I searched for an agent until I finally found one. I joined a local Christian writer's group and learned what a query letter was, and other aspects of getting published. One woman said, "Have you ever thought about making that into a children's book?" I replied, "I hadn't thought of any of it until 3:00 this morning." But that got the wheels turning. This rather stoic group of women burst into spontaneous applause and afterwards they mobbed me and begged me to send copies to them. I ran to class and read what I had written in the night. By the time the sun came up, I'd put the entire book of Genesis to rhyme. They kept coming! So I decided I'd stay up until they quit coming to mind. Two more came, so I got up and wrote them down and There was a microphone involved, and since I've never met a microphone I didn't like, I knew I'd have something to say!Īs I lay in bed unable to sleep and contemplating what I wanted to share the next morning, a couplet came to mind: This is the one true story of how it everything began, because of love our God began to formulate a plan." I though that was kind of clever, so I got up and wrote it down, then went back to bed. On the last day of class, they always have what is called, "Share Day" where anyone can share the way the study had impacted their lives. We spent nine months studying the book of Genesis that year. The simple truth is, my mother-in-law had invited me to join her in BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) and since I rarely tell my mother-in-law "no," I went. The truth is, it was all a complete surprise-at least to me! I wasn't a writer before, have no journalism degree or any other "qualifying" experience. I'm often asked what inspired me to write, The Rhyme And Reason Series.
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