Hi Everyone!
My name is Tonya. I'm a single mom of three great boys- Zach 16 (almost 17), Josh 14 and Logan 12 (almost 13). They attend North Powder Charter School, where I also attended from 1st grade through graduation. We love sports and all the boys participate in football & wrestling.
Now on to me. This is my first attempt at college. After graduating Valedictorian I opted to start a life as a wife and eventually a mother. My choice not to continue my education was based mostly on fear and secondly not wanting to create a financial burden on my parents or myself. I also wasn't really sure what I wanted to do and thought I needed to be certain of the direction I wanted to take prior to a large financial commitment. Well, it took 20 years for me to figure that out, but here I am!
In my free time I love hunting, hiking, camping, fishing-basically anything outdoors. This summer was I able to hike into 4 high mountain lakes and see a lot of beautiful areas & things I never before experienced-even though I've lived here my whole life. My boys and I were fortunate to draw tags to hunt deer & elk, so we're looking forward to that also.
My choice for a degree is Liberal Studies with 2 minors: Psychology & IWR. My goal is to write for hunting/outdoor publications and eventually write a novel.
My reading experience has been nearly all commercial fiction. I've always loved to read and prefer a good book to TV anytime. I particularly love Stephen King. The amount of detail as well as the darkness of his novels has always intrigued me. I mean, where does he come up with that stuff?! Recently I started reading autobiographies and enjoyed reading Aron Ralston's story very much. The courage, strength and determination he displayed is absolutely amazing & inspiring.
Since enrolling in this course, I have, of course, had the opportunity to read stories I would not have necessarily chosen for myself. I have found I enjoy them very much and enjoy learning about the authors and their advice and thoughts on writing. I'm looking forward to opening my reading experience to new areas.
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Hi Tonya, thanks for the comment on my blog! Currently I am reading a short book called The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. I heard from so many people that it is a must-read, so I finally picked up a copy for myself. I really don't have a genre preference, just so long as it's fun, funny and keeps me turning those pages!
ReplyDeleteThat is so great that you want to write about your passions in hunting and outdoors. Talk about a career choice that will keep you happy! I'm glad to hear that you like Stephen King novels, I have wanted to dive into one of those for awhile now. My concern was always that they would be too intriguing and I'd never put it down! With the school year starting I have plenty of textbooks to get through :-)
Do you have a favorite King novel you would recommend?
Best of luck with deer and elk season!!
Tonya-
ReplyDeleteIt seems we have a bit in common! You and I both chose to put off our college education for the same reason: to avoid the financial burden. It also turns out we share a love for writing. I would be interested to read some of your work sometime.
I think your goal to combine two things you love and make a career out of it is wonderful. I would love to have a job like that, out there every day doing what I love and getting paid to do it. Sounds like pure bliss to me.
I wish you the best of luck with your family, your education, and your writing!