It wasn't that they didn't have faces. The lady at the home was always shown from behind. Even the social worker who visited the house to make sure it was good place for a new baby was shown from the rear, peeking under the bed.
I've been struggling with a novel—writing around my message while trying to unravel the theme. This morning I felt the story's pulse and the message is clear and strong. A new book is born. Now I have to raise it to maturity. Creativity moves at its own pace. #booksky#authorsky#writersky
My mother often read me the book "The Chosen Baby" by Valentina Wasson to explain that I was adopted. The only people in the book with faces were the adoptive family. It wasn't until I was five that I realized I had actually been born. That I had a history before I was adopted was not important.
Traditional publishers own the rights to a book. The author has no control over publishing and marketing decisions. I sold my first novel to Macmillan. It took me years to get my rights back. Now I've released it under my own imprint. #booksky#writersky#writingcommunity#youngadultnovel
I launched my own imprint and I self-publish because I want to write whatever my heart tells me to, own my own voice, and be brave. Writing and publishing my memoir is the bravest thing I have ever done. #writingcommunity#readingcommunity#booksky#writersky#memoir
