My first published piece was a poem I wrote when I was a teenager. Sad but I don't know what happened to that letter. I was an avid journal writer (thankfully because that's good therapy) and I also wrote poems. I always say the first love of my life was writing.
When I was in grade school, I loved the books by Shel Silverstein. In high school I enjoyed writers such as Sylvia Plath and Robert Frost. I was a "deep" teen but if you knew what I grew up in then you would understand. Partly though, that was just who I was as a person. I was an "old soul". 😇 I've also always been a good communicator. What I mean by that is, people were always coming to me to get help on how to express themselves or handle a problem by communicating better. That ability and that reach from others has not changed but only increased as I got older and worked on improving myself. This is probably why it comes very easy to me to write or to speak to audiences.
Before writing this, I wanted to define "author" to show you something. An author is defined by Cambridge Dictionary as:
Notice, it never says anything about being published. I found that interesting! I know so many people who want to write a book or have and yet still struggle with calling themselves an author. It also says a different definition which I love:
And even more fascinating is the origin of the word which comes from the meaning: "a person who invents or causes something" and "authentic".
I dare even say, a writer is an artist. Don't believe me, go look at those definitions! 🕵️ On the right, you will see books that I've published, co-authored or are in the works! My first book published was in 2012. The old ones are getting revised now and I have a long list that I would like to achieve for the year 2024! 🎯 I mostly write about my life triumphs, business tips and how-tos. However, I'm now onto a new adventure for me: fiction! Yup, that's right. I started writing my first fantasy novel! 💪 In all my life, I never thought I would be able to do that but see what happens when you self-improve and show yourself just what can happen! 🤩 I also plan to re-write some simple and short ebooks that can be downloaded! As always, there are many goals in the works!
Have you ever published a book or are you working on one? Tell me what it's about in the comments. 👇
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