I have to say that the road that led me to the place I am at now was not an easy one. Yes, of course, its no ones fault but my own but I'm glade I did it that way. I learned so much about who I am what I really want in life. I've cried, laughed, struggled, and now enjoying the fruits of my labor. The book that I have now finally published literally was written in the midst of me raising a family and going to school. I barely had time to breathe let alone write a book but somehow managed. I look back and its all blurry but it doesn't take away from my gratitude towards all the people that helped along the way.

At the time my husband was in the military and having to build a relationship at a more spiritual and emotional level, helped with the building of my characters and relationships.

Finally I had my first draft. However, it was far from being finished. writing the story was the fun part but now I was beginning the editing phase. This took me a very long time to do. through this process, I learned so much of what it means to truly be a writer and dedicated one must be to complete their work. There were so many things that I forgot to add to my story. i guess it was one of those things where you thought of it but as you typed you skipped over those details (which happens to me often).

Two years later, I finally began the publishing process. It was a long several months but they must have been the best months of my life since writing the book. I did a lot of reflecting as I saw my book enter the final stages of publication. It really made me appreciate so much more the authors that I read. I always had so much respect for books. To me one of the best parts of reading a new book, is getting that package in the mail, opening the packaging and actually feeling the book. That crispy new book smell and fresh untouched pages, waiting to be ravaged by my eager eyes. Yes, yes I do get that much enjoyment without having yet read the book.

You see, so many people now have gotten so enveloped in this age of technology that they refuse to do things that take time. Everything has to be fast and done on their tablets or smartphones. So now the demand for ebooks is higher than ever. No one enjoys the anxiety one gets waiting for their book to come in the mail or the nice walk to the book store. No one enjoys anymore the feel of a book in your hand which allows you to escape with ints bounds. No, its not the same. So the hard work I put in for my book has me looking at the industry with a different set of eyes.

Now as I sit doing my second book I just wonder to myself how many people actually enjoy reading a book because they physically enjoy it and how many just read it because they only want that mental getaway.