My family and friends are always telling me I should write a book – based on reading my essays about life abroad – but I haven’t told very many people in my real life about my romance writing (aside from all of you of course). Shortly after my first book was released I decided I probably should tell my family because I figured at some point I’d want to talk about it and the longer I waited to let them in on things, the more likely they were to be offended that I hadn’t shared sooner.
When I told my husband’s 97 year old grandmother about my book, she asked me if it was a travel book. I told her that in fact it was a romance novel. She said, “Oh. So it’s not about your life then.” LOL
My latest WIP is definitely not about my life. It’s all about Aurora. I’ve decided to let her have her way and she’s running with it – and it’s surprisingly easy just to go along with the flow. She’s got a lot to say and even when I’m not actually sitting at the keyboard she’s chatting away in my head. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with her.
But I’m going to do my best. We’ll see who is more demanding: Aurora or my children’s requests for entertainment and snacks. It might be close…
I for one would love that travel book! I love your letters from Cairo!
by anny cook June 29th, 2007 at 1:34 pmIf I could figure out how to package all of my random observations and find someone to publish them, I’d definitely write a book on life abroad. Maybe someday…
by Jenyfer Matthews June 29th, 2007 at 4:05 pm