When something is for you,
there’s a feeling that is deep down inside of you that will not allow you to
let it go. – Tyler Perry
That’s
what writing is, was, and will forever and always be for me. Something that
speaks directly to my soul. A vehicle that allows me to have a voice like no
other. My love affair. My therapy. My peace.
Recently,
I celebrated my 11th year in the literary industry. I started my
journey and the realization of a dream, November 2001. Times does fly, does it?
Here I am, nine books later. As I’ve said from book one, The Ties That Bind, up
until now, all I’ve ever wanted to do was write. Just write. Simply write.
I
don’t know what the future holds. . . To quote Oprah Winfrey, “What I know for
sure. No matter where I am on my journey, that’s exactly where I need to be.
The next road is always ahead.” My destiny remains to be seen.
To
my readers, who I affectionately refer to as family, many of you have been on
this journey with me from the very beginning. And others joined the journey
many miles and mile markers down the road. Others have just recently joined the
trip. The road traveled hasn’t always been smooth, but paved with bumps and
valleys along the way, but through it all, you’ve been my loyal passengers. For
that I will be eternally grateful.
To
you, to all of you, I say THANK YOU! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for
helping this black girl to live out her dream. I have so appreciated the show
of support, encouragement, kind words of praise, spirit of sisterhood and the
sense of bonding experienced through the written word. You’ve been the magic in
my life.
Electa Rome Parks
6-21-2012, 10:36 p.m.
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