Having a passion to write is something many are born with or discover later in life, for Author Jeanne Buesser, she didn't know she could write, but as she started writing poetry she soon discovered something different. How she started? "After my first son passed away many years ago, I wrote poetry to help get through my pain. People from a bereavement group kept on asking me to publish them. That is how it started. I did research on publishing companies for two years and sent my manuscript all over for my children's story. I decided to self-publish after not getting any feedback. I didn't know about researching on the internet regarding different companies or even blogs. A friend of mine told me about a publishing company, which I contacted, then published my two poetry books from a different publisher. One I wrote for my son and one for my husband. I had a story idea in my head and decided to write it down for my children's book. That was my first book in children's genre." As a child, Jeanne was interested in becoming a vet, as her love of animals was great, or she was interested in becoming a psychologist, but was undecided at that time. When Jeanne is not writing children's stories she's jotting down poetry or painting. She's created an awareness book titled, He Talks Funny, which alerts parents and individuals about the warning signs and seriousness of Apraxia, a severe neurological speech disorder. Burkitt's Lymphoma, a fast growing cancerous abdominal tumor, tragically took the life of her oldest son. It took nearly nine months, including editing to complete the book. Jeanne indicates what inspired her to write He Talks Funny was because, "I had an idea in my head and wrote down that story." The titles of her books came from the stories themselves, usually a sentence from within. The message Jeanne hopes readers will impart from her books is, "That we are all special and make a difference in the world." As many unfortunate events have bestowed themselves in Jeanne's personal life, she has based her books from those tragic experiences as not only a means of therapy to release sadness, anger, or feeling of helplessness, but she hopes to circulate awareness of Apraxia, encourage others that life goes on even in the midst of tragedy, and to extend hope to whomever she can by letting others know she truly understands the pains of losing a loved one. Jeanne's main goal with her books is she hopes people will pass her words along to help others. One of the most surprising aspects Jeanne learned in creating her books was that people truly enjoyed them. It's the type of feedback most authors need to continue writing and creating when their work is appreciated and well received. Jeanne reveals that her experiences in writing and publishing books gave her the knowledge and better paths to follow in accomplishing her next books for publication. Her regret is, "That I didn't know to do more research regarding publishing houses, and blogs on the internet. And it was very hard to find someone to edit my books." But one of the most important lessons she learned in her task of publishing was that, "No one but yourself can believe in you. You have to do your own public relations to promote your books, and there is much footwork and research to bring awareness to any story." In general, when Jeanne takes to her craft, she finds, "Some of the challenges in bringing books to life are finding the right place to send manuscripts, doing the necessary follow-up, and writing query letters." All of her cover designs were drawn and painted by herself. She states that, "Character names don't really matter, as long as the story is consistent, and that she chose the names in her children's book because she like the sound of them. What makes a good story? Jeanne believes, "A story with a lesson is always pleasing to read. Just a simple one, but it has to have a good beginning, middle, and end." She also believes, "The story should have a purpose, along with resources for all. Life doesn't always give you a reason why things happen. The key is to have resources so parents, or those going through a hard time have support, and aren't alone." For Jeanne her favorite genre or theme for writing is about children with special needs. She doesn't often experience writer's block, but when she does, here's what she does to break it--"Even in my poetry if I have a writer's block I stop, breathe, walk around, and come back to it. It usually works." In developing her manuscripts she does not always write an outline before beginning, though, she does write the idea down first. As an experienced writer and published author, the advice she has for aspiring authors is, "The most important is to get a person to help you edit, and not to give up. Be easy on yourself and don't get frustrated." Not only is Jeanne currently working on further projects for publication; she is actually working on two books, which will be available later this year. Jeanne Buesser is the President at Apraxia Network, an author and poet. Her book titles include, He Talks Funny, Journey From Darkness To Light, Moonlight Till Dawn, and two titled Water Line and Willow Tree coming soon! Anyone wishing to locate Jeanne or find her books may do so at these link locations: www.jeannebuesser.com www.apraxianetwork.org www.createspace.com/3729684 www.createspace.com/3706672 www.health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ApraxiaNetwork/ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/jeanne-buesser?store=allproducts&keyword=jeanne+buesser http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000644546/He-Talks-Funny.aspx http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Jeanne+Buesser&search-alias=digital-text&text=Jeanne+Buesser&sort=relevancerank