Not until her own children were well into middle school did Beverly seek to publish her work, first in magazines such as Highlights for Children, Dolphin Log, and Guideposts for Kids. "Reading, writing, and playing piano have been top three on my list of favorite things," she says. The manuscript was 77 pages long and titled "She Shall Have Music," penned under the shade of a lone willow tree. One such tale is semi-autobiographical, about a young girl whose parents can no longer afford to give her piano lessons. "My mother saved everything I wrote, even the stories I dreamed up during my grade school years," Beverly says. Prior to that, she made up lyrics to the "little fingers" piano pieces she learned, at the age of five. At the tender age of nine, she began writing short stories and poetry. Beverly Marie Jones (Lewis) was born in the heart of Amish country-Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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