I started writing short stories when I was a teenager. I would dream about the cute boy in school asking me out on a date, and then write a short story about it. They would sometimes grow into adventure stories but always with the cute boy at my side.

I tried doing traditional publishing, and I hit dead ends everywhere I turned. I found a Smashwords self help publishing pdf. After reading the first part of it, I realized self publishing an ebook might be the way to go.

Smashwords gave me the ability to publish my book. I had only considered traditional publishing prior to learning about Smashwords. Every publisher I contacted either turned me down or never contacted me. I was almost to the point of giving up when I learned about Smashwords. It gave me new hope for my book. I have accomplished more with Smashwords than I had before.

Writing has been a huge outlet for me. I have a very good imagination. It was a way for me to create scenarios and have them turn out the way I would want them to. I would take something in my life that happened, and create it to be what I wanted it to be.

I get ideas in my head based on things and actions around me. I like to take that situation and create it differently in my head. Sometimes it turns into something bigger and better. From there I'll contemplate it for quite a while and formulate the whole story from start to finish in my head before I even write anything down. After my contemplation is complete I put the story on paper.

I love to read romance novels. I love the idea of having someone who is there for you regardless of the situation. I love that by the end of a romance novel, the characters have found their soulmate and best friend to spend the rest of their lives with.
I like to read adventure novels where the characters have to save the world by following the historic clues. James Rollins is a great author for those types of books. I like how he ties in factual historical references with the fiction to make it seem more realistic. I also enjoy reading some non-fiction books involving history or learning of some type.

Romance novels!

I use my phone as a reading device all of the time!