I just saw my picture book, “I am a Bon Dancer,” listed on Amazon and various websites, and I thought I’d share it. My aunty used to call me, “turtle” as a kid because I was so slow, which is ironic. After all, I feel it’s taking me longer than most people to publish my first book. I heard one author say it took her three years to publish her first book. Here’s how long it’s been for me. I wrote the initial manuscript in third person for this book when my oldest son was less than a year old.…
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I’ve devoted a decade to nonfiction writing, but my love for reading and writing began with fiction. This is the first of what I hope will be many posts on the art of fiction writing. And it’s a good one! I’m pretty proud of this girl! I met her when I started my first local writing group and she’s been supportive, and helpful in her advice, feedback and edits. While other members have gone off to complete manuscripts, she is the only one I know who has not only finished a book, but published it in a short amount of…