A Talk With Author, Writing Coach, and Editor Smoky Trudeau Zeidel

When it comes to writing, is it better to study it, try it, dream of doing it...what?

I think you feel it, dream of it, want it, study it, and try it. I've always loved all things creative. There are many days, as a child, I sat mesmerized by music, TV, theatre, or just stared into a painting trying to find every subtle nuance I could.

I read everything put in front of me as a child. I wrote poetry, and entered contests. I never won anything, and I think it dissuaded me a little. Somewhere along the line, I made the decision to jump back into it again, and entered college with a strong desire to study theatre. That led me to a few bit parts (non-credited) on television shows. Quickly, I decided that maybe I was more the radio/TV person, and I pursued and obtained a degree in communications.

I loved every moment I spent in radio and television, but my desires changes and so my direction changed, and again I pursued another degree...this time in marketing. After accomplishing that goal, I worked in the business world for years.

Only after being laid-off did I really begin to take a look at all the twists and turns in my life, and wonder...why I never went after a degree in writing. Why had I stopped writing? -- my first love.

Join me at Romancing the Pen, as I discuss writing with Smoky Trudeau Zeidel.

Here's more about Smoky...


Finally succumbing to her bohemian spirit and need to livenear the mountains and the ocean, Smoky moved to Southern California in 2008,where she lives with her husband and daughter in a ramshackle cottage in thewoods overlooking the San Gabriel Valley and the San Gabriel Mountains beyond.An ardent outdoorswoman with a deep reverence for nature, when she isn'twriting, she spendsher time hiking in the mountains, camping in the Sierras,splashing in tidepools, and fighting the urge to speak in haiku.