Tonight I attended the 12 Books of Christmas Party, hosted by my friend and author Polly Letofsky. She gathered twelve of her local author friends, each a vibrant, creative woman with an inspiring story to tell.
And she invited a whole bunch of others, including me! Together we all contributed to Project Linus, a non-profit that provides handmade blankets to needy children around the world.
So yeah, how cool is that?
I've never done that before. I've never walked into a room full of authors, each welcoming and sharing a snippet of her life journey or her publishing journey, with a glass of wine in hand, just so open to dialog.
I asked Jan Haas when her book was published. She paused and said, "um ... two weeks ago!" I offered a High Five and we laughed a triumphant laugh. She said her story happened sixteen years ago, but the time wasn't right, until recently, for her to write it down and get it published. "Hmmm," I thought. I have stories in me...."
Here's to the storytellers among us, folks who have written & rewritten & edited their thoughts - and then stood behind their thoughts with a firm belief, a firm resolve that their thoughts were valuable enough to be printed and promoted and sold. Gosh, I admire that! And I enjoy it, too, every time I curl up with a book.
Tricia Downing Cycle of Hope: My Journey from Paralysis to Possibility
Lauren Miller: 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Stressing Out
Jan Haas: Moving Mountains: One Woman's Fight to Live Again
Cara Lopez Lee: They Only Eat Their Husbands
Tracy Fagan: Gratitude, Giggles & Grace
Carmen Swick: Patch Land Adventures
Melissa Kline: My beginning
Andrea Costantine & Lisa Shultz: Speaking Your Truth -- Volume Two
Carron Barrella: More than 36 Days: Four Ordinary Men Face Extraordinary Circumstances
Lynn McLeod: From Simms to Zanzibar: A Story of Hope and Transformation
Karen Loucks Rinedollar: Working for Peanuts: The Project Linus Story
Polly Letofsky 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World
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