…I published my first novel, HIGH.
Whenever I flip through the pages of HIGH, I still can’t believe I wrote those words. I was the one who spent hours, days, weeks, months—even years toiling over each word and each paragraph. I created that plot and made up those characters using my imagination. I wrote that story. For a good while, that story was my little secret. A secret I was afraid to share with anyone. Now it’s out there for the world to see.
I feel that no matter how many books I write and publish from now on, HIGH will always be the most important one. This book and I went through a lot of ups and downs together. In the process of writing and editing it—life happened. I got engaged, got married, got pregnant, gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, became a parent, became a stay-at-home-mom, was diagnosed with a rare nerve disorder, had brain surgery—and through it all, I never gave up. Whenever I could, I kept writing. I wanted to finish my book. I wanted to achieve my goal despite the challenges that came my way. And I did it. It wasn’t easy. But I did it.
HIGH will always remind me of what I’ve been through and how strong I’ve become. It will always remind me of how hard I worked to chase a dream—no matter what. Regardless of how successful or unsuccessful HIGH may turn out to be—I will always be proud of it.
HIGH is available in paperback and eBook format on amazon.com.
I honor your strength, and your perseverance, As a survivor of brain surgery myself, writing feels like my way to climb back, to control a reality even when my own is often uncontrollable. Congratulations on your success.
I honor your strength as well, Daniel. Thanks for the comment. Writing has definitely helped me get through a lot. It was my easy escape when reality was too hard to bare.
Wow, you did go through a lot. This is very inspirational. Thank you for sharing it.
Thanks, Lori! 🙂
Well done for your perseverance. Life’s thrown a lot at you and you’ve kept at it throughout. All the best 🙂
Thanks, Pete! 🙂
Congrats on the book, engagement, marriage, and baby! High is a wonderful book, I enjoyed it immensely.
Thank you so much, Angela! 🙂
Congrats on the book, engagement, marriage, and baby! High is a wonderful book, I enjoyed it immensely.