In Another Life

My husband and I were sitting around a dinner table when the hostess asked, “If you could do anything in the world for a career, what would it be?” When it was my turn, I nervously said I would be an author, writing in my cabin in the woods, not needing to deal with interruptions or solve the issues that come up in most jobs. To myself, I said, In another life.

And I meant it. I didn't think there was any time or experience that would make me an author. However, as time passed and I heard of print-on-demand services, self-publishing, and the National Novel Writing Month, I realized the dream wasn't so strange. Others had this same desire to write and produce a book. In the end, I became an author… in the same life.