Guest-Post: Cheryl Esposito On Being A Children's Author
Guest-post for Cheryl Esposito
As a young child, I never had a Dream of book writing, but I always loved to write. My writing mostly involved poetry because I loved to rhyme. The other writing I did was mostly self-expression so I used writing as an outlet for my feelings because I always felt like I was overreacting to the way I was treated. Along with loving to put my feelings on paper and journalizing my life, my passion of writing is just now turning into a Dream for writing and being a well-known published Author. I give thanks to my children and husband for this because they give me the inner desire to show them anything is possible if you focus, learn, and persevere. Never in a million years would I have even thought I would be a published Author, but I am and I am excited for my journey moving forward. I take each day with my children and my husband and I take all of the greatness I see within them and how it unfolds my greatness and I want to share it with others. I want to give hope to others and let them know you will never always have answers but your journey to find them is the greatest journey of all. Something within me constantly pushes me to help others and although it took me thirty-nine years to discover writing as a way of reaching, that is what I am going to do. Following my dream involves me sharing my life with readers in hopes they align with my stories and it makes their life easier. My stories are real. They are about my life and what I do with my children. It is the little idiosyncrasies that makes it so special. Part of what motivates me to write is I do not remember much of my childhood outside of the things I was truly passionate about. I want my children to look back at these books and remember. I want them to be able to look back at some of the most precious years of their lives. It is my legacy for them. Knowing where you come from can most definitely help you get to where you are going. As a parent, I want to leave my children with the stepping stones to get anywhere, when I am here and when I am not. I want them to know how great they are and how much love I have for them. I will write about the good because I believe we need more of it. Too many times, we fall victim to the negativity. This is all very new to me and I am learning as I go but I will continue to pursue my dream of writing by taking notes of life. But not only of the life I live, but how I felt in the moment. If I can make my readers feel the overwhelming feeling I get in the moment, then my work is done. My end accomplishment will be my completion of a novel about my life and my new family. It will talk of the trials I have been through and my inspiration to follow my dreams because of my family.
