I call myself a reformed Type A. A classic over-achiever with her heart set on a job running a PR team, always climbing the ladder. Then, one day on a rare care trip alone, the first chapter of book I never knew I wanted to write started spinning in my mind. I knew the characters’ names, their personalities, their hopes and dreams…all in that one moment. I had never wanted to write books. I never thought for one second about being an author. And now, there is no stopping me.

I quit the PR job I’d always wanted and transitioned to something that gave me work/life balance. I sacrifice sleep, hours, tears and time to give in to the ever-present Muse. She fights my Type A like a knight wielding a sword, refusing to allow me to plot, always pushing me to simply listen and let the words flow. I cannot stop my mind from wandering and I have embraced my personal truth – I am an extroverted introvert. I still love making lists and being organized, but my heart beats to create in the quiet. To connect. To inspire. I want to touch lives and hearts with words only found in my mind, with my crazy Muse.

I write because no one can write my story but me, and I owe it to myself to share it.

http://www.stormysmith.com/

 

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