Elayne Escribo

My latest book published at Smashwords is a joint effort between myself and Jay L Miller. When I met Jay, we talked about our writing and he sent me some of his unpublished stories. I felt that they were good, and started helping him edit them and ready them for publication. Then he suggested we write a book together. "Catching a Ride" came from an experience I had of finding a new friend by picking up a hitch hiker. Not recommended in this day and age, but the experience was a good one, and I keep in touch with my friend. We worked the story out one chapter at a time, each adding to the story and editing, reworking and doing a lot of research on my part. The writing of the book has been a life changing experience, and we are excited to be starting the sequel in May of 2016. We don't have a projected publishing date yet, but hopefully before the end of the year.

For me, the desire to write doesn't go away. It may fade from time to time, but then it rears its head like a sleeping dragon awakened by a tiny thief stealing his treasure. Smashwords has made publishing easy, and perhaps in the future I'll be noticed by the 'big' publishing companies, however, the important thing is to get my work out to those who want a good read. A book without a reader is a sad, sad thing.