I am a fiction author, not a blogger! I find it difficult to put myself out there for all to see. “Hellooo, this is why I write. I do not want to be at the center. I want to hide behind my laptop and let my characters tell the story.” Nevertheless, due to some insistent nudging…I am blogging. I honestly felt overwhelmed at the thought of this. What am I going to say? Is anyone going to care what I say? It is that same overwhelming feeling that I had when I approved the final draft of my book. The talking to myself and the prayers aloud.
“Dear God, It’s me. Little ol’ me, sitting here feeling insignificant. Please let my book touch a person’s life. Let them relate to and love my characters as much as I do. Help me set the world on fire.” Then I realize I am in my car with the window open and the person next to me is looking at me as if I am a lunatic. I grin and shrug my shoulders. “oh well, I probably am a little crazy.”
So here are some of the questions I get, “Why do you write? How did you start writing? What inspired you?” I wish I had an amazing, grand story of graduating from some prestigious college, or coming from a wealthy family that allowed me to explore my creative side. However, that is just not me. I live a very normal life and I simply love to write, I am a wife and mother and I have the same struggles as everyone. And the people I meet, the strangers I see, are the ones that inspire me. I have had some real life struggles and I am sure there are more to come. But right now in this moment, things are pretty good. I am going to enjoy this moment before the next bomb drops.
I love to hear people tell their stories and I love the human race…good and bad. We are overcomers. All of us! Red, yellow, purple, black or white, female, male. None of that matters. We were created to overcome. That’s the goal, right? To make it the finish line. To understand what the hell all this craziness was about. “Why me, why did this happen?” I don’t know about you, but I have many questions for my Creator. I hope there is a good solid four hours set aside for me when I make it there, because I am going to wear some folks out with the questions.
Well I am signing off, enough for Blog 1….I would love to answer any questions that my readers have about SACRED. Send me your questions to info@cjkline.com, and I will do my best to answer them in my weekly blog and to entertain.