 Write
In
The
Muddle
The
original
working
title
for the
book
about
my experiences
as a
freelance
writer
and photographer
was Falling
Down--
because
I
have taken
a tumble
or two
along
the way
both physically
and emotionally
while
dealing with
the challenges
of life.
However,
I have
always
gotten
up again
and moved
ahead.
That
is my
philosophy.
However,
I have
changed
the name
of the
book to Write
In The
Muddle,
which
I believe
is
a good description
of my
philosophy
in dealing
with
those
everyday
opportunities,
experiences
and challenges
that
always
come up.
My
story is about starting out as a
"stringer" for the Modesto Bee in Modesto,
California, attending and reporting on
school board meetings and PTA benefits in
the tiny town of Empire about ten miles
from Modesto in the late 1960's.
From
there, our
family
(my husband
Bob,
and three
children)
moved
to Los
Angeles
where
I spread
my wings
a bit
and began
writing
for a variety
of trade
magazines
as well
as some other
publications.
One of
my
goals was
to eventually
write
for the
Los Angeles
Times.
That
did finally
happen,
but it was
about
18 years
before
that
opportunity
presented
itself.
A
significant
section
in the
book
deals
with
my bout
with
breast
cancer,
radiation
and
chemotherapy.
Fortunately,
I have
been
cancer
free
for over
30 years.
During
the
year of my
treatment,
I was
able
to continue
work
on a
fairly
regular
schedule,
and the
editors
I worked
with
never knew
what
I was
going
through.
In essence,
I was "falling" but
picking
myself up.
I prefer
to think
of it
as Write
In The
Muddle.
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