Christmas, Wedding Anniversaries and The Call

Today is my wedding anniversary and also the 29th anniversary of the day I sold my first two books. Talk about a holiday season where I partied big time! My husband thought that meant he didn’t have to get me an anniversary gift, but I straightened him out on that real fast.

That day I had just been to lunch with a client, and ironically even discussing my writing and he’d wished me good luck and hoped the books would sell. I returned to my office where not long after my agent called to let me know that a new romance line, Silhouette Romance, wanted to buy my books. I think the whole building heard me.

I started writing full time the following February when my boss fired me for selling the books. But trust me, she received payback in a way I couldn’t have even conceived. So karma does work!

So much has happened over the years and I’ve always been thankful that I could write the stories that live in my head and bring the characters to life. Some readers have turned into very good friends, a couple have even adopted me as their aunt and other authors and editors have been added to the growing group I call friends and even family.

Writing is a solitary business. I didn’t even meet another writer for over a year when I attended a regional writer’s conference. All of a sudden I met people who did what I did, who understood me.

There have been many books and conferences since then. And I’ve learned a lot along the way and still learning. That’s the best part, still learning.

And every year I thank all my readers for picking up my books and letting me continue doing what I love most. And it never seems to fail that a day I feel down I hear from a reader that they enjoyed my book.

So have a wonderful holiday season, please buy a book (and no, it doesn’t have to be mine, but it would be nice :} for a friend or yourself, and remember, all those lovely treats out there have no calories or fat grams this time of year.

Linda