What would my life be like if I never started writing...
I often wonder about this. If my daughter hadn’t prompted me
to reach for my dreams on a dreary ride home in the middle of November 2007.
Would I have continued the Pampered Chef endeavor and became
a better cook? Somehow, I doubt that. I
have always hated the kitchen and with the pickiness factor that my children
possess, I don’t think this idea would have stuck, even with some of the cool recipes
I accumulated.
Would I have still been a slave to night time drama series
on television, probably. I was always a
soap opera girl and I doubt that would have changed. I still indulge from time
to time, but not wholeheartedly like I used to.
I might have joined the PTA and become more active in that
realm and sometimes I feel bad that I haven’t been more involved in the town or
school activities. However, even with
the balance of a day job, writing and publishing, I have carved out time to be
at almost every game, every dance lesson, every recital, every belt test, every
guitar lesson that my kids have been involved in. I made sure of that, especially since most of
the time I’m home, I am writing.
Would I have continued reading – hell yes. I was always an
avid reader. However, I know I would not
have discovered the authors that I have had the pleasure of meeting and reading
through this writing endeavor. I have found some extraordinary talent from N.Y. Times best selling authors to those within the folds of the mid-list, small press and self-published authors. I am relatively certain I probably
never would have come across these folks in my old life.
Jonathan Maberry,
Cat Connor,
A.S.King,
Heather Brewer,
Poppet, Amanda Hocking,
Hugh Howey, Ty Drago,
Kay Hooper,
Robert Browne, and so many others, including my publishing partner
JasonHalstead. I also wouldn’t have had the
chance to help writers hone their craft and see their stories on the virtual
shelves, like
Bob Stewart, Ashlynne Laynne, and
Ellis Hoff to name a few, nor
would I have had the pleasure of working with some outstanding cover artists,
including
Willsin Rowe and
Jawine Westland.
So, while life without writing would have been busy, it
would not be as rich as it is today. And a bonus, I get to share my crazy
stories with the world.
Thanks for sharing the dream with me!
Until next time...
Ciao
JET
Check out my latest book...
Tigress - book 2 in the Night Hawk series.
Naomi's immortality is nullified, making
her vulnerable to the ones who consider her their conquest. If she wasn't
already walking over the hot coals of misfortune she would be obsessed with the
next ambush. The shadow vaccine is hell in a syringe, the antidote turning
Naomi’s blood into a lethal elixir, rendering her toxic to all vampires,
including Damian.
Archangel Michael reveals a long
buried secret of her heritage and cautions Naomi against personally triggering
the apocalypse. If Lucifer discovers just how unique she is, death at his hands
will become her most appealing escape.
