Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
I remember it never got finished! This was a weakness of mine until my late twenties -- I could not get past those doldrums reached in the middle of a writing project. I didn't understand that different energy comes into play. It's like love. Beginning a novel is full of excitement, so it takes almost no effort to write. Then, a few chapters in, you reach the duller part, the real test of the relationship.
But back to the question. The story would have been about a horse. I was mad for Walter Farley and Marguerite Henry novels. I'm not sure how old I would have been -- younger than nine.
Describe your desk
I'm laughing. I don't have one. I don't have a room of my own. I have a notebook PC, a gift, and I'm grateful for it because my old computer was slowing down. I sit where I can and write.
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