Hello,

We know for the most part we write alone even those who write as a team usually write their part of the story by themselves, it’s our routine. Yet I realized the other day as writer’s we’re not all together islands; we need the help of others to make our writing work for us, to make it a reality, a novel. Some writers are part of a reading group, their writing comes out better when it’ shared with the group, when opinions are offered as well as criticism that may or may not change the writing though it helps most of the time. As I’ve said before I can’t edit my own work so I send it out to have it done and I appreciate the effort done on my behalf, its definitely better than I can do and it makes my writing better every time. Because I’m self-publishing the first Owen Story novel I knew I needed a great cover for the book one that would be an attention getter, one I would be proud of seeing in a book store and since I can’t draw a straight line I had to have it done for me and my brother Marty, who’s an artist, helped me out. He did a great job creating the book cover I wanted, it’s wonderful and you’ll see it soon.

Yes writing is a mostly solitary art though not one-hundred percent and I wouldn’t have it either way. There are aspects of the writing process I can’t do but I’m willing to go to the best to have those things done because in the end and due largely to the talents of others, I have a great book.

If you have any comments or suggestions please e-mail me at my new address: shabazzl@adasbcc.org.

Until next time, God willing,

Lori