My Life as a writer
When did you first realise you wanted to write for a living?
Very recently. I’m not sure we all have ‘a book in them’ but we might tenuously have something to say; the reader will judge accordingly.
Which writer, past or present, do you most admire?
Daphne Du Maurier. Few authors have the ability to take you somewhere you believe to be, her prose is simple yet riveting.
What was your first published (or performed) credit as a writer?
Not as yet.
Which piece of writing work are you most proud of?
A Mothers’ Love.
A brother, a son in pain
A big heart, a soft heart
Cried silently for help
For no one came
No one recognised his name
We felt his agony
Too late to see, for no one sees
But a Mother brought to her knees
Not one soul taken that day
But two, the price to pay
Your faith will not save you now
For his work not yet done
He wants you as well as your son
One head laid
The debt remains unpaid
A Mothers love, crushed to dust
Her penance for love
Her God from above
Her faith will endure
Every Sunday
Holy wine and bread
The holy sacrament
Her boy dead
Forgive me Father
Why not take me, not my boy
Surely as you take him
My life empty
There will be no more joy
Her death came everyday
In a thousand different ways
What if, should I, why didn’t I…
Why
Her boy gone
Why take so long
To take her, a broken soul
What did she do so wrong
Now they lay side by side
No more tears to hide
Finally peace at last
Their place of rest
A forgotten past
Together now, Mother and son
Together now, his work done
In memory of my Mother and brother
Who or what inspires you to write?
The above.
How do you switch off when you’re not writing?
I never switch off.
Which one piece of advice would you give to aspiring writers?
Would be pleased to hear some.
Why are you a member of WGGB?
To highlight my writing.
Not as yet.
