Angelahasbeencrazyaboutwritingsinceshewasyoung.Shegotherfirstlessoninstorytellingfrom16grandfatherwhogaveherwordsoflove.Hesetoffherimaginationandinfluencedhermuch.Angelaalwayshadstoriesrunning17herheadan
Angelahasbeencrazyaboutwritingsinceshewasyoung.Shegotherfirstlessoninstorytellingfrom16grandfatherwhogaveherwordsoflove.Hesetoffherimaginationandinfluencedhermuch.Angelaalwayshadstoriesrunning17herheadandassoonasshecouldwritesheputthemdownonthepaper.
Angela18rememberedthecallthatchangedherlife.ItwasTuesdayFebruary18thwhenthe19ranginthekitchenofherLosAngeleshome.OnthelinewasMartyBanderasaliteraryagent(代理)，towhomshehadsentadraftofhernovelthreeweeksearlier.HeaskedAngelasome20informationlikeageandhealthcondition.Angelafelt21andaskedwhatthatwasaboutBanderasonlyreplieduTvejustsoldyour22foroneandahalfmilliondollars!”
Shesatdowninshock.Shehadwrittenoverfourteennovelsintwentyyearsbuteachonehadbeen23bypublishers(出版商).Manypeoplewouldhavebeendiscouraged(气俊的)24nother.Eachtimeshejustgotdowntowritinganotherone.Herhusbandadvisedhertofindsomethingelsetodobutshenever25.Seeingthisbookpublishedwasthemost26thingthathadeverhappenedtoher.
Nowsheisa27ofthreechildrenbutshehasneverstopped28turningoutnovelsbetweenkidsanddishes.Sheiswritinganothernovelnow.Andsheexpectsanothersuccess.Yesherbeliefhasbroughther29andithaschangedherlife30.Angelaisfullyconfidentthatshewillenjoyamoresuccessfulandmeaningfullifeaslongasshekeepsonwithherdream.
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