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I’ve had a passion for writing maybe forever and I’ve followed that passion for pretty much all of my adult life. I started writing for publication in 1973, but before that I wrote stories for my three small daughters, lots of letters, poetry for greeting cards for family and friends, PTA agendas, and prompts for fashion shows.<\/p>\n
When I started writing for publication, it was articles for magazines . That’s probably when I discovered that I write not only to entertain, but to teach, share, educate, and help. That\u2019s what I felt I was doing\u2014what my mission was\u2014all ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/lilywritingIMG_1705-300x225.jpg\")
those years I wrote nonfiction. My articles and books were designed to help people learn something, do something better, obtain a better perspective, etc. When I retired into fiction, it just felt right to continue that as much as I could. Within the Klepto Cat Mystery stories, I still strive to teach on solid topics as well as values. Through my stories, I attempt to put forth a good example for people. And people notice. Often I get comments about how good my characters are. Readers say they\u2019d like to spend time with some of my characters.<\/p>\n
They\u2019d like to know them, sit down and chat over coffee, count them among their friends. Now that\u2019s a lovely compliment for an author, I\u2019d say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve had a passion for writing maybe forever and I’ve followed that passion for pretty much all of my adult life. I started writing for publication in 1973, but before that I wrote stories for my three small daughters, lots … Continue reading