As a writer, I feel the need to revise, to rewrite my life. I won’t ever get the chance: it is the first draft that gets published.

Upon my death, my life will be summed up in words.

I hope the words are kind. I hope the words are true.

Eileen McIntyre is a writer working on her first mainstream fiction novel. Eileen lives in Northern California with her ardent fan, her husband Michael.