The very first thing I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a writer.
I don’t remember the exact moment the love affair begin, I just know that I was a kid in love with stories. Especially penning them.
Back in the day, when computers weren’t really a thing yet (if that doesn’t make me sound old, I don’t know what does), I’d lay in my daybed (yes, I had one of those) and write until my hand ached.
I’d fill up notebook after notebook with half-finished stories (I was never too great at finishing them) and read each one to my parents and my Aunt Peggy.
It seems even then, I not only had a burning desire to write, but to share those words with others.
When I reflect on that – on those notebooks and that daybed and my attentive parents – I can’t help but marvel at the way God plants passions and gifts inside each one of us long before we know what will come of them.
I had no idea I’d grow up to be an author of Christian novels.
I had no idea that one day, I’d get to hold those novels in my hand or share those novels with readers like you.
I didn’t know all the hard work that would be involved.
I just knew that writing was something I loved.
Let’s Talk: If you’re a writer, when did you first fall in love with words? If you’re not, what gifts and passions has God planted in your heart?
I’m so honored by this article in Publisher’s Weekly!
Stay tuned for the second installment of my NYT Best Selling book reviews, next Monday. I’ll be reviewing the first 50 pages of The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling, from a reader’s perspective and a writer’s.