My Journey as a Writer
Our lives are like journeys from cradle to grave. Along the way we make decisions —not always knowing how each decision will impact the rest of the journey. I was seven years old when the idea of writing a book first occurred to me. I've run into road blocks and taken detours that steered me in obligatory directions or down unintended roads, but that first decision has always brought me back to my love for books. I put words together on paper and am fascinated when I realize that I am sharing the same creative energy that created the universe. Step into the Rhondaverse™. Both writer and reader are one with the ubiquitous energy of the cosmos.
A Writer Takes Her Pen
I sit down at my computer and look at that first blank page, wondering what on Earth I'm supposed to do with it. What makes me think I can . . .? But when an idea is percolating in my head, I know a story is there, and I must write it.
I imagine you, the reader, smiling, laughing, hollering at my characters, remembering something in your life, and I get a very good feeling. It's like when you know what your purpose is in life, and it's something that affects people in a good way.
As a reader, I'm fascinated by well-written fantasy novels. As a writer, I find that magic just naturally works its way into my stories, even when I'm not purposefully writing a straight-up fantasy novel.
Writing with a Disability
I began to slowly lose my hearing as a very small child. For a long time because there was so much I could hear, no one was aware there were things I was not hearing.
As my hearing deteriorated, I would often walk up to a group of kids my age and just stand there trying to think of something to say but unable to respond or even to know what they were already talking about. I already loved reading. So while the other kids hung out at the mall, I hung out at the library or bookstore.
As a result, I learned about the important elements of story craft. I knew what worked for me as a reader and what elements a writer uses to take a reader’s imagination in a particular direction.
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