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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
www.authorsden.com/barbarajbaldwin
www.amazon.com/author/barbarabaldwin
