As 2020 ends I have an urge to look back, write, and put it all in perspective.  While I’d like to wax poetically about it, it’s a daunting task for any writer or big-thinker. Many will try.

We’ve all been through so much.  COVID-19 of course, shutdowns, quarantines, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, heat waves, racial strife, a contentious election, and social isolation.  Where would you begin?  What a year to remember or forget!

 Instead, I’d like to focus on being a first-time author during a pandemic.  

A year ago in December, I launched my first published book, DEFY THE IMMEDIATE, A Journey of Failure, Perseverance and Success, which I termed a “motivational memoir” on overcoming obstacles and challenges, where I shared my life experiences; both good and bad.

I hosted a great launch party in my hometown, sold many books that evening, and had high hopes for a successful and profitable year, speaking, selling and signing books.  Little did I know how apropos the title would become, as nearly all of us spent the year “Defying the Immediate.” 

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