My mother encouraged and backed me up on everything that I wanted to do within life.
My mother bought me my first electric typewriter when I was eleven or twelve. Before then, she had bought two regular typewriters, each up to par with the level of age that I was at the time.
I had all the supplies I needed. Plenty of paper and pencils to write out in long-hand.
I was prepared.
I had the opportunity to get published by a mainstream publisher at age ten. I was taken seriously as a young child.
I will never forget those days of support and belief in me.
It is important for parents to have faith in their children when it is warranted.
A lot of us know at an early age what we want to be and do when we become adults. We may have to take other jobs instead, in the meantime, or while we pursue our true love.
We can even enjoy doing more than one career!
Writing will always be my first love. It is something I will always engage in.
My mother majored in secretarial science. So, I get the writing spark from her, one of the many things we had in common.
I still remember how I used to sit at my dresser as a preteen with hot cups of tea and milk gathering up ideas for novels I was creating.
