The Courage to Publish

Zane truly has given me the inspiration and courage to pursue my writing and my dream of publication.

My journey with writing has been a long and often laborious one. I began writing seriously in the early 1990s. I remember submitting a short story for my college’s literary arts publication. My writer friends all were accepted. I was rejected. It was devastating. But I never gave up. I took screenwriting classes, dabbled in novels after a fellow writer told me I had a gift for writing description, wrote several novels, and always queried agents and publishers. I was always rejected.

I have often given up, taking long stretches of time away from the writing process, promising to never return. A lot of time, creativity, and energy are taken up in the writing process. Life is often sacrificed, including time with family and friends. It doesn’t pay well, so a second job is almost always a necessity.

But when I see Zane and how very hard he works to achieve things we take for granted: sitting on the floor without assistance, standing, eating, talking—I am inspired to persevere. In many ways, he is my muse. If I feel dejected about my writing life, I can look to him and remember to not give up.

So thank you, Zane, for helping me find the courage to publish my first novel. A novel that has been in the making for ten years.

Here’s the blurb if you’re interested:

When Anna Kincaid has a miscarriage, her world comes crashing to a halt. Grief overwhelms her life and she combats it with prescription medication. Her husband Lloyd does not see the event as tragic. In fact, not ready to be a father, he is relieved at the news. This creates a chasm in their marriage and splits them apart. Both Anna and Lloyd find themselves moving in different directions. Anna finds hope in a young, male colleague named Ben and comfort in her narcotics. Lloyd loses himself in work. Will their marriage survive the miscarriage, or will it always remain fractured?

It's available at Smashwords, Amazon, and Amazon UK