A woman who had a huge impact on me and my writing life was, Bea Sheftel. Bea was an American writer who belonged to the same online group as myself, Momwriters. A Yahoo group of over a thousand writers, some unpublished, some published and some who even made the best seller list!
Bea Sheftel became a published writer at just sixteen years old. Her major writing influence was her father who wrote essays and poetry for the Knights of Columbus and the local newspaper.
Growing up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, Bea dreamed of being a writer. After decades of writing in between other jobs, she became a full time freelance writer and writing teacher.
Bea was published in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. She was also the former editor of The Coventry Journal. She had an Associates Degree from Manchester Community College, and a Bachelor's in writing from the University of Connecticut.
She taught Writing Confessions, Memoir Writing, Scrapbook Creating and other classes through
http://www.universalclass.com
Her work appeared in several anthologies including Guideposts Books, Chicken Soup for the Nurses Soul, Cup of Comfort for a Woman's Journey and many others.
The thing that inspired me about Bea was that she wrote from the heart. Her writing was real, it had life and soul.
Bea died in March of 2005 and I wept for someone I had never met because her words touched me so.
Here's Bea's Memorial page at the Momwriter's website. You'll see what a huge impact she made on people!
http://www.momwriters.com/memory/BSheftel.html
You can still read some of Bea's online writing at the following websites:
http://ewritersplace.com/a005.phphttp://www.hazelst.com/writer/bea_sheftel/02-04husbandmet.php
http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/homelessness
http://thedabblingmum.com/parenting/cookingstories/christmascookies.htm
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