As I sit here watching the Tony awards, the broad scope of writing is again brought home to me. It happens when I watch the Tonys, the Oscars, the Emmys...It is that feeling of awe that comes over me, realizing the true scope of writing a novel or radio script/screenplay.
As many of you know, my background is in journalism. Writing for newspapers for many years, I know what it feels like to have my work in print and read by many. I have delivered important news and announcements; I have been honored to write feature stories about people, places or events, and to know that those stories have made a difference. In other words, being known as a writer is nothing new.
Of course, now being a published author of Secrets One - The Series is extremely exciting! Holding a hard cover book that I had a part in writing is truly a privilege and a dream come true. The excitement continues as my co-author and I write the radio script for Bloodline Confidential – Part One. The thought of someone taking the words we write to interpret and speak them to a much broader audience just blows me away!!! To hear the words spoken by talented voice actors- and the story come to life- is incredible!
Whether I am writing the news of the day, an opinion piece, a feature story about an interesting person, or a fictional novel, the art of writing is both a joyful satisfaction and a serious undertaking. I sometimes joke about being borderline obsessive-compulsive with my writing. Well- it might be more fact than joking, and maybe more than borderline! Laughs! I love the art, and I want anything I produce to be as perfect as possible, to be true to the art one might say. As a spiritual person, I also strive to do all things as unto the Lord.
With all this considered, it is especially important to me to produce the best work possible for those performers to speak and act. And I know that I am so incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to work in an art that I absolutely love.
Do I believe that one day my co-author and I will be mentioned at one of those award shows? Absolutely! Hope you are watching!
