Still Here, Still Writing
It has been a hot minute since I visited my Goodreads page. Understatement of the decade, I know.
My journey as an author has experienced a big hiatus, that much is true. But it has not been with a bitter or saddened heart, rather, with a blessed one. Since my son Landon was born in 2013, my first priority has been motherhood and family. My daughter Evelyn was born in 2015, and my focus became stronger still on life at home. We have moved around and I have taken to homeschooling my children (pre-pandemic if you can believe it!) Eight years have come and gone, and I never felt regret for putting my writing on hold.
In the end, I've learned a great deal in those years where my writing was more for fun than for a final project. I've learned that it's okay to take a shift of focus in life, and it doesn't mean I've lost what I've put down. I learned that growth can happen, even when your skills lie seemingly dormant in the eyes of the rest of the world. I've learned that you can't rush these kinds of things.
The year 2020 may live in infamy for the world. A year marked by devastation and tragedy, but I choose not to view this year with bitterness and distain. That choice does not come lightly. On April 6th of this year, a day that should have been all about my youngest sister turning 10-years-old, my mother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Though she didn't pass from COVID-19, it feels that any illness or loss this year is taken by the pandemic in one manner or another. It was a loss I wasn't prepared for, one I still can't fully believe is true. But when my mother passed away, the strength of her legacy lifted me up, woke me up, and provided me with clarity like nothing else could have.
In July I started writing again, and I didn't stop until I finished. In more ways than not, this book came about because of my mother, who was always one of my greatest supporters. Through this novel I have been born again, like a Phoenix from the ashes of my tragedy, I have created new life within this new story and its characters.
My hopes for this novel are high, though in the end, I am just excited to share it with my loyal readers as well as the world.
My journey as an author has experienced a big hiatus, that much is true. But it has not been with a bitter or saddened heart, rather, with a blessed one. Since my son Landon was born in 2013, my first priority has been motherhood and family. My daughter Evelyn was born in 2015, and my focus became stronger still on life at home. We have moved around and I have taken to homeschooling my children (pre-pandemic if you can believe it!) Eight years have come and gone, and I never felt regret for putting my writing on hold.
In the end, I've learned a great deal in those years where my writing was more for fun than for a final project. I've learned that it's okay to take a shift of focus in life, and it doesn't mean I've lost what I've put down. I learned that growth can happen, even when your skills lie seemingly dormant in the eyes of the rest of the world. I've learned that you can't rush these kinds of things.
The year 2020 may live in infamy for the world. A year marked by devastation and tragedy, but I choose not to view this year with bitterness and distain. That choice does not come lightly. On April 6th of this year, a day that should have been all about my youngest sister turning 10-years-old, my mother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Though she didn't pass from COVID-19, it feels that any illness or loss this year is taken by the pandemic in one manner or another. It was a loss I wasn't prepared for, one I still can't fully believe is true. But when my mother passed away, the strength of her legacy lifted me up, woke me up, and provided me with clarity like nothing else could have.
In July I started writing again, and I didn't stop until I finished. In more ways than not, this book came about because of my mother, who was always one of my greatest supporters. Through this novel I have been born again, like a Phoenix from the ashes of my tragedy, I have created new life within this new story and its characters.
My hopes for this novel are high, though in the end, I am just excited to share it with my loyal readers as well as the world.
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I wish you a great 2021! Best regards from Germany.