The following is an excerpt from Kerry Crisley’s 6/20 guest blog post for Westveil Publishing.

I’ve always wanted to write a novel. During college, as I churned my way through literature essay after literature essay en route to an English degree, I kept thinking someday I want to write a novel. But the story didn’t come.

As I entered the communications profession, and earned a living writing press releases, blogs, and annual reports, the whisper was there. Someday I want to write a novel. But the story didn’t come.

The story finally came when I least expected it. It came when I was at my lowest point professionally and personally. I was unemployed and unhealthy, but suddenly the story was there.

Read the full guest post at Westveil Publishing.