Why do I write?<\/p>\n
As my title says, it’s not for the big $$$. If you missed my series of blogs on “How It Works, Being An Author,” click through to the one on what authors earn out on a book. Here’s the link http:\/\/strongwomenbravestories.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/how-it-works-being-author-show-me.html<\/a><\/p>\n So if it’s not to be rich and famous, why do I do it?<\/p>\n Well, first I was born with the gift of story-telling. At first, I didn’t realize that other kids weren’t. In school, I got tired of kids saying, “Stop staring at me.” I’d wake up from my present story and look at them. I didn’t even know they were in the room! I wasn’t staring at them; I was indeed miles and years and lives away, living in a story of my own making. I always had movies in my mind.<\/p>\n And second of all, when I write a story, it connects me to my readers in a way that is amazing. My stories aren’t just entertaining. They can be agents of realization, self-examination and freedom. And when this happens, it gives me great joy.<\/p>\n Here’s one of the most powerful reader letters I’ve ever received:<\/p>\n