On Word & Upward!

  Nancy’s blogging challenge 2021 I read a lot of cancer blogs.   One of my favorite is Nancy’s Point.   During August she asks those of us who blog to answer some questions, place those answers in our blogs, and then she prints them in her blog. I appreciate Nancy so much.   She was the first blogger who ‘spoke’ to me about what I was going through and she is constantly reading and sharing information with her readers.   If you are in the cancer world, I urge you sign up for her weekly blog.   I guarantee you will get valuable information. So here’s my contribution to her 2021 Summer Blogging Challenge: My  2021 Summer Blogging Challenge Answers: Who are you? Tell us your genre, how long you’ve been at it, who or what inspires you or whatever you want us to know.    I am a 66 year old in the Second Act of life, a wonderfully loved wife and mom, an oldest sister of seven.       Oh, and I have Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer.      And I’m a Unicorn.      Well,

  She isn't really a new author to me, but I do love her writing! Several years ago I found her on FanFiction and fell in love with the story sbout Aidan and Elisa.  Elisa was an international student who wanted to stay in the U.S.  Since I was an international student advisor, this called to me.  But the man she falls for is everything I wanted in a Book boyfriend - rich, terribly handsome, and prepared to give up everything he has for her.  But he has HUGE issues and they get in the way.  Not telling you any more because it would spoil a great story.   This book was published in 2015. Ani took a bit of a break, but alerted those of us who loved her that Elisa was calling to her to write book two.  She's writing it chapter by chapter, making it available on her  blog  all the original characters are there and some new ones.  The angst is still there, too, and it pulls me back week after week because I have to see this couple make it through!