“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know were they’ll take you.”
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As far as I can remember, I liked to tell stories. The teenage girl I used to be wrote romances that had no effect on others; or rather, they made them tell me to quit writing which I did. Ultimately life grabbed me and threw me on croocked paths towards who knows what destiny – if there is such a thing.
A New Seaon - First Edition
Writing is like a virus, and I am glad to say that I was never cured. I shily started again, now and then, in verses and prose… I published my first collection of poems, “A New Season” in 2005 – through French publisher Publibook – to put my grandfather at ease as I had moved from France to Sweden. He never read the book – or maybe he did I actually do not really know – but I do know that when he held it, he was proud and happy.
I have been writing online, in a little disorganized way, and I have begun changing this to feel more at peace. This blog is where I share a big part of my creations and thoughts; and I have been writing for the online community Hubpages since June 2011. I have met there so many wonderful people and artists who have cheered me on, and showed me what writing meant to me.
“Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.”
Paintings of Life - Kindle Edition
Since then, my projects are fusing an filling different needs I have as a writer. Some my not see the publishing presses – but they might not be meant for them either; while others are starting to unfold nicely here and there.
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
— Lena Horne.
New technologies make it easier to publish and although I would wish to publish through regular channels, I find it hard to resist the opportunity of exposing my work towards a larger audience. This is one of the reasons why I have self-published “Paintings of Life” on Amazon.com. It is the Kindle Edition and therefore contains only 20 poems. I am still thinking about what I should do next, but I am leaning towards a Paperback edition with all the poems I had planned to put in the collection.
“I have forced myself to begin writing when I’ve been utterly exhausted, when I’ve felt my soul as thin as a playing card… and somehow the activity of writing changes everything.”
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Beautiful in every way!!!!
Thank you very much Nadine, glad you do think so ^_^