I Realized That The Only Way to Get the Book I (and Others) Needed Was to Write It Myself! – by Kay Flowers
I started reading some of the newer horse books, and was appalled at what I found.
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“What If” Questions about My Great Aunt Led Me to Recreate Her Life in Novel Form! – by Jill Charles
Using real people’s personalities, this author created fictional characters that are believable AND fascinating!
Creative Inspiration from Old Christmas Cards and Ornaments Leads to a Beautiful Winter Book for Children! – by Gloria Troyer
One of the Christmas cards caught my attention. It depicted a giant ornately decorated snowman standing in the center of a snow covered path. I live in an apartment building. Next door, there is a forest with a path that has been deliberately cut though the trees – just like that in the card!
A Mayan Energy Leader and Yellow Stickie Notes Lead to Author’s First Book AND Her Own Business! – by Rhonda Moffatt
Learning Feng Shui, writing a book, and opening a company reflecting energy-work was my formula for success.
Author Avoids Literary Scam, and Later Publishes 4 Books! – by Cheryl Shoquist
Creative flood gates had opened within me and all I wanted to do was WRITE!
Daughter of Reporter Becomes Award-winning Journalist Herself Who Delves Deep into the Broken Catholic Church – by T. Stanfill Benns
I began writing for “traditional” Catholic publications, and asking questions. I did not like the answers I received…
I’m LIVING PROOF that God Has a Sense of Humor! – by Patti Tingen
I never had any intention of becoming an author or speaker. But somehow, the words and stories found me. It all started when I had some thoughts about giving that began bubbling up in me. With sheer terror coursing through my body, I presented my brief message to our church congregation and…
No Light Bulb Moment for Me. Rather, a Lifetime of Lanterns Leading to a Crystalline Flash! – by Marianna Busching, B.A., M.M.
My journey to writing was not a “Light Bulb” moment, but was, instead, a series of lanterns set beside a very long path. Lantern No. 1 was a bored 9-year-old girl who, instead of playing outside in the mosquito-laden Minnesota summer, sat at her grandmother’s wooden farm table, and wrote story after story in her […]
A Property Dispute Leads to a True Crime Book About an Abducted Little Girl – by Lawrence H. Fisher
If it hadn’t been for a property dispute, I probably wouldn’t have written the book…
Using Eight People as Examples, Author Pens Self-Help Book for Those Suffering in the Hell of Alcoholism – by Cheryl Shoquist
Learning all that I did from watching the downward spirals of alcoholics, I became passionate to write Drunkenland.