Some of the plots, scenes and characters the author creates are based on her experiences and the inflections of real people that she knows. The author was a Rita Award finalist in 2015 (Douglas: Lord of Heartache). However, by simply persevering, and without using any of the advice she received at the RWA conference, the author secured an agent and began her journey as a bestselling author. Burrowes left the conference feeling like she was severely underprepared for the journey. The other members had a more intimate understanding of the publishing arena.
Third, the author could barely make sense of the conversations. Secondly, most of the people knew each other. She attended a chapter conference but it wasn’t quite what she expected. The author landed her agent after joining the RWA. So she discarded the novel in question and opened a new document on her PC. More importantly, the experience left Burrowes with the thought that she could do so much better. Unfortunately, the romance novel was a shocking disappointment. She took a break to read just one chapter, hoping that it would give her the kick she needed to finish her work. But she was also exhausted.įortunately, she had a romance novel that she had been saving for a low moment. She was working late, trying to finish a legal motion. Burrowes was in her late forties at the time.
Her decision to write her first novel was driven more by disappointment than desire. In fact, her daughter was a teenager when she got her Conflict Transformation degree. Her Master’s degree in conflict transformation entered the picture later on.Īlong the way, Burrowes became a mother, a development that encouraged the author to move to a small town that was more conducive for her child’s upbringing. She eventually got her law degree and opened a law practice. She started her young adult life as a technical writer and editor.Įven though her work kept her occupied, she always found the time to read romance novels. While it gave her a taste of the writing process, it did not necessarily encourage Burrowes to write fiction. But it was enough to earn the author her degree. The final product was somewhat messy, filled with several pages of digressing and ranting. Her advisor encouraged her to pursue the project. Burrowes admitted that she would have loved to pen a novel examining the legal process in the United States. Her advisor asked her what she would tackle if she could choose any project, without restrictions. During her time in the Eastern Mennonite University Master’s program, Burrowes was trying to decide what she wanted to do for her thesis. Her parents got her a typewriter for Christmas. She was eight when she first attempted to write fiction.
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