I knew that I wanted to be an author when I was in the third grade. I wrote a story about a car accident that my family had recently been in. I colored the pages, had them laminated and stapled them precisely right down the middle of the crease. I was so proud and I knew that this is what I wanted to do. Truly, doesn’t this face look like a storyteller extraordinaire?
Many things in life changed for me and instead of pursuing a career in writing, I instead, started in Criminal Justice, finished in Business and eventually began my career as a post-secondary educator and grant writer. Stories have always been my passion and I am now circling back to the focus of making my dreams come true. The art of story-crafting, however, I am finding is not as much in the tale as it is in being able to portray your story in a marketable fashion, and then, getting it into the hands of those who will take it where you want it to go. I am learning about the ever-changing field of publishing and finding that the learning curve is somewhat steep. I am also discovering that it takes a lot of dedication, commitment, trust in yourself, and one solid backbone. This is where I will share stories of the ups and downs, as well as the lessons that I learn along the way to my one day future as a published author.
