WELCOME to my blog, ISLAND WRITER ~~~

A lot has changed in the four and a half years since I began writing here!  Ray and I relocated to Cedar Key in February of 2005 when he retired.  I started this blog to keep friends and family up to date, to share what it was like moving from a fairly large city to an island off the west coast of Florida and a town of about 800 permanent residents.  As a writer, a knitter and an avid reader, those were also topics I'd be posting about. 

Over time the topics grew to include island stuff, gardening, grandchildren, my travels to France, (especially my beloved Paris) our pets and whatever topic caught my fancy. 

Something else I posted about was my struggle and desire to get on board with a large, New York publisher for the women's fiction that I write.

Well, I can honestly say . . . Dreams really DO come true!  If one is willing to put forth the effort, have the patience and believe in yourself and your vision.

Because on February 28, 2008, I was offered a two-book contract from Kensington Publishers in New York City.  My first novel, SPINNING FORWARD, is being released on October 27, 2009.

Book number two in the Cedar Key series will be released November 2010.  And this past spring I was offered another contract with Kensington to write a Christmas novella in the anthology headlined by NY Times best seller, Fern Michaels.  This will also be released November 2010.  How could I not believe in a dream coming true?

So as you can see, there's been a lot of great changes since the birth of this blog.  Therefore, my focus for future topics has also changed.  Oh, I'll still be chatting with you about island stuff, my knitting, books I recently read, my travels, Duncan, Brie and the kitties.............but I'll also be sharing a lot of thoughts and information concerning my writing career with you.

So to those of you that have been with me from the beginning and those of you that are new to Island Writer . . . I hope you'll enjoy your visit here!  Look around, check out my photos, but most of all . . . get to know me and Cedar Key.

Don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know you dropped by...........I love hearing from friends and readers!

                                    ~~~~~~~  TERRI ~~~~~~~