Why I Write

I made a concious decision to write about my journey through widowhood while my husband was dying. I wanted to be able to share the journey with others in the hopes that the path I have taken will help those along their journey.


Grief is not an easy path to walk and I also knew that by writing about the experiences that I have it may also trigger grieving for others too. This grief is a very necessary part of life and all life holds loss and therefore all loss holds grieving.


At the twelve month mark after the passing of my husband Keith I wrote a list of  twenty things I had learned during the time since he had died up to the present day. This list made it even more important that I write and formed the basis of the chapters of my first book Widowhood 101. This book was published in May 2012 at smashwords.com and is available also on Kobo. My diary entries formed the basis for my second book in the Widowhood series (102) and the third was written because of the grief work done by a friend who had read both of my books. I now intend to write at least three more books in the series and if prompted I will write more. The future books planned for the series will cover managing to live on a reduced income, raising children in widowed families and widow/widower dating. These books will follow along as quickly as I am able to research and type them up. 


I have always written and since the caregiver duties I had for Keith have ceased I have poured myself into both the Widowhood series and the poetry I also write. I never dreamed that I would publish my own books as a child, but always dreamed that one day I would be a writer. Now I am living my dream, working on the books that I want to get out there and feel that I have something valid to say. Experience is a great teacher and through both the blogs I intend to write here and the books and poetry both written and unwritten I hope to share life's journey with others. 


Books currently published are: 
Widowhood 101
Widowhood 102
Widowhood 103 This book is free to download
Poetry Books Published
Random Rhymes
Winter Memories
Everyday Poetry This book is free to download

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