Hello world, my name is Jeneane Vanderhoof and I am a writer, though not a professional one (as a professional gets paid, and I don't). I found my voice late in life, at the age of forty. I had to go through a lot of turmoil and hardship to get here (and loads of psych meds I can no longer tolerate), but now I find all of it worth the reward. I can’t stop the words. There is so much to tell, so much to express in this big, wide- albeit troubling- world, though finding the time to do this can sometimes be hard.
The biggest love of my life is books. Being an avid reader, this passion led me to write reviews, though I didn't know that others would find my overly long and detailed reviews helpful ("they like me, they really like me"). Imagine my surprise when Amazon contacted me about being a product reviewer within their Amazon Vine program!
To get over my fear of them (and writing stories, in general), I began to write short stories from prompts. I had always had a problem with prompts, going back to middle school when I was a member of a competitive writing team of four or five (I can't remember the exact number today) competing in Power of the Pen. When I got to the competition, after the first round of getting a story idea and having forty-five minutes to turn out the tale, I realized I should have practiced that way at home. Now, I realize the teacher really should have prepared us better (as we were just kids), but I take 80% of the blame for this. In life (I've learned), one should always be prepared- and learn- to place most of the blame for anything in one’s life at one’s own doorstep (unless it is truly deserved elsewhere). This is why I never tried writing as a profession. I always thought being a writer before the internet was hard (wish I’d had a crystal ball)—I can see now that it would have been better to study writing in college than the Psychology degree I went for.
I'd like to thank any and everyone who stops here to read my work, for taking the time out of your busy life to stop and smell the roses, or sip your coffee or tea while reading me.
Enjoy & God bless.
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