
The Magic of Ten
Americans like to mark life’s high points in multiples of ten’s, and I’ve often wondered why. In July, my husband and I will celebrate our fiftieth anniversary, and we’re getting more ooh’s and ah’s than we did with our fortieth. 2021 marks my tenth year as a published author, a time in which I’ve penned eleven novels. Multi-published authors have told me I’ll start making money as an author with my 20th published book. According to them, I have nine more stories to go and li