A Window to my World

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Here is the cover of my new book which will pre-release in October. Isn’t it great? I love the idea of the window because my main character, Bonnie, is in the process of lifechanging events and the window is so symbolic of looking outward, or looking beyond the walls that have held her back.

Windows are often overlooked (no pun intended). They are just “there”. We look out a window, we look in through the window. We window-shop, yet sometimes we need to just see the window. I like the way Sydney J. Harris makes a comparison between us and windows:

“People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

Perhaps a more well known “windows” expression is “The eyes are the window to the soul” or as another author said, “They say dreams are the windows of the soul--take a peek and you can see the inner workings, the nuts and bolts.” Either way, there is much more to each of us than window dressing, and sometimes we have to look deep to find it. At the same time, we need to be careful, or as Benjamin Franklin said:

“Don't throw stones at your neighbors if your own windows are glass.”

As writers, it is our job, and responsibility, to show our readers what is beyond those windows; to open the world for them and take them places they can’t go on their own, and to describe it in such rich detail they feel as if they are indeed in the middle of a flower garden.

“Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.” Neil Gaiman

I love to write, sharing stories with my readers that will make their days a little brighter, like light through a window. My love for the written word “unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before.” (Mignon McLaughlin)

Erma Bombeck, one of my favorite columnists, once said, “Never have more kids than you do car windows.” This does not apply to books, because the more books you have, the more windows to open; the more worlds to explore.

So open this browser window and explore worlds I have imagined just for you. https://bwlpublishing.ca/baldwin-barbara/

I hope your day is as bright as a freshly washed window!

Barbara Baldwin

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