I walked around with Langston Hughes’ poem ‘A Dream Deferred’ in my notebook for about a year, just to remind and encourage myself to keep writing-to keep following my dream. This has been a year of great expectations as well as a one full of tests and trials. My road to publishing has been a long one as most writers know. I’ve sent out hundreds of queries over the last several years ever since my husband issued a challenge either get published or stop writing.&n more...
