Hi, Everyone!
I've been a lurker here on Litopia for a couple of months now, popping into chat when Popup Submissions is on and whatnot, so I figured it was about time I introduced myself so people at least have a little info on me.
I am a woman (hear me roar!), and I live in Ireland. I was a teacher for almost twenty years, am married, and have two grown children and four grandchildren. There's not much more to tell in that arena.
As to my writing career, I figured that, after teaching writing to children for so long, maybe I should take a jab at it. So, I picked up my pointy object (jab, jab) and wrote my first novel, but it took me eighteen months of working on it, which included writing for a few weeks, putting it away for a couple of months, pulling it out again to tackle it for another month, and then rinsing and repeating. My current plan is to write a YA fantasy series. For whatever reason, whenever I go to write the first book in that series (I'm about a third of the way in), my brain freezes and my fingers stiffen. I imagine that it's because my plan is to go the traditional route with it, using my name rather than a pen name, and I'm subconsciously sabotaging myself. However, I WILL complete it! I WILL!
So, there you have it. This is me, and it is nice to meet you all.
I've been a lurker here on Litopia for a couple of months now, popping into chat when Popup Submissions is on and whatnot, so I figured it was about time I introduced myself so people at least have a little info on me.
I am a woman (hear me roar!), and I live in Ireland. I was a teacher for almost twenty years, am married, and have two grown children and four grandchildren. There's not much more to tell in that arena.
As to my writing career, I figured that, after teaching writing to children for so long, maybe I should take a jab at it. So, I picked up my pointy object (jab, jab) and wrote my first novel, but it took me eighteen months of working on it, which included writing for a few weeks, putting it away for a couple of months, pulling it out again to tackle it for another month, and then rinsing and repeating. My current plan is to write a YA fantasy series. For whatever reason, whenever I go to write the first book in that series (I'm about a third of the way in), my brain freezes and my fingers stiffen. I imagine that it's because my plan is to go the traditional route with it, using my name rather than a pen name, and I'm subconsciously sabotaging myself. However, I WILL complete it! I WILL!
So, there you have it. This is me, and it is nice to meet you all.
Paper won’t bleed ink till we’ve poked it in all the right places. We’ll help where we can! And glad you’re here!
