24, 2017:

About Me: If you are fortunate enough to have an editor like mine, he will suggest things to work on while waiting for your book to work its way to the top of their list. In addition to a bio, he said work on your dedication, your acknowledgement and a blurb for the back cover. So clicking those items off in order, and after many attempts, I came up with a working bio:

Sandi Underwood was born a PK (Preacher’s Kid) in the beautiful East Tennessee Mountains, where family stories were passed down, generation-to-generation. Her love of writing was cultivated at an early age when family get-togethers and Church dinners-on-the-grounds provided an idyllic backdrop for memories that fuel her stories. Sandi’s early career included working with children in both the public and private sectors. Later in life, her path took a different direction, but her love of books was ever-present. Today, she shares a home with her rescue dog, Gus, and draws inspiration from her grandchildren as she continues to write for both children and adults. Learn more at www.sandiunderwood.net and track her writing journey at www.sandiu.blogspot.com, follow her on Twitter @SandiGCY, and like her Facebook page at Sandi Underwood/gcywriter or email her at sandiu@comcast.net.

The point of this post: always be willing to learn new things. Never sit idly by. While waiting on one manuscript, work on another. The nine months I stopped writing are lost to me. I cannot get them back. If writing is your passion, keep fine-tuning your skills. I literally learned so much from my editor about revising a manuscript—I have already been able to put some of those tips to good use in the new story. Above all, WRITE!