Catherine Townsend-Lyon
It came from reading an article about a woman who had a bad gambling relapse/binge at a Casino hotel she was staying at. She shot and committed suicide in her room, left a note for her family saying, "she was very sorry, and that she started gambling again."
As I read this, tears were coming down my cheeks. I felt and knew her Pain! I'd been that 'hopeless' and low before myself with my own 2 failed suicide attempts. It lit a fire in me to write down on paper all I'd been through with my own past gambling addiction and alcohol abuse when I gambled.
That was 3 years into my now 8 years in recovery. It was healing, walked through a lot of fear, but those 5 notes books became my book manuscript later on.
As I read this, tears were coming down my cheeks. I felt and knew her Pain! I'd been that 'hopeless' and low before myself with my own 2 failed suicide attempts. It lit a fire in me to write down on paper all I'd been through with my own past gambling addiction and alcohol abuse when I gambled.
That was 3 years into my now 8 years in recovery. It was healing, walked through a lot of fear, but those 5 notes books became my book manuscript later on.
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Catherine Townsend-Lyon:
Hello Catherine. I read your heartfelt bio on your great blog for authors and readers. I am an author who writes thriller novels. I would like to know how we can network together via your blog? Let me know your thoughts - see my first novel on my profile or on the amazon link below. Hugs! http://www.amazon.com/Game-Greed-Deception-Mystery-Drama-ebook/dp/B00OHQA4HW
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