When did you first start writing?
To be honest, writing was never really on my radar. As a child, I read so very much that I thought about becoming an author, but writing never really 'clicked' for me. I've always written poetry, but this novel is my first attempt at fiction outside of English Language classrooms. I started writing it in 2010 but did most of the writing in November 2013 as part of NaNoWriMo.
What's the story behind your latest book?
I experienced two pregnancy losses early in my marriage. I was devastated, but managed to maintain a positive outlook because of my faith. I began to feel like I should write a book to help other women go through the same challenge, but the book I tried to write just wasn't happening for me. It was something of a self-help book with a spiritual perspective, but it just didn't "click." Everything came out like a journal instead of something to share with others.
Prior to that, I had always wondered why I couldn't find a book about a pregnant amnesiac and the man who falls for her -- at the time, technology penetration was low and I'd never even heard of an ebook, so I couldn't just search for one. Eventually, I began writing about the pregnant amnesiac, and my own story kind of found itself into the fictional novel. It wasn't a conscious decision in the beginning. I was just trying to get that persistent story line out of my head and unto the screen.
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