I have been writing for fifteen years. I have written several novels, but have yet to find a publisher. My motto is: the unpublished writer is the writer who gave up!
Currently, I am attending college and working on receiving a BA in Rhetoric and Writing. I have 87 hours behind me and a GPA of 3.81.
I joined helium because I thought it would be a great place to network with other writers and to get lots of practice on what I really want to do-write!

My passion is ...

My family and writing!

I know too much about ...

Is there really anything we can know too much about?

My parents always told me ...

Pretty is as Pretty does.

My childhood ambition ...

To be an actor. LOL Maybe that's why I turned to writing.

My favorite memory ...

Christmas 2001 As a surprise, I wrote a book for the love of my life, and the love of my life gave me a laptop!

Why I write ...

Can't seem to help myself. Can't get enough of it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Nothing...just writing. But earlier, I was watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann (my hero!)

My first job ...

K-mart and I stayed for 8 years!

My best moment ...

Saying "I do" on March 15, 2003.

My inspiration ...

The love of my life of course!

Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Assessing the appropriateness of the Star Spangled Banner as our National Anthem

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Why must we question whether "The Star Spangled Banner" should be our national anthem? There is a reason it was written and plenty of reasons why it has suited us through the years.

On June 18, 1812, America went to war with Great Britain in what would become known as the "War of 1812." Fed up with still being treated like a child by the mother country, Americans had declared war on an already war-weary Britain. By 1814, the British finished their war with France and sent more troops to the colonies. It was during this time Francis Scott Key boarded a British ship with John S. Skinner ...

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