I’ve never met Patricia Salamone and not sure how she found me. She left a comment on a post and it stuck.
“I married, raised 3 children, worked for many years and wrote in my spare time. Don’t ask me how I ever had spare time but it was mostly in the wee hours of the morning. I sent a few stories to magazines but they always got rejected. I continued to write but never sent anything in again. I wrote because I loved it. Then I retired, my children all finished University, got married and started families. I had plenty of time on my hands and a computer so I wrote, and I still write.
Although my writing is raw and I have not been schooled in writing, I did have a book published: The Italian Thing. It was not edited and it was my first try. It is a humorous memoir about a trip to Naro, Sicily and meeting our family members that live there, for the first time. We have many adventures and misadventures but in the end we had a marvelous and unforgettable trip.
…I write because I love it, and that’s good enough for me. I will probably will never make much money at it, but a few things were published and my words are out there forever even when I’m gone. I’m happy. :o)”
Thank you Patricia. For the inspiration.
Patricia’s a WordPress blogger at this handle: The Writers Desk.
Thank you both for the inspiration!
“I write because I love it…” The best reason of all….
Yes, exactly that Lori.
Like my paintings, it becomes shallow and insincere when my focus is on fame or duplication. Still, I persist.
There’s a lot of truth in that
The perfect reason to write…anything. 💕
I understand completely the emotions of writing not being a classical version of a trained writer myself.
Me too Bill.
and that, should be the reason for most everything we do – thanks for sharing this –
Yes, and the only reason.
Isn’t it great when we can’t help but do what we love 😀
The sweet spot. 🙂
Thank you for this post…In your introduction of Patricia Salamone to us (your readers) you show your gratitude, caring and humbleness as a human…You and Patricia Salamone encourage and inspire others…
Thanks Christie.
This is it exactly. To do what we love is to be what we were born to be. Money be damned.
That’s it. Right there.
I’m well into Patricia’s book and I feel like she is talking about my family. Thanks for the introduction.
Ah, so great. Thanks for sharing Carolann.
Your post, in particular your last paragraph is very inspiring – thanks for the read x
Thanks Bridget. Agree. It was a string inspiring close.