So today we have another great author feature, author Herika R. Raymer is here to share what her day is like. Thanks so much Herika for sharing your day with us today!
Day In The Life Post
My
days usually start around 5:45am, and not because of an alarm but
usually because my little girl wants to crawl in bed beside me that
early. It is her ritual to wake me up before my alarm for work. I
cherish it, because I know that she and her brother will soon be too old
to want Mommy around. Too soon, my alarm goes off and she and I have
breakfast together before I leave for my day-job.
While
at work, my mind is constantly moving. Between details of the job and
listening to the world around me, I never know when an idea will light
up. It could be a conversation I overhear, or a broadcast entertaining
me on the way home, or even a program my children are watching which
will spark a question or a remark that plants the seed to a story.
Believe
it or not, every day is a tale. Unfortunately not all of them get
written down. I just do not have time to write it all down, though I do
hope to capture most of it eventually. My particular delight is at the
end of the day, at bedtime, when I read stories or make-up stories for
my children before they sleep.
After
they are down, and my husband and I are settled in to decompress after a
long day, I sit at the computer and either type or take a notebook and
begin taking notes. Eventually, a story forms and if I am fortunate
there is a home for it. That is pretty much a day in the life of Herika
R. Raymer.
Herika R. Raymer grew
up consuming books - first by eating them, later by reading them. Her
mother taught her the value of focus and hard work while her father
encouraged her love literature and art; so she has been writing and
doodling off and on for over 30 years. After much encouragement, Mrs.
Raymer finally published a few short stories and has developed a taste
for it. She continues to send submissions, sometimes with success, and
currently has a collection of stories in the works. She is the Lead
Editor for two horror anthologies available from Sam's Dot Publishing /
White Cat Publishing, LLC - Cover of Darkness and Denizens of Darkness - and a free online geekzine called Imagyro.
A participant of the voluntary writer/artist/musician cooperative
known as Imagicopter, Herika R. Raymer also edited its promotional
steampunk anthology Clockwork Spells and Magical Bells available from Kerlak Publishing / Dark Oak Media. She is married with two children and a dog in West Tennessee, USA.
Her website is at: herikarraymer.webs.com
Other Links:
www.imagicopter.com
www.wix.com/imagyro/home
www.literaryunderworld.com
Thanks again for sharing what your day is like as an author. I love getting to see the real life of authors and this is a great example. I hope you all have a great day and as always:
Happy Reading!!!
