Lynn Rogalsky

“Hunker Down and Stay Healthy”

Writing (and illustrating) is a lonely craft. That’s actually an understatement. Consider a writer’s world.

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Spring flower social distancing. (Photo: Lynn Rogalsky)

Writers have been practicing quiet social distancing for centuries. How else can they create new worlds and characters to capture the mind and heart? How else do they weave magic and escape, or even realism into our lives? Through books!

Writers tend to write in isolation and always have long before these dangerous virus times. We are usually not social butterflies, so being a bit distant socially suits us, because it means more time to write, revise, edit, rewrite, and imagine.

Of course, writers and illustrators also love to be out in nature, engage with people, drink coffee, and eat! How else can we replenish the writing soul we splash out onto page after page?

Minus the social distancing, extreme hand washing, and trying to find essentials on grocery shelves, writers are doing their part to stay healthy and keep others healthy. Maybe they always have without realizing it.

Please, practice social distancing, stay home for now, and don’t hoard! Share food and toilet paper with your fellow Americans for the good and health of our country.

Your input: What are you doing while hunkered down at home?

Published by Lynn Rogalsky

I'm a former TV News Producer/Reporter who now has a love for writing children's picture books and middle grade novels. As an active member of the Arizona chapter of the Society for Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI-AZ), I attend workshops to better my writing craft, and mingle with other like-minded children’s book writers/illustrators published and pre-published. Being a member of a dynamic SCBWI writer’s critique group is a monthly highlight. I'm actively submitting my children's manuscripts to agents and editors. Here’s my writing background: Lynn Rogalsky is a native (since age 5) of Tucson, Arizona where she befriends the saguaros and wildlife. Since she grew up in this beautiful desert city, a thread of Southwest flavor shows up in many of her humorous stories for children. Lynn became aware of her writing talent by a middle school English teacher. During her high school senior year, Lynn’s English teacher also praised her writing abilities. She encouraged Lynn to study Journalism, which she did at Pima Community College and the University of Arizona. Lynn began her professional writing career as a newsroom intern at KGUN Ch. 9, Tucson’s ABC-affiliate TV station. She quickly worked her way up to News/Feature Writer and 10PM News Producer, giving her B.A. in Journalism a good workout. Currently, Lynn works as a freelance Slogan Writer, which takes a lot of creativity to project an idea in one short phrase. In the past, she has enjoyed working as a Copywriter for a catalog company and ad agency. With a minor in Creative Writing, later she yearned for more than news and feature stories. Lynn fell in love with the idea of writing for children at a workshop given by award-winning children’s author, Jennifer Ward in 2008. That spark took flame after meeting another Tucson children’s author at the Pima Writers’ Workshop. As an active member of SCBWI since 2008, Lynn has been inspired by many authors and fellow members. In Spring 2009, she completed the class “Writing For Children” at Pima College, taught by award-winning children’s book author, Juanita Havill. Lynn has since written multiple picture book manuscripts, one chapter book, and has a middle grade novel in the works. She loves writing and working “quirky” into her manuscripts. Photography is another passion of Lynn’s, and she often incorporates her own photographs in her writing blog, Whimsical Words Blog. She has also had my photos hanging in galleries. Visit her photography fan page, Through Lynn’s Lens on Facebook. I can't live without my faith, family, friends, dogs, and Indian food. Thanks for stopping by!

4 comments

  1. So nice to meet you. Thanks for stopping by my blog, such s it is. When I have the time, I hope to make it interesting.

    Everything you just said is great. I’m a homebody and enjoy the quiet of being alone, well, if you don’t count the cats and dog, to write. I prefer to write every day, but lately life has had other plans. Tax time, and numbers are not my best subject. It will turn out.

    This has not been the best time to release a new novel, but we did. Too late to stop it. No public signings or school visits, other fun stuff, but we authors never give up. Now I’ll hush. Thanks.

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    • That is a loving full-time job, Marcia. I find caring for elderly parents an honor. Please take care of the caretaker as well – you! Yes, I am staying healthy thanks to total self isolation. Blessings!

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