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#WritersCoffeeClub 22 January. What prompted you to begin writing?
A dare by a friend. I’d never considered writing. I was in my mid 60s and made a little extra money by painting art commissions. One day I made a stupid comment about a book we'd both read, saying I could write something better. She dared me to. So I did.
My story had nothing to do with the original book but she loved it, then double-dared me to send it to a publisher. Challenge accepted - I did.
Shock and amazement, it was accepted and the rest is history. 30 books with two publishers later, I still thank her with each new contract I sign.
A dare by a friend. I’d never considered writing. I was in my mid 60s and made a little extra money by painting art commissions. One day I made a stupid comment about a book we'd both read, saying I could write something better. She dared me to. So I did.
My story had nothing to do with the original book but she loved it, then double-dared me to send it to a publisher. Challenge accepted - I did.
Shock and amazement, it was accepted and the rest is history. 30 books with two publishers later, I still thank her with each new contract I sign.