Lorraine Sigle

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This is Our World; Let's Take Care of It
A Little About Me and the Writing Process

Some of you may have read my books: Elyana Misfit and Earth Watchers. Earth Grid !aster included a Part Two which takes Elyana and friends to her home planet where a crazed Garzini turns the people against her and her Earth friends. The final version of these books, Why So Many Secrets, is mostly a title change with some minor tweaks.

Obviously for me writing a novel was a messy business. I had only a vague idea of where the story was going, and knew nothing about story structure. Fortunately I connected with a terrific editor, Teresa Crumpton.

If you would like to become a writer, I suggest reading Scene & Structure by Jack M. Bickham, and other books on writing. When you have written something you think is publishable, find a good editor like Teresa. But be prepared to take criticism. You may not always agree with your editor - it’s your book after all - but give the suggestion careful consideration.

My background is poetry which begins with words dancing around inside of me begging to get out. Once they do, I can use my intellect to shape them. My Mother used to quote poetry to my brother and me when we misbehaved. Of course we didn’t consider her recitation punishment. Her repertoire included: The Pied Piper of Hamlin, The Highwayman, My Last Duchess, and parts of Evangeline. It may have been those cadences that settled inside of me and initiated a love of words.

I have also co-authored My Life With Mom with my cat Mackenzie. It is written in a humorous "he said /she said" format and includes many great pictures of him and some of the other creatures that visited our back yard. It will be published by early 2020.

Several other projects are in the works. A collection of short stories,No Clear Path and. my next sci-fi/ novel, Without Permission, will also be published in early 2020. A children’s picture book, The Littlest Raccoon is waiting on illustration. Like Mackenzie’s story it is a true account has of the adventure of three little raccoons in my back yard. The courage of the runt in the litter stole my heart.

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