It happened by accident, of course. After breast cancer treatment, I lost my ability to write. I’d been able to write—often on command—for decades. But in 2023, nothing.
So, to keep connected to the writing world, I started to LIKE and COMMENT on posts. Not with any agenda other than to offer encouragement to those who were able to do what I (temporarily, I hoped) could not.
Most were for authors, but some were for environmental issues or Christian sites. I did not enter any serious discussions but commented and complimented often. And I won a lot of books for “To enter, leave a comment below”!
And I did that as my own skills very slowly came back. Three years later, I can write nonfiction, although my ability to create a fiction story from scratch is still gone. And I continue to LIKE and COMMENT. Expecting nothing.
And that is what I got. Some writers commented back—most acknowledged the comment. Minimal contact. But I was out there, consistently commenting.
This May, I attended a real, live writers conference in North Carolina. I had a book up for an award (Big Deal Award in the Christian world) but was totally unknown and remained that way all week.
Then, at awards night, I was awarded a SELAH Award—walked across a stage and everything! Not an unknown anymore!
So, at breakfast the next day, I was delighted to have the person next to me say, “Oh, Robin Currie! I know you.”
Yes, yes?
“You comment on the blog all the time.”
(My prayers for humility are always answered!)
Yep, I do. I comment. I support. I engage. And that is a very good thing to be recognized for.
But this time…
A month later, my breakfast companion invited me to be a regular contributor on a blog I’d applied to several times with no success. I am thrilled.
And it started with consistent comments. Never underestimate the power of “like”!
Robin Currie spent her library career in the children’s department, where she could baa, moo, and honk without getting shushed. Her writing engages children not only in noisemaking but in jumping, waving, and face-making. So do her sermons.
Despite her incessant need to wiggle, Robin earned a master’s degree in Library Science and worked in public libraries before answering the call to seminary. She holds a Master of Divinity and a Doctorate of Preaching, and remains active in area churches.
She and her husband have four mature children and a crop of grown-up grandchildren who keep them from becoming Old Foggies. Because there is no fun noise for that.
Robin has traditionally published more than 45 picture books. She writes stories to read and read again!
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