April Kennedy's Blog - Posts Tagged "comedy"
New to the game
Hi, I am April Kennedy. This is my first ever blog!
(I don't really no what to say, so I'll just start, and we'll see)
The love of books and the pull of blank paper has followed me from a young age. I had a ritual, that I still continue to this day. I lift my new book, and fan the pages taking in the sweet sent of it's ink and paper. I'd admire the author's name on the top pages and discover how many pages the story lasted from prologue to the end. The more pages the better.
I wrote my first story when I was seven years old. Grade two. Our class was making gifts for mother's day, and while my young peers glude things together and finger painted, I wrote. The story was called The Well and was about how my mother met my stepfather. When I was finished I bound my work into a read duotang and cover the front in multi colored heart stickers. Later that night I presented my mother with my first work. She immidiatly read, then placed my work on her bookshelf, where it remains today.
Coming from a low income family had it's struggles and hardships. Not only was I left out from the brand name trends of the 90s that my fellow classmates came to school deck out in, but my family was also often unable to make enough to keep the cable bill paid, amongst other things. This left me on the outside, never able to really connect and build friendships in school. Thus I dove futher into the world of fiction. This is where I must give thanks to some of the many authors that helped me through the rough times, Eric Walters, Judy Bloom and J.K Rowling, thank you for every word you ever wrote. They have ment more to me than I would ever be able to express.
Those three and many more gave me the courage and will to presue my love of the written word. Just as the did for me, I hope to be able to reach just one person who is having a difficult time, and make them smile. Give them something to take their mind off reality for just a little while.
A Haunted Past is my first novel. I hope you all will enjoy it. Thank you.
(I don't really no what to say, so I'll just start, and we'll see)
The love of books and the pull of blank paper has followed me from a young age. I had a ritual, that I still continue to this day. I lift my new book, and fan the pages taking in the sweet sent of it's ink and paper. I'd admire the author's name on the top pages and discover how many pages the story lasted from prologue to the end. The more pages the better.
I wrote my first story when I was seven years old. Grade two. Our class was making gifts for mother's day, and while my young peers glude things together and finger painted, I wrote. The story was called The Well and was about how my mother met my stepfather. When I was finished I bound my work into a read duotang and cover the front in multi colored heart stickers. Later that night I presented my mother with my first work. She immidiatly read, then placed my work on her bookshelf, where it remains today.
Coming from a low income family had it's struggles and hardships. Not only was I left out from the brand name trends of the 90s that my fellow classmates came to school deck out in, but my family was also often unable to make enough to keep the cable bill paid, amongst other things. This left me on the outside, never able to really connect and build friendships in school. Thus I dove futher into the world of fiction. This is where I must give thanks to some of the many authors that helped me through the rough times, Eric Walters, Judy Bloom and J.K Rowling, thank you for every word you ever wrote. They have ment more to me than I would ever be able to express.
Those three and many more gave me the courage and will to presue my love of the written word. Just as the did for me, I hope to be able to reach just one person who is having a difficult time, and make them smile. Give them something to take their mind off reality for just a little while.
A Haunted Past is my first novel. I hope you all will enjoy it. Thank you.
