I’m not a writer. How can I be when I barely passed English Literature in school? I swear I understood what was involved in writing an essay, much like an amateur sketch artist knows what an apple looks like, but, unfortunately, what came out on paper was applesauce. Sometimes, I’d be excited to discuss, in class, the pages I’ve read on our assigned reading, only to be told my comprehension was not only wrong but totally out of whack! OK, not exactly in that way, but they might as well have.
Year after year, my dyslexic, AUDHD brain tried to make sense of the jumbled text on the bright white, glaring leaves of books and write what I had just read in the grammatically correct format my teachers taught. Only to get red scribbles marking every mistake, sloppily decorating my 100 words or so of run-on sentences and misused words. I betcha some of you will correct this little snippet of my “about me” section, won’t ya?
Now, here I am, many years later, telling my family I want to be a writer! Every time I say this, I can sense all my English Literature teachers gasping in fear and begging me to stick to what I know…picking up animal poop (I’m also an animal/nature advocate/rescuer). Don’t get me wrong, I still glove my hand with a biodegradable bag and scoop up the mess the lovely critters leave behind, but I want to do much more for them. I want to use my voice in a creative, non-preachy way. So, I wrote a book (working on the nitty-gritty details before publishing).
Books
My first book…yeah, you heard that right. I’ll be writing other books. Anyway, my first book, Archy & Alyvia, is a fantasy-fiction based on true events of my life. I used some of my experiences with the natural world and turned them into a story I hope you all will enjoy. In each chapter you will meet different characters with their individual quirks. You will grow with Archy & Alyvia as they journey together into the unknown. I had a blast writing it! I’ve been told that is what matters.
What’s also important to me is that the reader leaves this story, and future writings, with a way to look inward and change their society-programmed views on how we treat our critter friends/neighbors and their majestic habitat. I hope you fall in love with the characters in my stories, much like I have. I’m sure you’ll have a favorite or two. Tell me about them. Share how my stories affected you. Comment at the bottom of the book’s web page. Remember to keep your words respectful. There’s zero tolerance for cruelty and bullying here, so just be cool.
Thank you for purchasing my material and look forward to meeting you here!
-CiSM
P.S. For those wondering what the heck my logo means, well…CiSM are my initials and all together are pronounced “Kiss ‘em”. Add Leaves (pages of a book). Voila! So go ahead & kiss ‘em leaves, ya lovely bookworms!
