Addicted to the written word
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"Supporting Authors One Read At A Time"
I must say, I am addicted to the written word. I love to read, write, and hope that I can pass that love and passion down to my children. When I first began writing many years ago, I wrote mainly to heal from the sadness I felt while my husband was on deployment in the Navy. But after we started having children, the writing I did took a different form altogether. I wrote for my husband still, but I also began writing for my daughters. I would read them stories at night, tuck them into bed and wish them sweet dreams. After awhile, I began writing my own stories after telling them to my children and making the girls into different characters. Sometimes I would add fairies and sometimes sprinkle my own fairy dust hoping that my stories would bring smiles to thier faces. After I began on the track to the land of publication, and after much rejection, I realized that I'd lost track of the importance of writing. I even took a break from the writing world until my beloved mama told me one day: "everyone receives rejection...it's what you do with it that matters, and if you stop trying, how will you ever know?" My mom was not only right but wise as I finally found myself published, I realized I would only stay within the world of writing if it brought my happiness and if the purpose stayed clear, and that is one for my children. So obviously, it still makes me happy as I love to write and illustrate and because such wonderful authors like Kelly Abell and Wendy Nystrom who didn't know me from Adam told thier friends about me...I pay it forward by sharing this wonderful network: "supporting Authors one read at a time Magazine", and by telling everyone in blog land about other authors as I will be doing in a monthly blog dedicated to those on the same pursuit as I.
Happy Writing!
"Supporting Authors One Read At A Time"
I must say, I am addicted to the written word. I love to read, write, and hope that I can pass that love and passion down to my children. When I first began writing many years ago, I wrote mainly to heal from the sadness I felt while my husband was on deployment in the Navy. But after we started having children, the writing I did took a different form altogether. I wrote for my husband still, but I also began writing for my daughters. I would read them stories at night, tuck them into bed and wish them sweet dreams. After awhile, I began writing my own stories after telling them to my children and making the girls into different characters. Sometimes I would add fairies and sometimes sprinkle my own fairy dust hoping that my stories would bring smiles to thier faces. After I began on the track to the land of publication, and after much rejection, I realized that I'd lost track of the importance of writing. I even took a break from the writing world until my beloved mama told me one day: "everyone receives rejection...it's what you do with it that matters, and if you stop trying, how will you ever know?" My mom was not only right but wise as I finally found myself published, I realized I would only stay within the world of writing if it brought my happiness and if the purpose stayed clear, and that is one for my children. So obviously, it still makes me happy as I love to write and illustrate and because such wonderful authors like Kelly Abell and Wendy Nystrom who didn't know me from Adam told thier friends about me...I pay it forward by sharing this wonderful network: "supporting Authors one read at a time Magazine", and by telling everyone in blog land about other authors as I will be doing in a monthly blog dedicated to those on the same pursuit as I.
Happy Writing!
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