Welcome to My Newsletter!
First and foremost I’d like to thank you for signing up and supporting me in the first place. I never thought I’d have a website, a newsletter, or even a published book, but here we are. I wouldn’t have it if it wasn’t for you and people like you who support me and my work.
Some things about me? I’m Nora Thomas. I’m in my early thirties. I am an avid reader, and published author. Okay, I have to admit, ‘published author’ is surreal to write. I was raised in the bible belt, and writing stories that were not all rainbows and unicorns, or full of biblical backing was frowned upon. My earliest memory of wanting to read and write books about the guy getting the girl, saving her from the life she was trapped in, and her getting to be safe and loved was middle school. These were obviously shot down quickly, so I suppressed my desire to get the ‘movies’ in my head down on paper. From then on I’d have these scenes, characters, sometimes even entire world's dancing around in my head. As an adult I was so used to suppressing, I didn’t even attempt to write, I was scared of what people would think. Writing down “lies”? I couldn’t do that.
That was until I was on the phone with my best friend one morning earlier this year and finally pushed out the words I’d been terrified to utter for years, “What if I wrote a book?” As soon as those words passed my lips, she was responding, “What if you did?”. I bounced ideas, plots, tropes, and character names off of her for two hours that day. It took me exactly one month to write my first book. It was rough, but it was there. Once I started I couldn’t stop. Rowan, Clara, Rhett, and the rest of the crew flooded into my brain. Characters were leading the show, and shouting out to tell their stories. I remember an author saying that her characters ‘talked’ to her, and I thought she was insane. That was until Rowan Byrne’s voice took up all the space in my brain and demanded that he and Clara be listened to. Of course he did, he is the leader. Thus, ‘Safe, Promise.’ was born.
With the help of the best support system a girl could ask for, as well as an amazing author that walked me through the publishing process. ‘Safe, Promise.’ has been brought to you! I’m putting Rowan and Clara into the world, and in your hands hoping you love them as much as I do. Thank you so much for reading my work, and liking it enough to sign up for my newsletter to keep up with what's going on over here. I write for me, but I publish for you.
Happy Reading,
Xo, Nora<3
Some things about me? I’m Nora Thomas. I’m in my early thirties. I am an avid reader, and published author. Okay, I have to admit, ‘published author’ is surreal to write. I was raised in the bible belt, and writing stories that were not all rainbows and unicorns, or full of biblical backing was frowned upon. My earliest memory of wanting to read and write books about the guy getting the girl, saving her from the life she was trapped in, and her getting to be safe and loved was middle school. These were obviously shot down quickly, so I suppressed my desire to get the ‘movies’ in my head down on paper. From then on I’d have these scenes, characters, sometimes even entire world's dancing around in my head. As an adult I was so used to suppressing, I didn’t even attempt to write, I was scared of what people would think. Writing down “lies”? I couldn’t do that.
That was until I was on the phone with my best friend one morning earlier this year and finally pushed out the words I’d been terrified to utter for years, “What if I wrote a book?” As soon as those words passed my lips, she was responding, “What if you did?”. I bounced ideas, plots, tropes, and character names off of her for two hours that day. It took me exactly one month to write my first book. It was rough, but it was there. Once I started I couldn’t stop. Rowan, Clara, Rhett, and the rest of the crew flooded into my brain. Characters were leading the show, and shouting out to tell their stories. I remember an author saying that her characters ‘talked’ to her, and I thought she was insane. That was until Rowan Byrne’s voice took up all the space in my brain and demanded that he and Clara be listened to. Of course he did, he is the leader. Thus, ‘Safe, Promise.’ was born.
With the help of the best support system a girl could ask for, as well as an amazing author that walked me through the publishing process. ‘Safe, Promise.’ has been brought to you! I’m putting Rowan and Clara into the world, and in your hands hoping you love them as much as I do. Thank you so much for reading my work, and liking it enough to sign up for my newsletter to keep up with what's going on over here. I write for me, but I publish for you.
Happy Reading,
Xo, Nora<3