Unlike some, I always wanted to be writer from the time I could read and I'm so grateful for the
chance to fulfill my dream. Telling stories and creating story people is the
most rewarding thing I've ever done.
My path started back in school. English (of course) was
my favorite subject with history a close second. I loved when an assignment
included writing a short story. I remember clearly one I wrote called The Sugar
Bowl about a colony of ants who decided to play a game of football in a
family's sugar bowl.
Then there was one about a squirrel who teased a dog mercilessly until the dog finally had enough and taught the squirrel a lesson that he
almost lived to regret.
But, my favorite things to write are my western romances.
These stories and the characters are so deeply embedded inside me. I feel I can
reach out and touch them. With them living in my head, talking and laughing and
keeping me awake, it's no wonder they become like family. I celebrate their
joys and cry when they're heartbroken.
I often think about what I might've done if the
writing bug hadn't bit me. I know it would have something to do with books.
I'd have been a librarian or bookstore owner. Libraries
are magical places. As a child, I wanted to live in one. You might say I almost
did because of the time I spent at the local library. I wanted to read every
book and discover all the worlds and the people on each page. Books opened up totally
new schools of thought sometimes and I learned a lot about what true love was from
stories I read.
Books are everything to me, no doubt about it. If I
haven't convinced you, you should see my bookshelves!
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Great topic, Linda! I think I would have done something with animals--a vet or rescue worker or something like that.
ReplyDeleteHi Shana! Glad you enjoyed my post. I can see you as an animal rescuer. You're so compassionate and an advocate for the helpless. I am too to a degree. I hate to see either an animal or a child suffer.
DeleteWishing you much success!
It's fabulous you can do what you love. Me? An opera singer: la la la la. Too bad I can't sing though.
ReplyDeleteHi Sally! Thank you for commenting. The world definitely needs more opera singers. And with enough practice and dedication I believe anything is possible. You just need a good voice coach.
DeleteWishing you much success!