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My Inspirations, and my rock!

Please bear with me as this is my first ever blog post. I'm a little nervous.

Every author whether big-time or indie has a story about who or what inspired them to start writing. I'm no different. I'll start with the fact that growing up I hated having to read. I loved writing poems and songs, but reading was no fun. In 8th grade, we had to read the book The Giver by Lois Lowrey for class. We had to read one chapter a night. For the first time in my life, I stayed up all night and read the entire book. That book got me into reading. We didn't have a huge selection of books in the house, but my mom had several Stephen King books. I used to sneak them into my room and read under the covers late at night. I loved his books. It took a while to read each one and I had to read some sentences over and over again to understand them. I'm not stupid I just had trouble reading. I'll get into this more a little later.
Fast-forward to high school. My English teacher noticed I had some issues reading. Instead of reading the books he assigned I was told to write poems and short stories. I enjoyed the writing more than I thought I would. I still hated writing reports but I love the freedom poems and short stories gave me. I could write about how I was feeling, or make up a story that helped my imagination run wild. It piqued my interest but not enough to really want to write books for a living or at all. That would come much later in life.
A few years after I graduated I met a man and fell in love. He was much older and had two kids from one of his previous marriages. We found out his youngest was dyslexic. I didn't know much about it and asked him how they tested him. He said one of the tests included standing in front of a mirror with a book. He was told to hold it open and upside down. If he could read it with no trouble it was a good sign he was dyslexic. It was just one of the tests. It made me giggle so I decided to try it for fun. I was shocked that I could almost speed read the pages in the mirror. I did, later on, go through testing to confirm my dyslexia. It really was nice to know why reading was so difficult my whole life.
I had a friend years later that was working on writing a book. I was excited for her and a little jealous. I didn't think I was smart enough or good enough to write an entire book. In 2015 she talked me into trying to write a book during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I was nervous and excited. You're supposed to write 50,000 words in the month of November or at least try. I finished in less than a month. That book was Nightmare in the Shadows. My inspirations are a mix of Stephen King and the many psychotic serial killers who gave me so many ideas. The show Criminal Minds has also inspired me and continues to do so. Many issues have come and gone since it's publishing in 2016 and sadly that person and I are no longer friends. I can be a good person though and I wish her nothing but success.
During my years of trying to write another book, I've met many other Indie Authors. Every one of them is amazing in their own way, but one stands out more than all the others for me. I'll use her pen name for the purpose of this blog. Echo Shea has been my sounding board, my shoulder to cry on, my best friend, and my ROCK! She's my person. If I'm happy, sad, angry, depressed, and/or sick she is always there for me. She keeps me grounded on most days. It is extremely rare for us to go a day without talking. She's talked me off the ledge on numerous occasions and yells at me when I'm stupid and delete an almost finished book because I don't think it's good enough. Echo reminds me daily that I'm smart, special, and can accomplish anything I set my mind to. We have nicknames for each other and remind each other that we are loved and good people. I'll be nice and not reveal out nicknames although they make me smile. Other than a few family members, she is the only person who knows the real me. She knows all my flaws and weaknesses. I trust her with my life.
Thank you Echo for always being there when I need you. I love your face forever.

I hope everyone enjoys my first blog. Don't forget to always follow your dreams. I believe in every one of you.

Admin 21 Aug 2019 / 01:20AM

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