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I
never thought I was going to be a writer. When
I was younger I thought I might get into something connected with art, since
I've always loved to draw. But God
had other ideas.
People
often ask me two things: "How
long have you been writing?" and "How long till you got
published?"
I
dabbled at writing for two years before the Lord showed me to start getting
serious about it. My first attempts
were scrawled in a couple of memo pads with a ballpoint pen and considered a
hobby-- a fun pastime in between taking care of my two babies. <g> At
Christmas-- when my story was finished-- I typed it into my dad's computer,
printed it out, and gave it to my mom for a present.
I got ideas for more stories, typed them in, and had fun working on them,
but scoffed when people would ask, "Are you going to try to get them
published?" It was too scary a
thought. Besides, I only possessed
a high school education-- I wasn't one of the highly learned!
However,
at the end of 1996, the Lord showed me it was time to send a proposal to a
publishing house. I was nervous--
didn't have a clue about how things should be done-- and received a very nice
rejection half a year later, also asking me to send anything more if I had it
and suggesting a critiquing service. God
opened doors, and in that time, I met published author Lena Dooley who lives ten
minutes away from me. I visited her twice that year to glean information about
the writing world.
Later,
I also joined her monthly critique group. I
sent another manuscript to the same company, but was again nicely rejected.
I came to find out they didn't take the time frame in which my manuscript
was based.
At the end of October 1998, I received "the call"
concerning my third manuscript, and 'TIL WE MEET AGAIN was published by
Heartsong Presents/ Barbour in March 2000.
:-)
I
write both contemporaries and historicals-- all different time frames-- and
often work on several stories at once. No,
I never thought I'd be a writer. . .but I love it now!!
I'm also blessed to have a brother with a B.A. in history who helps me
with my historical research, a mother who is my chief critiquer, and a computer
genius father (who, btw, designed this web site. Thanks Dad.)
Okay,
besides the writing? I love art,
music, snow, reading, fellowship, and fun, among other things. And of course I love my family. But first and foremost I love
God, and it is to Him I give the glory for everything.
It just goes to show you . . . He DOES use the foolish things to confound the wise. ;-)
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