
Techno Challenged
A Writer's process

Picking up the Pen
For many years, I worked as an R.N. I worked with premature babies, on hospital floors and in nursing homes. I used my talents. My talents were helping patients deal with their fears and pain, guiding them to healing, observing them for hidden health problems. Sure, I had been educated in the profession, but I know that the latent talent had to be there first. I didn’t start writing until I was in my fifties. It was a gift that I discovered late in life, but I know it was a