Introduction

Clever blog name, eh? "GayeWrites." Yes, my name is Gaye and I'm passionate about writing. I am not gay. I'm all for certain gay rights. It's a play on words, Folks.

People have often told me throughout my life: "You're such a good story teller. You should write this and get it published." Or, "You're such a good writer! I can't wait until I get something else from you!" Or, "I love the way you write. I can almost hear your voice." Or, "When I read what you've written, I can see it, touch it, taste it, feel it. I want more."

So, here I am trying to figure out how to blog. It's a puzzlement. I'll just have to try and figure it out as I go along.

I've written a book -- DAKAR -- which is with an editor at this very moment. It's loosely based on some of my experiences in Dakar about a hundred years ago. Well, not exactly a hundred years, but a long time ago. It's a great love story with all sorts of twists and turns. Rich, the editor, is doing a superb job of making my story even better AND he says I've got a good shot at getting published. Hallelujah and pass the pickles!

I'm well into another book, The Persnickety Witch of Fiddyment Creek, which my friends and I fondly refer to as PWOFC. It started out to be a children's book, but in the story telling, it became a story for young adults. I'm anxious to see how it turns out! I say this because I don't know. There's a creek nearby called "Fiddyment Creek" and my son, Jeremy, challenged me to write a story about it. He and I loved saying "Fiddyment Creek" over and over. It sort of rolls off your tongue. I said, "What on earth would I write about?" And he said, "The Persnickety Witch." Voila! A story was born, but was also an empty slate. So I sat down and one sentence led to another and pretty soon I had over a hundred pages and the story was only half told. I'll keep you informed as the blog continues.

I can do all this writing because I was laid off last November. It is now mid-July and I haven't had a speck of interest from a potential employer. So, I've used a lot of the time to write. It keeps me from losing my mind.

I hope you enjoy reading my blog. I'm catching up with technology slowly but surely.