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Welcome To My World

10/19/2024

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​Yesterday, I celebrated my 62nd birthday by sitting in my writing chair working on ‘Company Business’, book seventeen of The Jerry McNeal Series, which is due out November 30th.
I had other options, but completing this manuscript and getting it to my editor by next weekend was not only what I needed to do but also how I wanted to spend my day.

My father doesn’t understand what I do. Many times, he’s commented that mine must be a boring life. He’s referring to the fact I sit in an office all day and don’t see or talk to anyone.

Nothing could be further from the truth. I may be alone, but I am rarely lonely as I am always seeing and playing with my friends. My body may be in my office, but my mind is often miles away. Even when I am not in the office, I am often still working.

I can stare out a window and see a movie come to life. Wash dishes and hear conversations between my characters. Take a shower and discover a new story I must hurry to jot down. I can wake from sleep, roll to my left side, and be gifted the key to a chapter puzzle that has evaded me during the day.

I’ve flown on planes, ridden trains, saved the innocent, and killed off villains, all from the comfort of a plush rolling chair. I’ve dreamt of the future and visited the past. I can see and feel things even though I have never been there.

 Through my books, I’ve met people I may never have met otherwise. I’ve made people think and helped them mourn. The words I’ve written have made people laugh, cry, and become so angry they’ve contacted me to tell me the why of it.

I’ve grown confident, learned that something I do matters, and, most of all, I’ve gained a lot of friends who I have never met but who I consider part of my family all the same.
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This is my world, and I am delighted you are a part of it.

 
7 Comments
Kathy Rea
10/19/2024 12:13:24 pm

And I get to travel by reading your books. Thank you

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Sherry A. Burton
10/23/2024 02:55:09 am

Aww, I'm so glad I can help add to your adventures!

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Pamela Carey
10/19/2024 12:16:41 pm

Happy Birthday!!
It's always nice to spend it the way that makes you happy. It's funny that you dad may think you have a boring life, I thought exactly the same thing you said, anything but boring! I consider you a blessing in my life, I love your stories and look forward to reading more!

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Sherry A. Burton
10/23/2024 02:56:52 am

Thank you for the kind words! Happy reading! ~ Sherry

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Bonnie zLeuko
10/19/2024 02:46:27 pm

I think your life is amazing! You spend your time listening to the voices that help bring so much joy to so many. You are surrounded by your family, and friends, you travel.
AND we love you !!! Thanks for bringing so much to so many with all of your stories!🐾🐾🚂💃

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Sherry A. Burton
10/23/2024 02:58:11 am

Thank you, Bonnie! :)

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Joan Stelmaschuk
4/6/2025 04:55:58 pm

Love, love, love your Jerry Mcneal series! 6th

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