A Writer's Recipe: Home

Welcome!

My name is Gina and I am a writer. My first two novels, Lady White and The Rose Among Thorns, were released a couple years back, but I still see myself as an aspiring author because with everything I write I feel like it could be better. My novels weren't published traditionally, which means I didn't, and still don't, have an agent, nor did I have various publishing companies fighting over who is going to publish my book. That doesn't mean my writing isn't any good though. It just means I got impatient, especially since I didn't really have a good understanding of the publishing industry. I truly, truly commend and respect any author who has self-published their work and had success, because it's a lot more difficult than I ever thought. But when you are passionate about something, you fight for it and you never give up, even if your life takes a couple detours along the way.

That's me.

I'm a writer, it's a God-given gift that pulses through my veins, but I also just happen to be a clerk at a drug store. Most days I feel more like the clerk than the writer, and that's why I started this blog. Trying to go after your dream while also having the responsibilities and obligations that go along with your everyday life can be a struggle and I've noticed that sometimes the responsibilities and obligations can start to overshadow your dream so much that you start to not even see it. That's when you have to take life by the horns and say, yeah, I have these responsibilities, I have a job, I have a family and a house that needs to be cleaned, clothes that need to be washed and I have to figure out something to cook for dinner, but I also have a responsibility to myself. I MUST go after my dream! And you know what? I think we can do this.

So, this blog is my journey of prioritizing my life, going after my dream of traditionally publishing a novel, and learning to deal with the frustrations of everyday adult life (which I am still relatively new to, lol.) And to make it a little more interesting, because exactly how exciting can a drug store clerk's life be?, I'm going to be cooking my way through this journey, trying all sorts of new-to-me recipes that I find in magazines and on Pinterest, and giving an honest review of what I thought. Plus, I think my boyfriend will really appreciate some good food.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoy my everyday stories a little more than I did experiencing them and maybe you'll find something new for dinner tonight too.

My mother murdered by my father’s hand.
All whom I loved taken by a jealous God.
An undeserving bounty on my head.
I had no choice but to become what I am.