A New Chapter
"A New Chapter" Two days ago I officially became an author as I completed publishing my first novel, More Than Human -the first of a 3-book series. I have dreamed of this day since I read "Demon in My View" by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes when I was 12 or 13. I remember on the inside of the back cover there was a small blurb of info about the author, mentioning that she first published as a teen. I really think that's what sparked my interest in writing. After that, I started creating short stories and poems and even started working on my first book. Unfortunately, I was discouraged with my book in progress and ceased writing, abandoning it forever. For many years I wrote only poetry, never seeking to publish in fear that my words weren't "good enough" and keeping them hidden away in a private notebook. I lost that precious notebook many years ago. I'm not sure exactly when it happened or why, but some time after high school I stopped writing alt