About Bonnie
Sedgemore's Life
As a child, Bonnie was given away by her mother to twelve different homes. Her childhood, painful and difficult, led her to determine she was ultimately in control of her life. Only she could occupy her mind and make decisions about where she was to go and her goals. She could overcome her childhood to succeed. She determined to write to let others know they could overcome their difficulties.
When she was home, her mother often locked her in her room with nothing to occupy her, no toys, no books, no nothing, but this treatment forced her think and to evaluate what life she wanted. She realized that no matter how she was treated, she was still in control of her life. Only she could decide where her life was to go. She began to set goals.
At sixteen the school principle asked her if she wanted to work for The Dallas Morning News as the reporter for the small cities news. She went on to report for The Shreveport Times and had a column in another small newspaper.
She worked her way through college, studying psychology rather than writing as she felt if she was to write about people she needed to understand people.
Why do you write?
How do I stop writing would be a better question. I once decided to quit writing after a brutal sum of rejection letters. I asked myself, why did I write, anyway? What made me think I was going to be a great writer?
I didn’t have the foggiest notion. Some month later as I was in the bath with only my head out of water, I found myself mentally writing a story. Quitting was hopeless. I had never quit. All along, the stories popped into being whether I wanted them to or not.
Bonnie Sedgemores ‘Differences of Two Girls’ is a powerful, emotional read that stayed with me long after I finished it.
The Price of Love’ is a gripping story of resilience. Bonnie’s writing is raw, honest, and incredibly moving.
Conflicting Emotions’ took me on an unforgettable journey of loss and healing. Bonnie Sedgemore’s storytelling is truly remarkable.
