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Before I was Published - Virginia Vassallo

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I know that many people who read books like to learn more about the person behind the book - in other words, they like to know more about the author. Below is some information about the things I did earlier in life and what led me to get into writing.

Before I was Published

Well, obviously, at one point I was a kid.  I went to a private girls’ school and found out that I was not cut out to be a writer.  I mean, I got Cs and Ds in creative writing throughout high school.  Yet in my history classes I would get As.  So, when I finally did write a book, guess what?  It has to do with history.

I was married, for the first time, at nineteen and had my first child when I was twenty.  I was going to college and took a semester off since she was due during exams and I didn’t want to have to put off an exam just because I was giving birth.  I went back to college and finish through my junior year before my then-husband graduated and we moved to New Jersey.  I was a stay-at-home mom for a number of years and had my second child, a son, during that time.  While I was in the hospital after his birth, I was filling out an application for a nearby college.  When my son was eight months old, I went back to college part time

I finish college while doing my best to be a stay-at-home mom, which included babysitting a neighbor’s son and a friend’s daughter.  I also worked as a competitive shopper (one of those people who goes into retail stores and gets their prices for your own company).  I did a pharmaceutical mailing for the drug store chain I had been a competitive shopper for.  The mailing took all summer and I was able to work in my backyard while my young children played in the pool.  It was great job!

Next I worked as a vendor for a party goods/school supply company.  I placed orders for various stores and, when they arrived, I put the goods on the shelves.  I could make my own hours and work whenever I had a sitter so that was a good job too.

While I was doing that, I went to school for my paralegal degree because I was thinking about going to law school but wasn’t sure I would like it.  I thought getting the paralegal degree would tell me if I really wanted to make the commitment to law school.

In the meantime, I quit working for the party goods supply company and started substitute teaching for the Board of Education in my town.  The lady in charge of substitutes found out I could type and suggested I substitute as a secretary.  Less money by about $4.00 a day but much more steady work.  As a substitute teacher I might be called in once a week at short notice.  As a substitute secretary I was able to take jobs that lasted from a week to three months.  It was a job I could have stayed at because it allowed me to be home when my kids were home.

However, my mom developed cancer and I stopped working for the year she was on chemo.  During that time I decided to apply to law schools and started the next year.  For the most part I was able to arrange my schedule to be home when my kids were home.  Around that time my husband and I parted ways.

Once I graduated, I worked as an attorney for a number of years until I was almost killed in a car wreck.  I wasn’t driving!!!
After that my second husband and I retired to a farm in Kentucky where we are today.  I got involved in caring for our many animals and genealogy which had always been an interest but there wasn’t enough time to do it.  Finally I decided I had so much information on my grandfather that I really needed to gather it up and put it together.  And that’s how my book, Unsung Patriot: Guy T. Viskniskki  How The Stars and Stripes Began came about.

Book:  Unsung Patriot by Virginia G. Vassallo
Available through me at www.krazyduck.com. You can also mail a check to 
KDP, PO Box 105, Danville, KY 40423 for $21.95.  Shipping is free.

You can also find the book on www.amazon.com.

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