Twenty-Nine Sneezes by Judythe A. Guarnera
Having an opportunity to guest on Marilyn Meredith’s blog is ultra-exciting. Given my one published novel, Twenty-Nine Sneezes, I’m in awe of the many mysteries she’s written. Since I never wanted to write fiction, it’s not too surprising I haven’t devoted myself to that endeavor. I love to write but am happiest when I complete writing projects and send them off for possible publications in anthologies, newspapers, writing columns, and/or magazines. I used to envy my husband, Steve, when he was still teaching/coaching a classroom of kids. Although he put in long hours, fretted over how to motivate his students, and came home exhausted to begin planning for the next day, there was always an end in sight. The school year completed, students moved on. Come fall, he could start over with fresh, young faces. (A point of clarity, here: he devoted many hours during the summer prepping for the next year. But the prepping didn’t involve students.) When I worked as a non-pr...