I decided to do the #authorchallenge done by @debratorreswrites
I am Valerie Marie (Furr), Collins. I was born in Tucson, Arizona but currently reside in Northport, Alabama. I am 45 years old and a loving mother of two. I began writing at a young age. In 2005, I was named Poetry.com Poet of the year for my poem Fallen Angel, written in honor of my sister in law who was murdered in 1999. In the years to come, I was published in an Anthology of theirs for my poem Inside One Another. I am a member of Realistic Poetry International, The Women of Facebook Create, and Who’s Who Among American Business Women. I also own and operate a small crochet business, Val’s Gifts of Warmth. I am currently compiling a two-part poetry book entitled My Poetic Life: Memoirs of Love and a book telling my story about living with fibromyalgia, entitled Fibromyalgia: Behind the Walls of Silence. I am looking forward to releasing My Poetic Life this fall.
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I was born in Tucson, Arizona, the baby of six children. I remember sounding out and spelling big words before the second grade. Words have always fascinated me. I began writing poetry as a child. I have very few accolades but nevertheless, I am proud of my writing and of them. I had one published poem when I was eight years old in the Phoenix Gazette, one published in 2003 in a poetry theology and I won a trophy and Poetry.com's (LuLu's now) 2005 Poet of the year. I have composed 100s of pieces of poetry growing up, most of which were lost. The poetry I am compiling now was written in my adult life.
I write as a way to free my mind and attempt to stir emotion and thought in others. Although I am devoting all my time now to writing now, I'm an orthopedic nurse (LPN) by trade, the owner of a small crochet business and I aspire to be a makeup artist.
I began this site as a launch to my upcoming books My Poetic Life (memoirs of love) and Fibromyalgia: Behind the Walls of Silence but it has taken on a life of its own. I hope those who come across my page will enjoy reading everything I speak on in my blogs and poetry. My hope is to reach the hearts of readers to inspire, shed light, advise, and spread love.
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My Poetic Life (the book) 
Exceptional pennings… excellent blogging!!
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Thank you! This means a lot to me!
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My sincere pleasure.
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❤❤
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