So many of you are waiting for The Gift, including me. 
This is the book I sold while my late husband was dying, and it has taken months–okay, years now–for me to get back to writing in a meaningful way. Being creative while in mourning is an entirely new ballgame. Friends–other authors who’ve lost their heroes–warned me my process would change. Wow, where they right!
This past fall, I finally started making real progress again, and saw the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Then Fate intervened again when I suffered multiple pelvic fractures. Ouch! It’s taking months to recover, but I’m once again plodding along on this project. If nothing else, I am one stubborn writer, and I’m also blessed with the world’s most patient editor and agent, and wonderfully loyal readers. ::smooch::
There’s a reason my late husband often said we should have had Cat Stevens’ “Hard-Headed Woman” played at our wedding….
~Deb
2 responses so far ↓
Janet Elaine Smith // January 23, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Deb,
I am one of those anxious readers that is long overdue for a “Deb Stover fix.” Good luck with “The Gift.” I’ll be one of the first in line to get it when it gets out there–even in Grand Forks, ND!
God bless, and keep on keeping on. Love you!
Janet
therese // January 23, 2008 at 11:26 pm
I’ve also noticed the writing process changes a bit after a major life event. I always said these events were ‘research’ but when the event is so big, it does color your thoughts and affect your heart and since that’s where the writing comes from, we have to trust the new make us better able to connect with and touch more readers.
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