Tess Grisham
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Joined 06-29-07, id: 1313184

I am new deaf writer who loves to write just about anything. I wrote four unpublished novels. I have written over 36 poems. I also enjoy writing quotes and collect my favorite quotes. I started writing many short stories in 1999, my mom suggested I should start writing a novel because I had talent. I started writing my first novel in September 1999 and it was completed in summer 2000. After my first novel was completed, I wrote a second one prior to my first novel. I started sending out queries to agents. Of course, many rejections because they were afraid of accepting new writers, too many clients, or accepting any young adults. Over 40 rejections in 2003. I stopped for two years. Beginning of 2007, my goal was to send out about 600 for 2007, but I got four acceptence and one rejection. Due to rejection, she told me I need to work on my POV and few things. So I am doing revision. When I started writing my third novel, I had to put aside and started writing my memoir in November 2006 and it was complete in December 2006 (three weeks flat).

I went to Pennsylvania School for the Deaf since I was 3 years old until I was 9 years old when P.S.D (MT. Airy) was closed down for good in 1978. I went to M.M.Seylar Elemtary school in 1978. They had pravite deaf class (IU). My parents decide deaf classes weren't for me since P.S.D closed down for good, she took me to a regular high school near our home. I went to Palisades High School in 1980 until 1986 and I was the only hearing impaired in the entire school. I was on a honor roll. Unfortunely I didn't graduate, but I took home high schooling and got straight A's and B's and graduated in 1998. Then after that i started writing. SMILE!!!

I love going to the beach, or explore old buildings especially old church and its churchyard in my spare time. And of course I am addict to books. My favorites are Stephen King, Patricia Cornwell, Nicholas Sparks, and so many more...