This is a very personal question for me. As a Christian, I believe the Bible needs to be the most read book of every home.
When I felt led to “fast” TV and movies for a year, I asked the Lord what He would have me do with my time. The answer surprised me. Write fiction? At first I thought that couldn’t be right and rebuked the thought and prayed some more.
The stories in me refused to be ignored. The story usually began with a premise–an overall theme. Like the first one was about an heiress who was being sought by a unscrupulous man who wanted to marry her for her fortune. He had also planned to eliminate her family to do it. (It’s an inspirational–so no one was actually killed in the making of this story, just put in protective custody until the end of the book. :0)
I could barely get that story onto paper when the next story came bubbling up like a spring until I wrote them down. I started out writing in longhand on notebook paper. Then my husband bought me a lap top computer which my grown children had to help me learn to use.
It turns out I was writing inspirational romantic suspense—before there was a market for such a genre.
To make a very long story shorter, I was led each step of the way—out of my comfort zone and into the world of professional writers. Do I ever doubt this is what I’m suppose to be doing right now? NO! All I have to do is glance back at the journey to know I’m on the right road. Is it hard? VERY! But worth every step.
When I felt led to “fast” TV and movies for a year, I asked the Lord what He would have me do with my time. The answer surprised me. Write fiction? At first I thought that couldn’t be right and rebuked the thought and prayed some more.
The stories in me refused to be ignored. The story usually began with a premise–an overall theme. Like the first one was about an heiress who was being sought by a unscrupulous man who wanted to marry her for her fortune. He had also planned to eliminate her family to do it. (It’s an inspirational–so no one was actually killed in the making of this story, just put in protective custody until the end of the book. :0)
I could barely get that story onto paper when the next story came bubbling up like a spring until I wrote them down. I started out writing in longhand on notebook paper. Then my husband bought me a lap top computer which my grown children had to help me learn to use.
It turns out I was writing inspirational romantic suspense—before there was a market for such a genre.
To make a very long story shorter, I was led each step of the way—out of my comfort zone and into the world of professional writers. Do I ever doubt this is what I’m suppose to be doing right now? NO! All I have to do is glance back at the journey to know I’m on the right road. Is it hard? VERY! But worth every step.
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