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I've always been an avid reader, from Dr. Seuss before school age, to Walter Farley's "Black Stallion" series as a preteen, then on to romance where I found my passion. Mainstream, contemporary, historical...it did not matter. If it was a romance, I read it! They say 'don't judge a book by its cover' but I refused to listen....if it looked good, I read it. Many times I ended up disappointed, but I always went back for more. Today, reading is still one of my passions and I still judge a book by its cover.

One day while pregnant with my daughter I flung the book I currently attempted to devour in disgust and muttered, "I can do better than that!" I'm still not sure if the book was really that bad or if I merely had a hormonal moment, but thus began my writing journey.

For years I was a closet writer who wrote in 5-subject notebooks, shy and afraid of what people would think. I had no idea that there were rules to writing or anything similar. I simply wrote as the characters and story unfolded in my mind. Once I bought my first word processor, my secret was out. The one defining moment when I thought I just may be on to something was when my mother, also an avid reader but a sports fanatic, missed the Super Bowl to read my manuscript. If you know any sports fanatics you'll know that it takes something very special or drastic to pull them away from that game LOL! Anyway, after that I began to open up about my writing and let others read what I’d written. Their comments and feedback encouraged me to keep on writing.

Some writers are born, others are made. When I look back at the way my writing began and the attitude from which it evolved, I must admit that I was a bit arrogant back then as writing and writing well are often worlds apart. Alas, we all have to start somewhere. There’s always that some-little-something that sparks us on to the next adventure in our lives. Thinking I could do better was the impetus to my writing career.

Now that you know how I became a writer, tomorrow I’ll share with you my first taste of publication.

Until then….take care, God Bless and remember…..writing is a gift, a talent given by God; don’t bury your gift or hide your talent!

PamT