most weekends. I write the places I know, and the people who feel like home in them.
You can read it first in my poetry. Soon, in the novels I publish, you'll find endearing friendships, delightful banter, laugh-out-loud moments, and love that stays with you.
WITH LOVE & CAFFEINE
SharlaA FEW TRUE THINGS
The short version
5 poetry books
and an upcoming novel, so farBanter
between friends and loversCoffee, hot or cold
oat milk and maple syrupHappy endings
always, non-negotiableON WRITING
“Every line starts out true.”
-Sharla
ON MY NIGHTSTAND
The things that shaped the writing
Rainy-window mornings, coffee gone cold, playlists that are 90% yearning, and every dog-eared paperback that taught me a quiet love could be the loudest thing in the room.