Hi to everyone,
I’m Sherry. My portfolio? I’ve written many plays. Some have won awards, both local and national. Some were staged which was great for studying audience reaction, making changes. Once I found I had to rewrite an actor’s part because she kept forgetting the lines. Baffled, I finally realized those lines just didn’t make sense. so the actor had trouble memorizing. Great lesson for me. More plays than I care to mention went nowhere and are gathering dust on a shelf. I also had the pleasure of writing articles and profiles for magazines and newspapers for 40+ years (semi-retired from that). Hoping this class will help me put my upper middle grade historical novel over the top and finally get published. It almost happened. An agent had it in her hands, worked with me on editing, etc. then…she and her staff had a meeting and she changed her mind. She said it wasn’t me: it was the industry…that historical novels are hard to sell. Hmmm. Dismayed, I let it rest too long. Now I’m back and believe I can make it saleable. Okay…something unique about me? Hats! Yep! You won’t usually see me without a hat. Love ’em. Or maybe…it’s always a bad hair day!