Stacy Monson
I Write - Therefore I Am...a Writer
FOOD:
Chocolate (no nuts, please) - Bananas dipped in Hershey's Syrup - Melted cheese - Melted peanut butter on an English muffin - Melted chocolate (hmm, do I detect a theme?)
Did I mention Chocolate?
ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOKS:
NIV Life Application Bible - Anything by Francine Rivers - Christy - Hinds Feet on High Places
AUTHORS
Francine Rivers - Catherine Marshall (yes, I'm dating myself) - Katie Ganshert - Julie Klassen - Sharon Hinck
MOVIES:
Anne of Green Gables - Iron Man - The Sound of Music - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (honest!)
MUSIC:
Matthew West, Chris Tomlin, Mercy Me, Casting Crowns, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Robbie Seay Band... (the list is endless)
PLACE IN THE U.S.:
Lake Tahoe/Squaw Valley/Olympic Village
What are some of YOUR favorite things?
The Sheer Joy of Writing
Anyone remember Trixie Belden and her BFF, Honey? How about Nancy Drew? The Hardy Boys? The Monkees? (okay, the last one wasn't a book series - they were my favorite band back in the "olden days." Now I'm humming "Pleasant Valley Sunday...")
Raised in Golden Valley, Minnesota, the third of four, I spent my childhood reading and writing. My younger brother is sure I was born with a pencil in my hand. (Probably not, Scott, but interesting idea!)
I spent hours curled up with a book, happily living in an alternate world of fun and best friends and love. Now my favorite thing to do is WRITE about that world. I've been writing "forever" - can't imagine I'll ever stop!
The last few years have been amazing as I've completed my first two novels - Finding Grace and Living Peace. (Sometimes I just refer to them as Grace and Peace. Makes me smile every time!) Work has begun on Book #3 in the "River of Life Series" - Knowing Hope.
I joined RWA (Romance Writers of America) which led me to Midwest Fiction Writers (the local metro chapter). That led me to ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) which led me to be part of starting up the first Minnesota chapter - MN-NICE (Novelists Inspiring Christian Excellence). It's been a great ride so far!
No writer should ever be an island unto themselves. There's too much to learn from (and too much to share with) others on a similar journey. What a blessing it's been already!
my 5th book. And signing that first book contract.
What's on your heart and calendar?
