“Hello everyone,” Rosemary said as her gaze swept the crowd picking out important figures. “Thank you so much for coming and showing your support. I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to be…
“I can’t tell you when Rosemary first came to life. She has appeared in so many adventures. She has been a princess, a fairy, a race car driver…My mother offered me this advice: write what you know. Perhaps it was fate then that Rosemary would eventually become a teacher…in addition to other occupations.”
She paused as the crowd chuckled.
“I have had many adventures of my own. Some of you have read about…others are yet to come. There are times it becomes hard to separate myself from the character since we share so many experiences, though none so strongly as wh
