: About Me

My dream has always been to become a writer. As a child I adored writing, and it showed. My grades in English were always more than acceptable, and teachers encouraged me to continue writing.

In high school and college I took as many English and writing classes as I could. However, I gave in to the popular idea that most people could not make money writing books and I pursued a major in Political Science.

After fourteen years of making no money while working clerical positions in the health care field, I quit my job. It was time to finally pursue my dream of becoming a writer. I did try to write while working for a few years, but came to the conclusion that my creativity was suffering and that the quality of my work was less than desirable. I knew I needed to focus completely on writing if I wanted to produce anything of quality.

I look forward to a challenging career as a writer, and to improving my skills with each article I write. I also welcome constructive criticism as it is the only way to improve my writing.

My passion is ...

reading and writing

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

swimming and fishing in Minnesota with my dad

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

Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz

My inspiration ...

my kids

Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Does the best poetry come from the heart or from the mind?

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Good poetry does most certainly come from the heart. No, not from the organ that pumps blood through the body, but from feelings. Those who have a talent for creative writing know that "the heart" can mean so much more than the definition of an organ in the human body. If you take the time to look it up in a dictionary or thesaurus you will see that it also means spirit or the basis of emotional life. The heart can be the place where our deepest feelings reside and where a person is the most vulnerable. It is from this place that both the pain and happiness we experience can flow onto pape...

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