During my youth I always made up stories.. I was going to be
a famous rock star and I would write newspaper articles about myself and the
world of rock and roll in which I lived. The actresses that I would date and
the relationships I would have. I was in a few rock bands
in my youth playing guitar and doing vocals, never as good as I maybe thought
but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Once my kids started to come along I didn't have
time for it and hung up my guitar and stopped writing songs. I remember one
night sat at the computer and I started typing away.
It looked as though she was looking straight at him through the mirror,
but that couldn’t be possible although it didn’t stop him moving out of the
way. He felt uneasy, spooked almost and had slightly moved to one side. He
watched her as she brushed her hair. She had had the same bedtime routine since
he had met her. He remembered the very first night that he had slept at her
house and how he had waited for her to finish her bedtime beauty treatments
before she even thought about getting into bed. - (A Far Reaching Dream
by Andrew Milner published January 2013)
I had no idea what I was doing or where the story was going
but I typed the words that came into my head as though someone was dictating to
me. Many months later I had a story before me. I read it, changed it, let a few
friends read it and put it away in a drawer. Years later I found it after
several house moves and I read it again. I enjoyed it and was slightly surprised
that I had written it thinking that someone like me could not write a book.
I always loved English at school and my teacher Mrs. Lees
for some reason made a huge impact on me and that is where my love of story
writing came from. I would love for her to read a copy of my books now as I give her a lot of credit for giving me the interest.
They say that everyone has a book in them somewhere, maybe
I'm lucky (or greedy), I've had three with no.4 just finished and in the process
of editing.
I love writing and take great joy from people enjoying my
books and the worlds created in my mind. Long may it continue.If you keep reading, I'll keep writing.
Andy
