I look for originality and captivating storylines with a beginning, middle, and end. A well-written and well-edited complete story always gets points from me. And I do love unexpected twists at the end.
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For starters, I’M OLD, ancient even. My third great grandchild was born Friday, February 15. So that makes me…well…OLD. But, I’m young at heart and I believe that if you’re still breathing, it is never too late to achieve your dreams. In the twilight of my years I am off on another grand adventure as an author. I am a published gospel songwriter. I wrote gospel songs for six years during the 1980’s. One of my poems was published in Seeker Magazine online a number of years ago. It is called “All There Is.” It was a spur of the moment decision to submit it for publication and to my surprise and joy it was accepted.
I am currently working on my first novel called Stones of Destiny: The Gathering. This will be a series. I started Book One in September 2012 during a free creative writing class I took through Writers Village University, known as F2K, and then furthered the book during NaNoWriMo’s write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days in November. I am still working on Book One and probably will be for months. I am currently a member of several writing groups at WVU.
I joined the Shenandoah Valley Writers Group at the onset of NaNo and have found a fabbie home of fellow writers and friends. I can’t say enough about the benefits of being involved in a group of like-minded individuals. It is a great learning environment and support group where each member is both student and teacher.
A few other tidbits about me: I can read Biblical Hebrew so long as the vowels are present. Love Hebrew. Beautiful language. I have studied many different religions. I am a (retired) paralegal and legal secretary by trade. I do love the creative arts. I draw and paint when I have time and feel inspired. I have also created unique leather bags and pouches as gifts. I am from Arizona but now reside in West Virginia. I have two beautiful daughters, nine grandchildren (eight living) and three great grandchildren.
I am very easy to find on Facebook. Just look up my name and click on the icon with a cat drinking a Starbucks’. That would be ME. As Porky Pig would say, “DDD…DDD…Dat’s all folks!”
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