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7/7/2020

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

​Today was a day to remember in more ways than one...
As I recognized on my personal Facebook page this evening, 7/7 is the anniversary of my grandfather's death. Last year was the twentieth anniversary, a day that was extremely difficult and painful for me. This year seemed just a tiny bit easier somehow, maybe because I had made it over that huge milestone last year. Even though I don't like to discuss it most of the time, I always like to reflect on the five years that I had with my grandpa and remember the good times we shared. I was incredibly lucky to have him.

Today was also a significant day for my writing. I believe that my grandpa would have been proud of me. For the first time, I let someone outside of my immediate family read my Young Adult novel.

I have been working on this novel for years. I started it in my junior year of college, in 2014. I know, I told you... years!! I always loved it, but something seemed to be missing every time that I revised it. This time, however, something was different.

This time, after I did a complete overhaul of the manuscript, I felt like this was it. I felt like this was the book that I wanted to write, that everything had suddenly come together. I was ready to share it.

It just kind of worked out that a family friend had offered to read the book, saying that she could be a new eye to look it over if I wanted her to do so. Well, I took her up on the offer and sent her the book this afternoon. It was a huge milestone for me because I've been so protective of this baby for so long... I haven't written much about it and most people don't even know what it's about because I didn't want anything to ruin my chances of getting it published.

By the end of the night, I had received feedback on the book with just two small things that needed to be fixed (one of which was just a typo that I had missed). It was great to have an outside perspective on the book, and it honestly felt amazing to have someone outside of the family read this novel that I have poured my heart into over the past six years.

I can't wait to take the next step and try to get this novel published!

Thanks for reading!
​- Taylor
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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

    I'm also a Cast Member at Walt Disney World and lover of all things Disney! My career allows me the opportunity to find a little bit of Magic in life every day.


    I enjoy sharing my journey as a writer as well. Find my children's books on Amazon and keep following my blog for updates on future books that I'll be releasing!

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