Farming Paved The Way To Writing
Almanzo and Laura both earned the respect of their neighbors and the people in the community thanks to their amazing farming skills. Their agricultural career also paved the way for Laura and her writing gigs. As previously mentioned, Laura started writing articles about farming for the Missouri Ruralist in 1911. You are looking at Laura attempting to document her travels from South Dakota to Missouri. She once wrote about how her horse got so scared of railroad cars that it ran into barbed wire! Rose, her daughter, also served as a large influence on her blossoming writing career.
How Rose Helped Her
We all know that it is hard to find better inspiration than the kind you get from your loved ones. Rose had a big impact on Laura during her early writing days. As a young adult, Rose Wilder Lane managed to make a name for herself as a prominent writer. She was able to help her mother in more ways than one. She was once her mother’s editor, but she did not stop there. As a matter of fact, she helped her mother get published by two national magazines: Country Gentleman and McCall’s. Not many children can claim that they helped their parents move forward with their careers!