C.S. Fitzpatrick.com | About the Author for the Prophecy of Kathareon

My Goal: finding Joy in the journey

(And helping others find their joy, too!)

C.S. Fitzpatrick and husband standing on a sandy edge of Sand Harbor State Park, Lake Tahoe with various-sized boulders and a sailboat as the backdrop.

I married Bill, the love of my life, at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, on October 1, 1977 with a few of our closest friends looking on. It was a "bring-your-own-beach-chair" affair, the wedding of my dreams!

Vibrant shoreline of Sand Harbor State Park, Lake Tahoe with rugged, rocky outcroppings pushing into teal and aquamarine, clear waters with blue mountains in the background and redwoods dappling the shoreline

A crowd gathered in wedding attire sitting in sun chairs to bear witness to the wedding at Sand Harbor State Park, Lake Tahoe

C. S. Fitzpatrick loves to write—whether it be Christian fantasy stories, books on dyslexia, or short songs and long musicals to bring glory to God. This love of creating and her success were born out of her struggles as a child—she is mildly dyslexic. When she was young, no one recognized her disability, but it impacted her in so many ways:

She wrote music as a girl, but because of her dyslexia, she wasn’t able to share her music. (She couldn’t read it smoothly enough to play it, and she couldn’t memorize it either.)
Fitzpatrick experienced the same frustration with writing. She had really good ideas for stories, but punctuation was a big problem. Writing wasn’t fun; it was hard work for her. (She still hates commas. They don’t have reliable rules she can learn, and the rules keep changing!)
College presented many more obstacles. Fitzpatrick could read, but the information didn’t “stick” unless she heard it. That meant she had to read all of her textbooks into a cassette recorder, then listen to the recordings and take notes—of herself reading it aloud!

So why share all of these struggles? They are what made Fitzpatrick who she is today. Dyslexia is a disability—but it also comes with gifts. She had to learn to work harder and not give up … and humbly ask for help when she needed it. Now, her book on teaching dyslexia has sold thousands of copies, and she has been able to teach her grandchildren how to read so none of them had the problems with reading that she did.

The Prophecy of Kathareon trilogy is another dream coming true. The Lord has opened every door to allow this to happen. He even gave her the perfect husband. Bill patiently encourages both the dining-room-table-homeschooling of their grandchildren as well as her frequent ventures into imaginary worlds. Now, he has become the perfect editor (so she doesn’t have to worry about commas). When they aren’t working on a book, they love to travel the world and spend time with their family in Arizona and Denmark.

C. S. Fitzpatrick's husband reclining and perusing her manuscript with a hand held thoughtfully to his mouth and the other poised with a pencil at the ready

C. S. Fitzpatrick and her husband smiling while holding a small alligator in their outstretched hands while at an alligator farm in Colorado

C. S. Fitzpatrick beaming from the front seat of an open helicopter cockpit with her husband donning headphones and grinning in the backseat, and the pilot throwing a shakaa as they prepare for a helicopter lesson in Kauai

Selfie of C. S. Fitzpatrick and husband on a bridge in Venice

C. S. Fitzpatrick standing before an array of brilliant tulips at Keukenhof in the Netherlands

C. S. Fitzpatrick standing before a windwill at the water's edge on a stormy day in Holland with a grin on her face despite stormy skies and gray waters

C. S. Fitzpatrick sitting in a gondola in Venice in the arms of her husband as they ride on blue waters underneath an even bluer sky

C. S. Fitzpatrick in line with her extended family family at the Toadstools Hike at Paige, AZ

C. S Fitzpatrick snorkeling with her sister in Honduras in crystal clear water with fish all around

Leaning against a railing with her husband, C. S. Fitzpatrick stands smiling on the Na-Pali Coast, Kauai with large puffy clouds in a blue sky with rocky, reddish cliffs, and blue and teal waters behind

C. S. Fitzpatrick sitting on a sarong draped over a rock beside a tranquil pool of water surrounded by red rocks and vibrant green foliage

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C.S. Fitzpatrick - Speaker

For many years, Carol S. Fitzpatrick, MS Ed. (Reading) has enjoyed speaking about dyslexia to groups across the United States at homeschooling conferences as well as doing teacher in-service training using simple, effective, and research-based methods for successful remediation of dyslexia in the classroom and at home. For more information about her work in this area, go to www.crushingdyslexia.com. If you would like to discuss a future presentation, please go to the Press Kit page and fill out the speaker and podcast form. She will reach out to you soon. (If you're in a hurry, you may call her number listed at the bottom of the page and leave a message.)

She also enjoys speaking inspirationally to Christian groups (including classrooms) about writing and the journey she is following now. She loves sharing her struggles and successes. It's been exciting to watch the Lord work!