One Writer's Life--Renaissance Festival in Arizona

Mar 10, 2013


One Writer's Life--Renaissance Festival in Arizona

It was a long drive to the festival site (about 1 and 1/2 hours) but well worth it even with a grey sky.


Parking was nice and easy which made me happy not to have a long stroll before reaching all those wonderfuls shops and streets full of people in so many costumes.
It was a long drive to the festival site (about 1 and 1/2 hours) but well worth it even with a grey sky.

View from parking lot overlooking the Superstitions Mountains.

A French man who greeted me with a kiss on the back of my hand.

A wonderful carving with many details. I suggest you click on picture to enlarge it.

Uh, what did he do?

A real live tree fellow who loved to talk to all the young children.

Aw, so still in perfect statue form.

Look again. The statue was a mime and moved when viewers least expected it!

An offerring from a gracious fairy.

If you find a fairy like this may all your wishes come true.

May there always be a silver lining for you.

One Writer's Life--Desert Rain

Desert Rain

So rare, so precious
Puddles form and spread outward
Beads of water linger on leaves

Birds hide in trees and shrubs
Feather fluff out
Keeping them warm

Sunlight plays peek-a-boo
Through the dark low-hanging clouds
That ever shift and change forms

People rush from place to place
Staying out of the mositure
But once inside window viewing
Comes at every opportunity

Desert rain becomes
As precious as hoarded gold.

Will this happen tonight?

One Writer's Life--The story Behind The story

The story Behind The story

Writing my first children's picture book all came from Be Careful What You Wish For. I visualized a young boy in my mind and keep asking what boys might wish for. I know many boys want to be good in sports but I want more that that. Eventually I settled on a pet, a swimming pool, and an allowance as the most common things a child might like to have.

Next, I needed to understand who would grant wishes other than a genie in a bottle. I went to sleep with that question on my mind and woke with an answer--a fairy. Not just any fairy but one with an attitude.

Many revisions came and went before I finally settled on a complete story which is now available on Amazon.com under the title: The Stubborn Fairy or under my name: Cherie Lee.

All authors find their own path to writing a picture book, a short story, or a novel. So if writing is something you wish to do plunge right into the task. Everything can and will be rewritten once finished until an author is satisfied the story works.https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/profile