Happy Poetry Month
Most of the time,
There’s no reason or rhyme,
But at the end of the day
Things turn out okay.
What do I most want readers to experience from my books? First I want to take them outside themselves, away from their own life, and absorb them in a story by putting them in someone else’s. I want them to enjoy the emotions that go along with this experience and gain from them, resilience and hope. Resilience, my characters face the worst problems and somehow make it through and make peace with themselves and their life. My readers see how problems can be resolved and how to make the best of a bad situation. Hope, the inner resolution that no matter what happens, life can always get better again depending on how you face up to it.
In Blue to the Sky, Ella hopes to conquer her allergies and her fear of public speaking.
While the first is not within her power, the second she achieves through spoken word poetry. Writing poetry also becomes a helpful coping mechanism. The way she explains life to herself.
Hopefully readers will also gain empathy for their allergic friends.
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