What motivated you to become an indie author?
When I first began writing in 2008 I wasn't really sure what I wanted from a writing career. At the time it was my way of dealing with the fustrations I felt when my then teen children began having social issues as in drug addiction and such. Writing was my therapy, that's all it was.
The first book I wrote, Friends of Choice, was originally written as a short story. I had an editor read this and she told me I should finish the story. That is how it became a novel that I self-published. I never really intended on this book being read by many.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
Oh yes, that would be the Black Stallion series. Back then, when I was in seventh grade, I wasn't much of a reader. I guess it was because I hadn't truly found books that grabbed me right into the story as this one did. I had to go out and read every book in that series.
After that, I looked for book series. Then I was introduced to the Lord of the Ring series which sparked my true love for fantasy literature. That series made me hungry for more and more fantasy, a good way to find escapism.
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